Q 01/05

Which year saw UNESCO adopt the World Heritage Convention, the end of a seven-year drafting process?

A) 1948

B) 1965

C) 1972

D) 1985

Answer · why

C) 1972

1972 is the year: the convention was adopted on 16 November 1972, inspired by the 1960s campaign to move Abu Simbel's temples out of the rising Nile. ...

Q 02/05

Which sovereign state had its entire territory inscribed as a single World Heritage Site in 1984?

A) Vatican City

B) Liechtenstein

C) San Marino

D) Luxembourg

Answer · why

A) Vatican City

Vatican City's whole territory went onto the list in 1984. It is also on the International Register of Cultural Property under Special Protection, whi...

Q 03/05

Which English port city was struck off the list in 2021 after approving a football stadium in its historic docks?

A) Bristol

B) Liverpool

C) Plymouth

D) Southampton

Answer · why

B) Liverpool

Liverpool became only the third site ever removed, on 21 July 2021, months after Everton's new stadium was approved for Bramley-Moore Dock. The commit...

Q 04/05

Which Australian site escaped the danger list in 2021 after its government lobbied against UNESCO's climate assessment?

A) Kakadu

B) Gondwana Rainforests

C) Great Barrier Reef

D) Shark Bay

Answer · why

C) Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef was judged 'clearly in danger from climate change' by UNESCO, yet the committee of diplomats ignored that advice in July 2021. ...

Q 05/05

Which Peruvian site, listed for both nature and culture, nearly joined the danger list in 2017 over overcrowding?

A) Machu Picchu

B) Chan Chan

C) Chavín de Huántar

D) Nazca Lines

Answer · why

A) Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is both a cultural and a natural World Heritage Site, and in 2017 UNESCO considered listing it in danger before deciding against it. Its ...