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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Sistine Chapel

What was the Sistine Chapel originally called before it took its present name?

Answer

Cappella Magna

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• The Sistine Chapel

What is the famous central panel of the Sistine Chapel ceiling showing God creating Adam called?

Answer

The Creation of Adam

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• The Sistine Chapel

Which pope supported Michelangelo’s completion of The Last Judgment after Clement VII died?

Answer

Paul III

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• The Sistine Chapel

Which pope ordered the Sistine Chapel’s original decoration by Renaissance painters?

Answer

Sixtus IV

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• The Sistine Chapel

How many side-wall fresco scenes form the main Moses and Christ cycles in the Sistine Chapel?

Answer

Twelve

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• Islamic Architecture

Which monumental gate in Meknes is famous for its ornate 18th-century façade?

Answer

Bab Mansour

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• Islamic Architecture

Which Istanbul palace, completed in 1856, replaced Topkapı Palace as the Ottoman sultans’ main residence?

Answer

Dolmabahçe Palace

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• Islamic Architecture

Which Fatimid mosque in Cairo was completed in 1013 and named for Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah?

Answer

Al-Hakim Mosque

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• Islamic Architecture

Which brick minaret in Bukhara is known as the Kalyan Minaret?

Answer

Minaret of Kalyan

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• Islamic Architecture

Which architectural feature gives the Alhambra’s Court of the Lions its name?

Answer

Marble lion fountain

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• Islamic Architecture

Which Afghan minaret, completed around 1190, is famous for its intricate brick decoration and great height?

Answer

Minaret of Jam

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• Islamic Architecture

Which 10th-century mausoleum in Bukhara is regarded as one of the earliest surviving Islamic mausoleums?

Answer

Samanid Mausoleum

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