80 The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was completed first?
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Great Pyramid of Giza
What type of structure was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus?
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A monumental tomb
Which ruler began construction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
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Ptolemy I Soter
Which sea did the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World mostly surround?
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The Mediterranean Sea
What type of statue was the Statue of Zeus at Olympia?
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A seated chryselephantine statue
What was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus rebuilt after?
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A fire in 356 BC
Which dynasty ruled Egypt when construction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria began?
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The Ptolemaic dynasty
What was the original entrance orientation of the Great Pyramid of Giza?
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North-facing
Which ancient wonder was dedicated to the goddess Artemis?
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Temple of Artemis
Which god did the Colossus of Rhodes represent?
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Helios
Which Ptolemaic ruler completed the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Who commissioned the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus after Mausolus died?
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Artemisia II
Which ruler’s name gave the English word “mausoleum” its origin?
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Mausolus
Approximately how tall was the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, including its throne?
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About 13 metres
Around what year was the Lighthouse of Alexandria completed?
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Around 280 BC
Which ancient wonder was built using thousands of fired bricks and bitumen, according to ancient descriptions?
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
In which century BC was the Great Pyramid of Giza completed?
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The 26th century BC
What was the traditional name of the queen associated with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
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Amytis of Media
Which ancient wonder was located in the sanctuary of Olympia rather than in a city?
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The Statue of Zeus
What was the name of the chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza that held the pharaoh’s sarcophagus?
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The King’s Chamber
Which ancient wonder stood on the island of Pharos beside Alexandria?
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Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which ancient wonder was destroyed by fire set by Herostratus in 356 BC?
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Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Which ruler is traditionally associated with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
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Nebuchadnezzar II
Which ancient wonder was built by King Nebuchadnezzar II according to tradition?
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Which ancient wonder was completed around 350 BC as the tomb of a Carian ruler and his wife?
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
For roughly how many centuries was the Great Pyramid of Giza the world's tallest human-made structure?
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About 38 centuries
Which ancient wonder was located at the harbor entrance of the city of Alexandria?
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Who was traditionally credited as the architect of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders?
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Sostratus of Cnidus