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?
How high was the Colossus of Rhodes commonly estimated to be?
Answer
About 33 metres
What was the primary function of the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
Answer
Guiding ships
What material formed the Great Pyramid of Giza’s original smooth outer casing?
Answer
Tura limestone
Which ancient writer listed the Seven Wonders in a famous Greek poem?
Answer
Antipater of Sidon
How many columns did the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus reportedly have around its main structure?
Answer
Thirty-six columns
How tall was the Great Pyramid of Giza when originally completed, approximately?
Answer
146.6 metres
Which ancient wonder was traditionally attributed to the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II?
Answer
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Which ancient wonder was constructed on the island of Rhodes after the city resisted a siege?
Answer
Colossus of Rhodes
Which ancient wonder was built from bronze plates around an iron-and-stone framework?
Answer
Colossus of Rhodes
Who designed and built the ancient Colossus of Rhodes, according to ancient accounts?
Answer
Chares of Lindos
Which ancient wonder gave its name to the modern word “mausoleum”?
Answer
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Which ancient wonder used chryselephantine construction, combining gold and ivory?
Answer
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Which ancient wonder was the oldest entry on the traditional Greek list of Seven Wonders?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Which ancient wonder was commissioned by Pharaoh Khufu during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Which ancient wonder was completed under Ptolemy II Philadelphus?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which ancient wonder was destroyed by an earthquake around 226 BC?
Answer
Colossus of Rhodes
Which ancient wonder was built in the Egyptian port of Alexandria?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which ancient wonder was traditionally said to have been in Babylon?
Answer
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Which ancient wonder was the tallest lighthouse of the ancient Mediterranean?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which ancient wonder was a monumental tomb built for Mausolus of Caria?
Answer
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Which ancient wonder was a giant bronze statue of the sun god Helios?
Answer
Colossus of Rhodes
Which ancient wonder stood in the city of Ephesus and honored the goddess Artemis?
Answer
Temple of Artemis
Which ancient wonder was built at Olympia as a seated statue of Zeus?
Answer
Statue of Zeus
Which ancient wonder is the only one still substantially surviving today?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza