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Pop Quiz: All About Famous Buildings Around the World

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1.   It’s the ancient Greek temple to the Goddess Athena:
    Parthenon
    Colosseum
    Pantheon

2.   This name of this famous palace in Granada, Spain means, “the red one”:
    Torre Mahou
    Alhambra
    Torre Agbar

3.   This monument was built as a mausoleum and is made entirely of white marble:
    Taj Mahal
    Angor Wat
    The Somnath Temple

4.   In 1967, Abbie Hoffman led Yippies in an attempt to levitate, through meditation, this structure in Washington, D.C.:
    The White House
    The Pentagon
    Dulles Airport

5.   This famous building in Los Angeles is named after a rich oilman and has 3,200 doors:
    The Kodak Theatre
    Pickens Tower
    Getty Center

6.   If you want to see the Hall of Mirrors, you’ll need to go to this building in France:
    Notre Dame
    Chartres
    Palace of Versailles

7.   Built in 1931, this skyscraper was New York City’s tallest building until the World Trade Center was erected:
    Sears Tower
    Empire State Building
    Chrysler Building

8.   You’ll find the CN Tower in this city:
    Beijing
    Amsterdam
    Toronto

9.   Architect William Van Alen designed this building in an Art Deco style, and with details such as eagle heads shaped like hood ornaments:
    Chrysler Building
    Flatiron Building
    The Woolworth Building

10.   This Tokyo skyscraper, built in 1990, is shaped like a key:
    Century Tower
    NEC Supertower
    Tokyo Tower

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