Q201: The Dome of the Rock building in Jerusalem is eight-sided.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Dome of the Rock was built as an octagon topped by a golden dome, and inside it two walkways circle around the rock in its center.
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Answer: True ✔
💡 The Dome of the Rock was built as an octagon topped by a golden dome, and inside it two walkways circle around the rock in its center.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Colosseum could hold about 50,000 spectators, and it had many numbered entrances to make it easy for the crowd to get in and out.
Answer: Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore
💡 The Statue of Liberty is in New York, the Golden Gate Bridge is in San Francisco, and Mount Rushmore, with the carved faces of presidents, is in South Dakota. The CN Tower is in Toronto, Canada, and the Christ the Redeemer statue is in Brazil.
Answer: Beijing
💡 The Forbidden City is a huge palace complex in Beijing, the capital of China. Emperors lived in it for centuries, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter.
Answer: Cairo
💡 Al-Azhar Mosque is in Cairo, and from it grew Al-Azhar University, one of the oldest universities in the Muslim world.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids about 4,500 years ago, more than two thousand years before Rome rose to power.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The two towers are among the most famous landmarks of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom, and they appear in pictures of its modern skyline.
Answer: Jordan
💡 Petra is in southern Jordan, and it is nicknamed the Rose City because of the color of its carved rocks.
Answer: Tunis
💡 The Al-Zaytuna Mosque is in the city of Tunis, the capital, and like Al-Azhar and Al-Qarawiyyin it is one of the oldest beacons of learning in the Muslim world.
Answer: The Louvre
💡 The Louvre in Paris is one of the largest museums in the world, and in front of it stands a modern glass pyramid that became its main entrance. The British Museum is in London.
Answer: About 8800 meters
💡 Everest is about 8,849 meters high, the highest peak on Earth, while 5,900 meters is roughly the height of Kilimanjaro.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The waters of the Zambezi River plunge over Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, and local people call it "the smoke that thunders" because of its thick spray.
Answer: Abraj Al-Bait
💡 The Makkah Clock tops one of the towers of the Abraj Al-Bait complex next to Al-Masjid Al-Haram and can be seen from far away. Kingdom Tower and Al Faisaliah are in Riyadh.
Answer: Makkah
💡 The Holy Kaaba is in Makkah, in the middle of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and Muslims face toward it in their prayers.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Amazon rainforest covers a huge area of South America, and countless kinds of plants and animals live in it.
Answer: Rome
💡 The Colosseum is a huge Roman amphitheater in the heart of Rome, the capital of Italy, built about two thousand years ago.
Answer: Australia
💡 The Sydney Opera House is in Sydney, Australia's largest city, and it is one of the most famous buildings of the 20th century.
Answer: White marble
💡 The Taj Mahal is covered in white marble inlaid with precious stones, so its color changes with the light of day and sunset.
Answer: London
💡 The Big Ben clock is in London, the capital of Britain, next to the Parliament building on the bank of the River Thames.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Shah Jahan ordered the Taj Mahal built in the 17th century AD in memory of his wife, and it is considered one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture in India.