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Famous Buildings trivia quiz

How well do you really know Famous Buildings? Find out in a live duel. QuizDown has over 120 Famous Buildings questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Famous Buildings questions cover

  • Modernism
  • High-Tech
  • Ancient Rome
  • Expressionism
  • Gothic Revival
  • Renaissance
  • Ancient Greece
  • Art Nouveau
  • Bauhaus
  • Brutalism
  • Contemporary
  • Deconstructivism

Try three Famous Buildings questions

Question 1

Which iron lattice monument was built for the 1889 World's Fair in France?

  1. Eiffel Tower
  2. Leaning Tower of Pisa
  3. Big Ben
  4. Arc de Triomphe
Show the answer

Eiffel Tower

Question 2

What ancient arena in Italy was known for gladiatorial contests?

  1. Pantheon
  2. Colosseum
  3. Circus Maximus
  4. Parthenon
Show the answer

Colosseum

Question 3

Which white-marble monument was commissioned by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife?

  1. Gateway of India
  2. Red Fort
  3. Taj Mahal
  4. Qutub Minar
Show the answer

Taj Mahal

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Famous Buildings match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Famous Buildings questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

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