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Quiz about A Tomb of Ones Own
Quiz about A Tomb of Ones Own

A Tomb of One's Own Trivia Quiz


Throughout history the rich and powerful have been buried in famous structures or hidden away from prying eyes (and tomb robbers). Below are ten questions about famous tombs. Do you you have what it takes for a tomb of one's own?

A multiple-choice quiz by pericles34. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pericles34
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
321,929
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. We all know Ulysses S. Grant (and his wife) are entombed in Grant's Tomb. In what Northeastern US city is it located? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The last surviving wonder of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World," this man's tomb is probably the most famous structure in the world. What Pharaoh is buried in a tomb of his own, the Great Pyramid of Giza? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 350 BCE, the sister and wife of a deceased Persian satrap completed a tomb for the ruler in Halicarnassus on Asia Minor (now Bodrum, Turkey). The tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and gave English a word for a grand tomb. What is the name of this satrap? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Turbe is the Turkish word for tomb. The Turbe of Damad Ali-Pasha is a distinctive Ottoman building in the midst of the Kalemegdan Fortress in what Balkan city? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Outside the walls of Mycenae in Greece a large tholos tomb was built for the rulers of the city. Yet, when Pausanias, the traveler and geographer, visited in the 2nd century CE, he thought it must be the great treasury of the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. To what mythical king did Pausanias attribute this "treasury"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. From 1924-1953 Lenin had a tomb of his own in Red Square, Moscow. The body of what Soviet leader was placed in the Lenin's mausoleum in 1953? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The founder of the Persian Empire, Cyrus the Great, has a well known tomb of his own built in the Sixth Century BCE. In what ancient city in Iran can Cyrus' tomb be found? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1632, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned a tomb for his third wife to be built in Agra, India. What is the name of this famous tomb that was completed in 1648? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The mud built Tomb of Askia - probably built for the Songhai Emperor Askia Mohammad I - stands 17 meters tall in the ancient city of Gao. In what modern country is Gao now situated? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Anitkabir, the tomb to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is located in what Turkish city? Hint



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1. We all know Ulysses S. Grant (and his wife) are entombed in Grant's Tomb. In what Northeastern US city is it located?

Answer: New York, New York

In Morningside Heights on Manhattan, Grant's Tomb is not only the final resting place of the 18th President and general-in-chief of the US Army; it is also contains a retrospective of Grant's life. The tomb is currently owned by the people of the United States and managed by the National Parks Service.

http://www.nps.gov/GEGR/index.htm
2. The last surviving wonder of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World," this man's tomb is probably the most famous structure in the world. What Pharaoh is buried in a tomb of his own, the Great Pyramid of Giza?

Answer: Cheops (Khufu)

Not much is known of this Old Kingdom Pharaoh. Yet, his tomb - and those of his son and grandson - are among the most famous structures in the world. Built in the third millennium BCE, Cheops' Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for almost 3,000 years - until 1311 CE when Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, was completed.
3. In 350 BCE, the sister and wife of a deceased Persian satrap completed a tomb for the ruler in Halicarnassus on Asia Minor (now Bodrum, Turkey). The tomb was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and gave English a word for a grand tomb. What is the name of this satrap?

Answer: Mausolus

As satrap of Caria from 377-353 BCE, Mausolus had a reign that was without much distinction. He is known to have supported Rhodes in the Social War against Athens. He is also known to have moved the Carian capital from Mylasa to Halicarnassus.

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was destroyed over the years by a series of earthquakes. Many of its original stone blocks now make up the Bodrum Castle, built by the Knights of Malta inr the 15th and 16th centuries. Modern drawings of the mausoleum are based on the description of Pliny the Elder.
4. Turbe is the Turkish word for tomb. The Turbe of Damad Ali-Pasha is a distinctive Ottoman building in the midst of the Kalemegdan Fortress in what Balkan city?

Answer: Belgrade, Serbia

The Kalemegdan fortress dominates the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. Its sprawling grounds are now the main park of modern Belgrade and includes the city zoo, a military museum and public basketball courts, among other uses.

In the midst of these grounds, one can find the small octagonal turbe of the Pasha.
5. Outside the walls of Mycenae in Greece a large tholos tomb was built for the rulers of the city. Yet, when Pausanias, the traveler and geographer, visited in the 2nd century CE, he thought it must be the great treasury of the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. To what mythical king did Pausanias attribute this "treasury"?

Answer: Atreus

Tholos tombs are found throughout the Mycenaean period of Greece. The "Treasury of Atreus" is by far the largest. At 14 meters in diameter, it was the largest dome built in the world until the completion of the Temple of Mercury in Baiae, Italy was completed a thousand years later in the 1st Century BCE.
6. From 1924-1953 Lenin had a tomb of his own in Red Square, Moscow. The body of what Soviet leader was placed in the Lenin's mausoleum in 1953?

Answer: Joseph Stalin

Stalin was placed in Lenin's Mausoleum upon his death in 1953. Yet in the de-Stalinization movement of the early 1960s, his body was removed, and Lenin again lies in solitary splendour.
7. The founder of the Persian Empire, Cyrus the Great, has a well known tomb of his own built in the Sixth Century BCE. In what ancient city in Iran can Cyrus' tomb be found?

Answer: Pasargadae

What is widely regarded to be the tomb of Cyrus the Great still stands at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Pasargadae. It matches the historical description of Aristobulus of Cassandreia.

The Roman era historian, Plutarch, reported that the tombs epitaph read:

"O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore grudge me this little earth that covers my body."

In Tehran you can find the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini; in Shiraz the well known tomb of the Persian poet Hafez; and, eight miles outside Persepolis one can visit the tombs of Darius and Xerxes - the Persian rulers from the time of Herodotus' Persian Wars.
8. In 1632, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned a tomb for his third wife to be built in Agra, India. What is the name of this famous tomb that was completed in 1648?

Answer: Taj Mahal

Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is described by UNESCO as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage." Between 2 and 4 million people visit the site every year. Upon his death, Shah Jahan was also interred in the mausoleum by his son.
9. The mud built Tomb of Askia - probably built for the Songhai Emperor Askia Mohammad I - stands 17 meters tall in the ancient city of Gao. In what modern country is Gao now situated?

Answer: Mali

Askia Mohammad I is the most well known of the Songhai emperors of Western Africa. His tomb in Gao is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is described by UNESCO as: "an important vestige of the Empire of Songhai, which once dominated the Sahel lands of West Africa and controlled the lucrative trans-Saharan trade."
10. Anitkabir, the tomb to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is located in what Turkish city?

Answer: Ankara

Atatürk was the founder of the modern Turkish state. His tomb in Ankara took nine years to build and was completed in 1953.
Source: Author pericles34

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