Oh, The Places I'll Go! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Athens

The parliament of Athens is located in Syntagma Square. The square is also known as Constitution Square because of the rise of Athenians against King Otto in 1843 in order to get a constitution. Also in Syntagma Square is Greece's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Lake Vouliagmeni stays at a temperate sixty-eight degrees all year round. The water comes down from Mount Hymettus; the lake was formed when a cavern collapsed.

The Parthenon was built as a tribute to the Greek goddess Athena in the fifth century. The building was constructed after the Greco-Persian Wars and was not only a tribute to Athena but used as a treasury for the Ancient Greeks.

Athens is the capital of Greece.

Answer: Cairns

St. Monica's Cathedral is the first Catholic Church in Australia. It was destroyed by a cyclone in 1927, but rebuilt a year later. "The Bishop's Chair" was taken from St. Mary's and brought to St. Monica's to protect it from the war that was threatening Cairns, in 1940. When "The Bishop's Chair" is installed in a church, the church automatically becomes a cathedral.

Heart Reef is a coral reef shaped like a heart and found at WhitSunday Island. It was first discovered by a pilot in 1975.

The Skyrail Rainforest Cableway takes travelers over four miles from Tjapukai Aboriginal Park to Kuranda Scenic Railway where visitors can partake in the marketplace at Kuranda as well as go through the wildlife museum.

Cairns is known for the Great Barrier Reef and is a city located in Queensland, Australia.

Answer: La Paz

Witches Market is a place for locals to sell potions for a broken heart or for fertility. Locals also sell llama fetuses for new home owners to bury in the foundation of their new house as an offering.

Iglesia de San Francisco is built in the center of La Paz. After collapsing under the weight of heavy snow, the church was rebuilt in the 1600s.

Muela del Diablo (Devil's Molar) is a hiker's dream. It was named for the shape of the mountain top. The path to the mountain begins at the cemetery in Pedregal. The descent takes hikers through a small settlement. The climb up Muela del Diablo can take a good six hours to get to the top.

La Paz is the capital of Bolivia.

Answer: Rome

The Colosseum is also known as the Flavian Amphitheater. It inherited the name Colosseum because of a large statue located nearby. The Colosseum was built on orders of the Flavian dynasty for gladiator games and animal hunts. A twenty-four hour ticket can be bought to enter the Colosseum.

The Piazza Navona is a popular square with cafés and shops. Domitian had the square built in the eighth century as a gaming area that could hold upwards of 20,000 spectators. During the summer months, the square was flooded so it could be used for water sports. After the Roman Empire fell, houses were built in place of the spectator stands, but the plaza was left clear. In the seventeenth century Pope Innocent X had the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi built in the center of the Piazza. The name means Fountain of Four Rivers and the four statues stand for the four rivers of Rio de la Plata, Ganges, Nile, and Donau (Danube).

The Trevi Fountain is blocked all the way around so spectators can't get too close. The fountain was designed for Clement XII in the 1600s, but not built until 1732. Even then it took thirty years to build. A person can throw a coin into the fountain and make a wish as long as they use their right hand and throw the coin over their left shoulder. The money collected by a large sweeper twice a week goes to various charities around Rome.

Rome is the capital of Italy.

Answer: Marrakesh

The Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh stands next to the king's residence so no one can see into the king's six private rooms. It was built during the time of Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur in the 1300s. No other building is allowed to be built taller than the Koutoubia Mosque.

In 1565, Sultan Abdullah Al-Ghaleb Assaadi had the Ben Youssef Madrassa built as an Islamic study center.

The rulers of Marrakesh were avid gardeners. The Majorelle Gardens were developed in the 30s with buildings in cobalt blue and terracotta pathways which blend Moroccan and European architecture. The Majorelle Gardens also go by the name Yves Saint Laurent Gardens after the French designer was able to get the gardens restored in the 80s.

Marrakesh is the fourth largest city in Morocco. The city is at the edge of the Sahara Desert.

Answer: Lyon

Musée Lumíere is a building that houses artifacts from the lives of Auguste and Louis Lumíere who were cinematographers. The Musée is actually the four story house of the brothers' father, Antoine.

Parc de la Tête d'Or is the largest park in Lyon and takes up 259 acres. The lake inside the park comes from a branch of the Rhône river and takes up forty-two acres of the park.

Fourvière is the site of a former Roman settlement named Lugdunum. It is listed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage site because of the history and architecture.

Lyon is the second largest city in France.

Answer: Madrid

The Royal Palace is still considered the residence of the royal family even though the royal family no longer lives there. The palace was designed by Bernini who also sketched the Louvre. Inside the Royal Palace, the library has the first Spanish translation of the Old Testament as well as letters from Christopher Columbus.

The Temple de Debod is an Egyptian monument sent brick by brick to Madrid as a thank you for helping save it from the flooding of the Aswan Dam in 1968.

Sobrino de Botín is the oldest restaurant in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The restaurant opened in 1725 and was so highly favored by Ernest Hemingway that he wrote about it in his novel, "The Sun Also Rises".

Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Answer: Los Angeles

The Hollywood sign sits on top of Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains. The sign stands at forty-five feet high. At one time, the sign spelled out Hollywoodland. The Hollywood sign was supposed to be a temporary fixture for a housing development campaign but ended up being a California fixture.

Griffith Observatory is surrounded by 45,000 acres of chaparral on top of Mount Hollywood. The observatory opened its doors in 1935. It all started with a man named Griffith Jenkins Griffith who paid for the Griffith Observatory to be built through a trust. After it opened in 1935, the Griffith Observatory was turned over to the City of Los Angeles.

The Getty Museum was opened in 1997 from a Getty Trust. The museum plus the center that was built on the same grounds cost $1.3 billion. The Getty Museum and Center were built by Richard Meier. John Paul Getty built a museum onto his house in Pacific Palisades. When he died in 1974, everything was turned over to the Getty Trust. A bigger property was found in Brentwood and the Getty Center was created which now has the Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation which houses the Getty Trust.

Los Angeles is on the southern coast of California.

Answer: Cairo

The Pyramid Complex is part of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. These pyramids were built for Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Kufu's pyramid is the largest and one of the seven wonders of the world.

The Babylon Fortress is part of Old Cairo. It was built by the Roman Emperor Trajan in the Nile Delta. The fortress was under attack in 640 when the Muslims tries to conquer Egypt. Today, the place where the fortress once stood is a museum, a convent, and Egypt's oldest church.

The Hanging Church is also known as St. Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church and was built in the second century Roman ruins. The church's nickname came from the fact that the church is built on the southern gate of the Roman fortress. The roof of the Hanging Church is in the shape of Noah's ark.

Cairo is Egypt's third largest city.

Answer: Medellín

Pergamino Café is a coffee shop in Medellín and also of kiosks in the local airport. It's a high traffic tourist area close to Barefoot Park.

Botero Plaza is home to twenty-three scantily clad bronze statues sculpted by Fernando Botero; they will bring good luck to anyone that rubs them.

To learn a much sadder part of Medellín's history, visit Casa de la Memoria to watch videos of the violence that once engulfed the city of Medellín. The bottom floor of Casa de la Memoria is home to exhibits that are changed out once a year. The top floor of Casa de la Memoria is a public library.

Medellín is the second largest city in Colombia. It was one of several filming locations for the Netflix series, "Narcos".