Another World Tour for Kids Trivia Quiz

Answer: England

Somehow, Stonehenge was built between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago, and the massive stones were somehow transported a hundred miles from quarries in Wales to Salisbury Plain. What is equally remarkable is that the stones are aligned exactly so that on the Summer Solstice each year the rising sun shines directly through the central arch. Help from visitors from outer space, perhaps? Will we ever know?

Stonehenge was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

Answer: India

The Taj Mahal (which means "crown of palaces" in Arabic) is located in the city of Agra in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned this huge structure to house the tomb of his favorite wife and it took 33 years to complete the building project.

More than three million people visit the Taj Mahal annually. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.

Answer: Germany

Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and was halted with the structure only partially completed in 1473. Finally, in 1880, the largest Gothic church in northern Europe was finished. Its 515-foot tall twin spires made it temporarily the world's tallest building until it was overtaken by the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. just four years later. Located next to Cologne's main railway station, the cathedral suffered considerable bomb damage during World War II, although the spires survived intact. Post-war repair work was completed in 1956.

With more than 20,000 visitors a day, Cologne Cathedral is Germany's most-visited landmark. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Answer: U.S.A.

The name says it all -- the Grand Canyon National Park. You know it will be big but until you stand on the edge looking down into the massive gorge carved out over centuries by the Colorado River, you are simply unprepared for quite how big it is. If you spend a few hours here, as the sun moves across casting different areas into light and shadow, you cannot help but marvel at the magnificent colors of the layered rock formations that make up the walls of the canyon.

If you only get the chance to visit one of the tremendous national parks in the western states of the U.S.A., choose between the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. Wonderful as many of the others are, they simply cannot compete with those two. The park was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Answer: Zambia and Zimbabwe

These magnificent falls on the mighty Zambezi River were first seen by a European (David Livingstone), who named them for Queen Victoria, in 1855. Although not the highest or the widest waterfall in the world, with a height of 354 feet, Victoria Falls are about twice the height of Niagara Falls on the US/Canadian border. They are also almost twice as wide (5,604 feet) as the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara. In terms of combined height and width, the only other falls in the world that comes close to that of Victoria Falls is Iguazu Falls on the Argentine/Brazilian border.

Victoria Falls were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1989.

Answer: Cambodia

Angkor Wat (meaning "Temple City") is so important to Cambodia as a nation, that its image provides the centerpiece of the national flag. The finest example of Khmer architecture in the world, it was originally built as a Hindu temple but has for many centuries now been a major Buddhist shrine. The temple with its quincunx of towers stands on an island within a moat, surrounded by a 2.2-mile long outer wall. We spent in a week in the northern Cambodian city of Siem Reap in 2015, and whilst we went there primarily to see Angkor Wat, one of the architectural Wonders of the World, it was also a fabulous place to spend a vacation and I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes to combine culture with sunshine.

Angkor Wat was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

Answer: Australia

Ayres Rock, or Uluru as the locals call it, is a sacred site of the Anangu, the Aboriginal people who live in the southern part of Australia's Northern Territory. Situated within the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, the two giant sandstone formations stand 16 miles apart in what most people would consider the middle of nowhere. Uluru stands 1,142 feet high with a circumference of 5.8 miles. The peak of Uluru is 2,831 feet above sea-level and, like an iceberg in water, most of its bulk lies unseen underground. Both Uluru and its smaller brother, Kata Tjuta (also called Mount Olga) are notable for their spectacular changes in colour, particularly when they glow red at dawn and sunset.

The Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Answer: China

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses (sometimes called the Terracotta Army) was buried along with the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, more than 2,200 years ago, in 210-209 B.C. The "army" consists of generals, warriors, chariots and horses. Divided into three pits, there are more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots (with 520 horses) and 150 cavalry horses. The soldiers vary in height, with the generals being the tallest. Non-military figures depicting officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians have also been discovered nearby.

To see this magnificent army you will need to travel to Xi'an (earlier westernized as Sian), the capital of Shaanxi province in northwestern China. The find was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Answer: Greece

Construction of the Parthenon began in 447 B.C. and it took 15 years to complete the temple to the Greek goddess Athena. Standing on the Acropolis overlooking the city of Athens, the Parthenon is the world's most significant surviving example of Classic Greek architecture. The building we see today replaced an earlier temple that was destroyed in 480 B.C. during the Persian invasion of Greece. During its long history, the temple has also been a Christian church and a mosque.

The Acropolis of Athens was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Answer: Russia

Moscow's famous Red Square is dominated by former royal citadel and now the official residence of the Russian President. Elsewhere in the square, you can find Lenin's Mausoleum, the burial place of the founder of the Soviet Union. To the south is the brightly-domed Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, often called Saint Basil's Cathedral, although its official title is "Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat". It took six years to build, on the orders of Ivan the Terrible, and was completed in 1561. On the east side of the square is the massive GUM, the Russian state department store. On the north side of the square, you can visit the State Historical Museum.

Red Square was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990.