Amazing Sites Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boiling Pot

The first gorge carries the whole of the Zambezi into Victoria Falls. From there it progresses into the second gorge and upon entering it, turns sharply to the right before arriving at the Boiling Pot. When the river is at high water the conditions here can be extremely treacherous, characterised by large swirls and some heavy turbulence.

The bodies of a Mrs Moss and Mr Orchard were discovered there in 1910 after their canoes had been overturned by a hippopotamus and they were swept over the falls.

Answer: Notre Dame de Paris

This magnificent cathedral was the setting for Victor Hugo's acclaimed "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Construction of the cathedral began (reportedly) in 1163 at the instruction of Bishop Maurice de Sully who had deemed that the existing cathedral, Saint-Etienne, was dishonourable to the church.
The cathedral has five bells. The largest is called Emmanuel or the Bourbon Bell. It weighs thirteen tons and is housed in the South Tower. The North Tower boasts four smaller bells that are swing chimers set on wheels.

Answer: Tunisia

The amphitheatre is situated in El Djem, sometimes called El Jem, and in 1979 was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In its prime the stadium had a capacity for 35,000 spectators making it slightly smaller than the Colosseum in Rome and the amphitheatre in Capua (Southern Italy). Reportedly used for gladiatorial contests and chariot races, its construction was commissioned by the proconsul Gordian I who, in 238, became the Roman Emperor for a period of one month.

He committed suicide after his forces were defeated by Maximinus Thrax.

Answer: True

Tataouine is famous for its ksours (fortified villages) that were created by the North African Berber communities. The most famous of these is Ksar Ouled Soltane, which featured in the film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" where it served as the slave quarters and was the home of Anakin Skywalker when he was a boy. In the early 1970's George Lucas was scouting for locations for the first of his Star Wars movies ("Star Wars IV; A New Hope") and stumbled upon Tunisia and Tataouine. He immediately saw the immense potential of the adobe style forts, caves and underground homes in the area. He was so taken by the place that he named Luke's home planet after it. Despite its visual qualities it was however, a difficult place to work in and the locals will tell you that the film crews were in and out very quickly.

"Well, if there's a bright centre of the universe, you're on the planet that's furtherest from it". (Luke Skywalker talking to C3PO)

Today the area is a tourist Mecca for Star Wars' enthusiasts, which provides steady work and a means of income for the locals.

Answer: Modena

Modena is an ancient Italian city and the seat of an archbishop. It is well known for its production of fine balsamic vinegar. As stated, the city is also the home of the Ducal Palace which was the seat of the Este Court during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Nowadays the Ducal Palace is the residence of the Italian Military Academy. The Biblioteca Estense was set up in Modena in the 1600s and is host to over 380,000 printed works as well as 3,000 extremely valuable manuscripts.
Enzo Ferrari is one of Modena's favourite sons. He was born there in 1898 and set up Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari Stable) in 1928. The factory was shifted to Maranello in 1943, however Ferrari still maintained its link to the town by naming one of their models the "360 Modena" and adopting "Modena Yellow" as one of its primary colours.
The sobriquet "the Capital of Engines" was not built solely on the back of Ferrari. A number of other notable sport car manufacturers have, at one time, called Modena or one of its nearby neighbours home. These include De Tomaso, Maserati and Pagani. In addition Lamborghini has its headquarters in the neighbouring town of Sant'Agata Bolognese.

Answer: Old Delhi (India)

The Red Fort, originally known as the Blessed Fort because it was the residence of the royal family, was constructed in 1648 and is considered to be the height of Mughal ingenuity. This sprawling complex is situated on the Yamuna River and, at one time, housed more than 3,000 people. The residential palaces however were destroyed by the British after the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857. As well as its architectural brilliance the fort is also the home to a vast amount of culturally significant art that has been created using the unique Shahjahani style, a composite of Persian, European and Indian forms.
Old Delhi is a walled city inside Delhi. It should not be confused with New Delhi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Delhi
Delhi is officially called the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) is a region within India. It is called a metropolis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi
New Delhi is the capital of India. It also lies within the region that is Delhi (NCT).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi

Answer: Reclining

Wat Pho took its name from an Indian monastery where Buddha supposedly lived. The official name of the temple is Wat Phra Chettuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawihan but, without being disrespectful, I'll continue to call it the Temple of the Reclining Buddha.
Despite not being a pilgrimage centre, the Buddha himself is 50 feet high and 143 feet long, residing in an 80,000 square metre wat, making it one of the largest in Bangkok. Wat Pho is considered to be of historical importance housing the first public university in Thailand and is viewed as being the birthplace of Thai massage.

Answer: Beijing

Jingshan Park is an artificially created hill that covers some 230,000 square metres and is located north of the Forbidden City. Remarkably, all of the soil that was moved to create the hill was done so by hand. The area is popular with the elderly and is also known as Feng Shui Hill. It is notorious as being the place where the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen, committed suicide in 1644. A replica tree, called the Guilty Scholar tree, has been erected on the site where he hanged himself.

The Donghuamen Markets boast a wide array of Chinese delicacies including deep fried crickets, centipedes on a stick and offal soup.

The Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple, which was erected in 1420 and was a place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would go to pray for a good harvest.

Answer: Alaska

The Matanuska Glacier, located in South-Central Alaska, is about 27 miles long. The glacier has exposed two miles of sedimentary strata, known as the Matanuska Formation, on the northern Chugach Mountains and southern Talkeetna Mountains. In 1994 the body of a hadrosaurid, named the Talkeetna Mountain Hadrosaur, was discovered in the formation.

The Hadrosaur is an herbivorous, duck-billed dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period and its discovery in Alaska was somewhat of a surprise. It was the first discovery of a hadrosaur in South-Central Alaska and signalled a new area for high latitude dinosaur fossils discovery.

The fossil is now kept at the University of Alaska Museum.

Answer: New York

The Unisphere is a striking piece of work that was commissioned for the New York World Fair in 1964/65 and is dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe". Sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation, the Globe's designer, Gilmore D. Clarke, arranged to have the structure centred in a circular reflecting pool surrounded by a number of fountains. The purpose of the water was to hide the tripod that the globe rested upon and to give the impression that whole piece was floating in space.

Fans of the 1997 movie "Men in Black" may recall Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith) chasing Edgar the Bug (Vincent D'Onofrio) up the observation tower to his space ship, which eventually crashes into the Unisphere.