Topsy Turvy 'U' Trivia Quiz

Answer: England

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage site located on the southern part of England on the English Channel. The cliffs along the coast date back to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous geological periods. The Durdle Door is a natural arch formed by the erosion of the limestone rock.

Answer: Lisbon

The Rua Augusta Arch is a stone arch building that was in the making for more than a century. The city of Lisbon was devastated by an earthquake that occurred in 1755. Construction of the arch began in 1755 when it was envisioned as a simple bell tower. Over the hundred years that it took to complete the structure, the original design underwent many modifications to finally end up as a building with a triumphal arch at the centre.

The arch has six columns along which are carved various historical figures including that of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese sailor who became the first European to chart a sea route to India.

Answer: Utah

The Arches National Park is found in the eastern part of the state of Utah. Due to the erosion and weathering of the softer, lower layers of sandstone leaving only the harder outer layers in various different forms, multiple arch-like structures are found in the park. One of the best-known structures is the Delicate Arch which stands at over 20 meters tall and is depicted on a commemorative stamp released on Utah's 100 year anniversary of admission to the Union.

Answer: St. Louis, USA

St. Louis was sold to the United States by the French as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It became the starting point for various expeditions to the western territory earning the nickname of 'Gateway to the West'. The Gateway Arch was designed by Eero Saarinen, with construction beginning in 1963 and taking two years to complete.

At a height of 192 meters, it became the tallest arch in the world on completion.

Answer: Chad

The Aloba Arch is found in the Ennedi Mountains located in the north-eastern part of Chad. This breathtaking formation has a span of around 77 meters and height of 120 meters making it one of the largest natural arches in the world. Like the more accessible natural arches found in Utah in the United States, the underlying rock in the Aloba Arch is also sandstone.

Answer: Malta

The Azure Window, known as Tieqa Żerqa in Maltese, was found near the Dwerja Bay on the island of Gozo which is the second largest island in the archipelago of Malta. Like most natural arches, the Azure Window was formed by the collapse of caves leaving only the overhead structure. The arch was made up of a variety of limestone called globigerina which is widely found in Malta.

Answer: New Delhi

The India Gate was originally called the All India War Memorial and built in memory of the soldiers of the Indian Army who lost their lives during the First World War. The foundation stone for the memorial was laid in 1921 and the structure was completed after ten years.

It was designed by Edwin Lutyens, the architect behind the planned part of the capital city of New Delhi. The Amar Jawan Jyoti (Flame of the Immortal Soldier) was erected under the India Gate after the War of 1971 when India helped to liberate Bangladesh.

Answer: Australia

The Great Ocean Road, a stretch of highway along the south-eastern coast of Australia, is home to many naturally formed tourist attractions. The London Bridge was one of them, being a double-spanned natural bridge formed due to the erosion of the underlying rock over the years.

In 1990, one of the spans suddenly collapsed leaving two tourists stranded on the outer span before they were rescued aerially. The remaining structure was then renamed the London Arch.

Answer: Jerash, Jordan

Jerash is located in the northern part of Jordan and was known as Gerasa when it was part of the Roman Empire. The Arch of Hadrian was built around 129-130 AD for the visit of Emperor Hadrian and is known as the Arch of Hadrian. It stands at a height of 11 meters and has three connected arches forming a gateway.

Answer: Bucharest

The city's architecture and high life in the period between the two world wars drew favourable comparisons with the French capital earning it the nickname of 'Little Paris'. The Arcul de Triumf is a triumphal arch located in the northern part of Bucharest.

The original structure was a wooden arch built in 1878 after Romania became independent. This was followed by another temporary structure after World War I till the current arch was completed in 1936. Well-known Romanian sculptors Ion Jalea and Dimitrie Paciurea contributed to the architecture of the façade.