Warrior Statues Trivia Quiz

Answer: China

The Terracotta Army is a collection of approximately 9,000 statues near Xi'an, China. The army was built around 200 B.C. to guard Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife. There are over 8,000 statues of soldiers in the exhibit along with hundreds of horses. The collection was discovered in 1974 by a group of farmers who were digging a well in the area.

Answer: Italy

The Warrior of Capestrano is a limestone statue discovered in 1934 in Capestrano, Italy. The warrior appears to be a Picente, a group of people who lived in eastern-central Italy in ancient times. He wears a Picente helmet and appeared to have been painted pink, although only traces of paint remain.

The Lady of Capestrano is a limestone statue of a woman found nearby but any connection between the two is unknown.

Answer: United States

The Three Soldiers, also called the Three Servicemen, stands on the National Mall in Washington D.C. as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It shows three soldiers, one white, one black and one Hispanic, dressed in military gear and carrying weapons as they read the names on the memorial wall. Revealed on November 11, 1984, it is the first depiction of an African-American on the National Mall.

Answer: France

La Defense, or La Defense de Paris, is a statue in Paris honoring those the city lost in the 1870 Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. The Parisian neighborhood where this statue stands is called La Defense, after the statue. It depicts a woman, representing liberty, carrying a flag and standing in front of a cannon while a small boy kneels beside her.

Answer: Spain

The Monument to Eloy Gonzalo, also called Hero of Cascorro, can be found in Madrid, Spain. It depicts the titular Cuban War hero carrying a torch and an oil can. During the war, Gonzalo infiltrated enemy lines and successfully destroyed a massive stash of weapons by burning them. Although the mission was considered suicidal, Gonzalo survived.

Answer: Malaysia

Tugu Negara is the National Monument of Malaysia located in Kuala Lumpur near the Houses of Parliament. It commemorates both the liberation of Malaysia from the Japanese during World War II and Malaysian Independence after the Malayan Emergency that ended in 1960.

It depicts four soldiers triumphantly standing over the bodies of two of their defeated enemies while a fifth is held up by his allies.

Answer: South Africa

Prince Alfred's Guard Memorial is located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It depicts an armed soldier standing atop a large memorial. In each of the four corners of the base, there is a list of members of Prince Alfred's Guard who died in four wars.

Answer: Ireland

The Pikemen are a series of statues in County Wexford, Ireland that commemorates the Irish Rebellion of 1798. There are five pikemen (soldiers holding long pikes) in this monument. There is a similar statue called the Pikeman in County Clare that also commemorates the rebellion but features only one soldier.

Answer: Canada

Sherbooke War Memorial can be found in Quebec. It is a bronze statue depicting three soldiers from World War I looking up at an angel wearing a laurel wreath. It commemorates residents of Sherbrooke who died in World War I. In 1948, a plaque was added to remember those who died during World War II.

Answer: Australia

A statue of the Aboriginal warrior Yagan can be found on Perth's Heirisson Island. The statue is the frequent target of vandalizes who try to or succeed in decapitating the warrior. Yagan was a young warrior who opposed the British during the colonial era. He was killed for a reward in 1833 and became a symbol in the fight against British colonialism.