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Lesson Link QUIZ!

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Famous Landmarks

1 The Makkah Clock Royal Tower is 5 The Romans built Hadrian’s Wall
located in the heart of Makkah, 2000 years ago. But which two
a. 5 km countries does it separate?
b. 40 km only a few steps away from the Al
c. 17 km Haram and the Holy Ka’aba. It is a. France and Italy
one of the tallest buildings in b. England and Scotland
the world and it’s more than c. Wales and England
five times larger than Big Ben.
The Tower features a 40-metre
clock that is visible from a
great distance. From what
distance can the clock
be seen at night?

2 The beautiful Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque 6 The Taj Mahal is a marble white monument

is one of the world’s largest mosques and located in Agra, India. But who was it built for?
can be found in Abu Dhabi. But how many

people can it hold?

a. 40,000 a. the Emperor’s wife
b. 30,000 b. the Emperor’s father
c. 20,000 c. the Emperor

3 The New Library of Alexandria in Egypt has 7 Uluru is a huge rock in the middle of
millions of books, a planetarium, research Australia. At sunset it glows a bright colour.
centres and museums, to mention just a few. But which colour?
But how many museums has it got?
a.

a. 24 b. c.
b. 14
c. 4

4 Niagara Falls lies between Canada and the 8
The Eiffel Tower is a very famous
USA. 3160 tons of water flows over it every tower in the centre of Paris. It’s
second. In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became made of metal and it’s 320 metres
the first woman to go over the falls. But what tall. But how much does it weigh?

did she do it in? a. 10,000 tonnes

a. a boat b. a barrel c. a basket b. 20,000 tonnes

c. 25,000 tonnes

ANSWERS: 1. c / 2. a / 3. c / 4. b / 5. b / 6. a / 7. b / 8. a

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