Malta’s 6,000-year-old Hal Saflieni Hypogeum has what unique feature?
It’s built entirely underground
It’s made of animal bones
It has functioning plumbing
It functions as a calendar
The Answer: The correct answer is It’s built entirely underground.
In what country would you find the Ziggurat of Ur?
Morocco
Guatemala
Vietnam
Iraq
The Answer: The correct answer is Iraq.
Which site is considered the world’s oldest known place of worship?
Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
Delphi, Greece
Baalbek, Lebanon
Karnak, Egypt
The Answer: The correct answer is Göbekli Tepe, Turkey.
What is unusual about Japan’s Itsukushima Shrine?
It’s closed to worshippers
It’s built on water
It’s inside a cave
It’s Japan’s only Shinto shrine
The Answer: The correct answer is It’s built on water.
Present-day Mexico is home to which of these ancient sites?
Machu Picchu
Ziggurat of Ur
Chichén Itzá
Göbekli Tepe
The Answer: The correct answer is Chichén Itzá.
What geometric shape is in the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca?
Cube
Sphere
Cone
Cylinder
The Answer: The correct answer is Cube.
What is the only part of the Temple in Jerusalem that remains intact?
The Western Wall
The Temple Mount
The Doric columns
The iron door
The Answer: The correct answer is The Western Wall.
What martial art is still practiced at China’s Shaolin Temple?
Krav Maga
Muay Thai
Kung Fu
Aikido
The Answer: The correct answer is Kung Fu.
An “avenue” of what mythological creature leads to Egypt’s Luxor temple?
Yetis
Harpies
Centaurs
Sphinxes
The Answer: The correct answer is Sphinxes.
The Parthenon in Athens was dedicated to what deity?
Athena
Jupiter
Zeus
Apollo
The Answer: The correct answer is Athena.