Seven Wonders Book 2: Lost in Babylon / Peter Lerangis

Seven Wonders Trivia

1. Which Wonder of the Ancient World was built last?

A. The Lighthouse of Alexandria

B. The Great Pyramid of Giza

C. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

D. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

2. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are all what?

A. Still able to be seen today

B. The greatest achievements of mankind ever

C. Man-made

D. Natural phenomena

3. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were all in existence for only a short period of time. How many years did Hellenistic travelers have to cross these off their "must-see” lists?

A. Exactly 15 years and four months

B. Less than 60 years

C. A little more than 250 years

D. Approximately 700 years

4. Which of these Wonders was not built on or beside an island?

A. The Colossus of Rhodes

B. The Lighthouse of Alexandria

C. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

D. None of these were built on an island

5. Which modern-day country was never the site for a Wonder of the Ancient World?

A. Egypt

B. Macedonia

C. Turkey

D. Iraq

6. Which Wonder of the Ancient World did not serve as a tomb?

A. The Colossus of Rhodes

B. The Great Pyramid at Giza

C. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

D. They were all tombs

7. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are all located in the area around or close to what body of water?

A. The Pacific Ocean

B. The Dead Sea

C. The Nile River

D. The Mediterranean Sea

ANSWERS: 1 A, 2 C, 3 B, 4 C, 5 B, 6 A, 7 D