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| 1. | What is the name of this famous castle near Füssen in south-west Bavaria, Germany? |
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Neuschwanstein Castle (Schloss Neuschwanstein) | |
| 2. | What is the name of this well known Venice landmark? |
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Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) | |
| 3. | What is the name of this famous square in Venice, Italy? |
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St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) | |
| 4. | Chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959, what is the name of this palace in Lhasa, Tibet? |
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Potala Palace (Tibetan: ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལ་ pho brang Potala) | |
| 5. | What is the name of this world famous amusement park in Moscow, Russia? |
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Gorky Park (Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure - Центральный парк культуры и отдыха (ЦПКиО) имени Горького) | |
| 6. | A popular tourist attraction, in what country are the Waitomo Glowworm Caves? |
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New Zealand | |
| 7. | This is Sugarloaf Mountain. In what major city is it located? |
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | |
| 8. | What is the name of this country house in Oxfordshire, England? |
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Blenheim Palace | |
| 9. | Name this world famous building and the citadel on which it is located. |
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Parthenon, Acropolis (Athens, Greece) | |
| 10. | What is the name of this legendary hotel in Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California? |
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Chateau Marmont | |
| 11. | What capital city is this? |
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Tokyo | |
| 12. | With Telus World of Science in the foreground, what Canadian city is this? |
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Vancouver (British Columbia) | |
| 13. | A tree-lined pedestrian mall, popular with tourists and locals alike, in what major European city is La Rambla? |
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Barcelona (Spain) | |
| 14. | What name is given to this collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park in Victoria, Australia? |
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The Twelve Apostles | |
| 15. | A replica of Stonehenge created from vintage American-made cars, Carhenge can be found near the city of Alliance, in what U.S. state? |
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Nebraska | |
| 16. | Atop what world famous landmark would you find this statue? |
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Brandenburg Gate (Berlin, Germany) | |
| 17. | With the ruins of Urquhart Castle in the foreground, what is the name of this body of water? |
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Loch Ness | |
| 18. | In what European city is this, the Allianz Arena? |
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Munich / München (home to Bayern Munich) | |
| 19. | The Metropolitan is the largest opera house in the world. In what city is it located? |
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New York City | |
| 20. | Often listed among the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, in what country is the Parícutin volcano? |
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Mexico | |
| 21. | If completed in 2020 as planned, it will become the tallest building in the world. What is the name of this skyscraper under construction in Saudi Arabia? |
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Jeddah Tower (Arabic: برج جدة - previously known as Kingdom Tower برج المملكة and Mile-High Tower برج الميل) | |
| 22. | Christ the Redeemer of the Andes is a monument high in the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between what two countries? |
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Argentina and Chile | |
| 23. | The second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, Tivoli Gardens is located in what European capital city? |
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Copenhagen (Denmark) | |
| 24. | At 1,140m long, the Moonlight Rainbow Fountain is the world's longest bridge fountain. In what country is it? |
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South Korea (Banpo Bridge, Seoul) | |
| 25. | Nicknamed The Giant Egg, in what capital city is this, the National Centre for the Performing Arts? |
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Beijing (People's Republic of China) | |
| 26. | The second-holiest site in Islam, after al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (the Prophet's Mosque) is located in what city? |
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Medina (Saudi Arabia) | |
| 27. | What nickname is given to the 52-storey Leadenhall Building in London? |
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The Cheesegrater | |
| 28. | On what island in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Venezuelan coast, would you find this, the City Afloat? |
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Curaçao (Handelskade, Willemstad) | |
| 29. | Now a museum, what is the name of this world famous 20th century mansion house? |
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Graceland (Memphis, Tennessee) | |
| 30. | Name this world famous landmark. |
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Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan) | |
| 31. | Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, what native American leader is depicted in this mountain carving? |
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Crazy Horse (under construction since 1948 and far from completion) | |
| 32. | What Roman numerals are inscribed on the bottom line of the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor? |
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MDCCLXXVI (1776) | |
| 33. | A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979 and nicknamed the "Pearl of the Adriatic", what city is this? |
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Dubrovnik (Croatia) | |
| 34. | What English seaside resort has the longest pleasure pier in the world? |
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Southend-on-Sea | |
| 35. | Ocho Rios (Spanish for 'Eight Rivers') is a popular tourist resort, and port of call for cruise ships, in what country? |
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Jamaica | |
| 36. | Located in the Mexican state of Yucatán, what is the name of this ancient Mayan city? |
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Chichén Itzá ("at the mouth of the well of the Itza") | |
| 37. | In what city is this statue of Greyfriars Bobby, a Terrier who became known for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until its death on 14th January 1872? |
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Edinburgh | |
| 38. | What city is this? |
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Toronto (Canada) | |
| 39. | The whole city was painted pink in 1876 to welcome prince Edward VII and Queen Victoria, and has remained so ever since. What is nicknamed the Pink City of India? |
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Jaipur (pictured is the Hawa Mahal or "Palace of the Breeze") | |
| 40. | Now a secular museum, the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood is a former Russian Orthodox church in what city? |
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Saint Petersburg | |
| 41. | Translating into English as "Old Palace", what is the Italian name for this Florentine landmark? |
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Palazzo Vecchio | |
| 42. | Name this world famous landmark. |
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Victoria Falls (Zambia / Zimbabwe) | |
| 43. | Completed in May 2012, what is the name of this observation tower at the Olympic Park in Stratford, London? |
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Orbit (ArcelorMittal Orbit) | |
| 44. | The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape of thousands of stone jars scattered around an area of what country? |
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Laos (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫິນ Thong Hai Hin) | |
| 45. | Located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, what is the name of this world famous landmark? |
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Giant's Causeway (Clochán an Aifir or Clochán na bhFomhórach) | |
| 46. | The Jewel House is a vault housing the British Crown Jewels in the Waterloo Block of what London landmark? |
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Tower of London | |
| 47. | Sitting atop the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, what 'G' describes this architectural feature? |
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Grotesque (a gargoyle is a grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building) | |
| 48. | One of the largest association football stadiums in the world, what is the name of this stadium? |
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Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain) | |
| 49. | Carved out of ice in a new guise every winter, in what country would you find the ICEHOTEL? |
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Sweden (Jukkasjärvi) | |
| 50. | At 325 metres (1,066 feet), the ATTO in Brazil is South America's tallest structure. What does ATTO stand for? |
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Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório de Torre Alta da Amazônia) | |
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