Test your general knowledge of famous world and New Zealand locations.

1. Where in the world am I?
Can you name where in the world you are from the photo?
Name the landmark = 1 point. Name the country = 1 point.
A Social Studies Power Point Quiz produced by Mr John A Bower –
Head of Social Sciences at McAuley High School, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand, July 2013.

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12. Answers follow
• Swap your books or your answer sheets with the person next to you.
• They will mark your answers and you will mark theirs.
• Total marks out of 20.

13. 1. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the Taj Mahal.
(b) It is located in Agra, Uttar
Pradesh, India. It was built
between 1632 and 1652 by
the Mughal (Muslim)
emperor Shah Jahan in memory
of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

14. 2. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the Great Pyramid
of Giza also known as the
Pyramid of Khufu or the
Pyramid of Cheops.
(b) It is located in El Giza,
Egypt.
It was built as a tomb for fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh
named Khufu over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around
2560 BCE. Initially at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great
Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for
over 3,800 years.

15. 3. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the house of James
Busby, also known as the Treaty
House.
(b) It is located at Waitangi, in
the Bay of Island, New Zealand.

16. 4. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is Dunedin harbor.
(b) It is located in the region of
Otago, on the South Island of
New Zealand.

17. 5. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the statue of Christ the
Redeemer.
(b) It is located in the city of Rio
De Janiero, Brazil.

18. 6. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the Parthenon
(b) It is located in the city of
Athens, in Greece. It is part of
an ancient Athenian citadel
known as the Acropolis.

19. 7. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the Coliseum
(b) It is located in the city of
Rome, Italy. The Coliseum
was built between AD 70 and
AD 80.

20. 8. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
(b) It is located in the city of Pisa, Italy. It is
approximately 56 metres tall.

21. 9. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the Eiffel Tower
(b) It is located in the city of
Paris, in France. The tower is
324 metres tall. It was
erected in 1889.

22. 10. What am I and where am I?
(a) This is the Statue of Liberty.
(b) It is located on Liberty Island,
Manhattan Harbour, New
York City, USA. It stands 93
metres from the ground to
the torch,