UNESCO World Heritage Sites Quiz

Which of the following is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• Taj Mahal

• Machu Picchu

• Great Barrier Reef

• Eiffel Tower

Which of the following is a cultural and natural UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• Eiffel Tower

• Sydney Opera House

• Machu Picchu

• Great Wall of China

Which of the following is a historical and cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• Eiffel Tower

• Great Wall of China

• Machu Picchu

• Sydney Opera House

Which of the following is a controversial UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• The Great Wall of China

• The Statue of Liberty

• The Taj Mahal

• The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Which of the following is a NOT natural UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• Yellowstone National Park

• Gobustan Rock Art Landscape

• Galápagos Islands

• Victoria Falls

Which of the following is a pre-historical cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site?

• Pyramids of Giza

• Colosseum

• Stonehenge

• Alhambra

The Galapagos Islands and its surrounding waters, where three ocean currents converge, are famed for the unique animal species that piqued the interest of Charles Darwin in 1835. Decades later Darwin drew on his experiences here when penning his landmark theory of evolution by natural selection.

IDENTIFY WHICH IMAGE IS THE GALAPAGOD ISLANDS.

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Which among the following images is the world's second-largest coral reef that the World Heritage Committee removed from the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger? The decision follows an intensive period of landmark conservation action over the past years until 2018.

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Which World Heritage site has been a source of dispute between India and Pakistan, with both countries claiming it as part of their territory?

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The ancient city of Pompeii, a UNESCO site, was preserved due to a catastrophic volcanic eruption. Which volcano caused this preservation?

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