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Culthural Heritage Competition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the strait that separates the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, which connect the Asia to Europe?

a)

Straits of Gibraltar

b)

Strait of Magellan

c)

Bosphorus (Istanbul Strait)

d)

Bering Strait

2.

It was a Mayan city on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, and about 120 kilometers from Cancun, Mexico's modern resort on the Yucatan Peninsula. What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Pisac

d)

Huacachina

3.

This lake is which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species.UNESCO proclaimed the “Lake of Light”.

What is the name of this lake?

a)

Lake of Como

b)

Lake of Bled

c)

Lake of Hallstatt

d)

Lake of Ohrid

4.

This ruin on the Fethiye-Kaş highway has been included in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO due to the originality of the Lycian civilization and the importance of the finds found in the excavations. This site, which was the capital of Lycia, illustrates the blending of Lycian traditions and Hellenic influence, especially in its funerary art.

What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Palmira

b)

Xanthos-Letoon

c)

Petra

d)

Pompeii

5.

This site stands at an altitude of 2,430 m above sea level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation at the height of the Inca Empire; Its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem to have been cut naturally in continuous rock climbing in Peru in North America.

What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Huacachina

b)

Chichen Itza

c)

Pisac

d)

Machu Picchu

6.

This Neolithic City, located on the land overlooking the Konya Plain, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012. This ancient city is of extraordinary universal value, with the size of the ruins here, the density of the living society, strong artistic and cultural traditions, and a unique combination of continuity over time.

What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Alacahöyük

b)

Çatalhöyük

c)

Göbeklitepe

d)

Kültepe

7.

Located between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, which has lived since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenician. This ancient city is in Jordan now and half built, carved into a rock, surrounded by mountains full of passages and passages.

What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Pompeii

b)

Ephesus

c)

Petra

d)

Palmira

8.

One of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites, the well-preserved and singular “City of Stone” is built on steep slopes covered in stone-roofed houses,in Albania.

What is the name of this place?

a)

Butrint

b)

Gjirokastër

c)

Mystras

d)

Ephesus

9.

On 24 August, 79 AD, a volcano called Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed this ancient city and its people, killing 2,000 of them.


What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Troy

b)

Ephesus

c)

Temple of Apollo

d)

Pompeii

10.

This place, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, has been a permanent settlement area since the Chalcolithic Period. It is an extraordinary rock form formed as a result of wind and water abrasion and carved into the rock, which is warm in winter, cool in summer and therefore suitable for all seasons.


What is the name of this place?

a)

Cappadocia

b)

Nemrut Mountain

c)

Ephesus

d)

Acropolis of Athens

11.

The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea in Romania, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. It hosts over 300 species of birds as well as 45 freshwater fish species in its numerous lakes and marshes.


What is the name of this place?

a)

The Sultan Sazlığı Reedfield

b)

Manyas Bird Lake

c)

Danube Delta

d)

Danube Waterfall

12.

This columnar place rises magnificently in the Bassae sanctuary in the mountains of Arkadia in Greece. The temple was built in the second half of the 5th century BC (420-400 BC) at the peak of Greek civilization. It was dedicated to the owner of the temple by Phigaleians, who believed that the sun god and healing protects them from plague and invasion.

What is the name of this temple?

a)

Acropolis

b)

Temple of Apollo

c)

Mystras

d)

Olympia

13.

This building is a very famous historical monument in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia is a mosque, museum and church. This building was built by the famous architects of the period, Byzantine Emperor Justinyanus.These structures were restored by different people at different times...

What is the name of this building?

a)

Temple of Apollo

b)

The Virgin Mary's House

c)

Hagia Sophia

d)

Hagia Irene Church

14.

This building, also known as the Flavian amphitheater, is the most important and iconic building of Roman history. Emperor Vespasian from the Flavian dynasty built it as a gift to the Roman people. The amphitheater with 50,000 watcher capacity is the biggest one. This building was the place where the gladiator fights, animal hunts in Rome.

What is the name of this building?

a)

St. Peter's Basilica

b)

Pisa Tower

c)

Pantheon

d)

Colosseum

15.

This building is located in Piazza dei Miracoli, in the north of Italy, in 1063-1090, the bell tower of the city cathedral was built in 1173 apart from the main building. The tower consists of a series of rounded 6 columns. It's 56 meters high.

What is the name of this building?

a)

Eiffel Tower

b)

Galata Tower

c)

Pisa Tower

d)

The Statue of Liberty

16.

In its complicated ten-century history this monastery has been the hub of a strong spiritual and artistic influence over the Eastern Orthodox world during medieval times (11th-14th c.). Under Ottoman rule (1400-1878) the monastery influenced the development of the culture and the arts of all Christian nations within the Ottoman Empire. With its architecture, frescos etc. It represents a masterpiece of the creative genius of the Bulgarian people.

What is the name of this building?

a)

Rila Monastery

b)

Saint Benedict's Monastery

c)

Sumela Monastery

d)

Monserrat Monastery

17.

In 889 a small fortress was built on a natural terrace, that in the 11th century was developed into a number of Palaces and defensive walls for the Moorish king Mohammed of the Kingdom of Granada. In the early 14th century the citadel became the royal palace of Yusuf I, the Sultan of Granada. The colour of the stone walls and palaces set against the lush green vegetation led Moorish poets to describe the complex as a pearl set in emeralds in Spain. This building has some fine, albeit atypical examples of Islamic art in Europe.

What is the name of this building?

a)

Casablanca Palace

b)

Alhamra Palace

c)

Élysée Palace

d)

Buckingam Palace

18.

It is a city in northern Jordan. Today,it is home to one of the best preserved Greco-Roman cities, which earned it the nickname of "Pompeii of the East".

What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Jerash

b)

Umm ar-Rasas

c)

Umm Qais

d)

Petra

19.

The most important Roman site in Spain, in Extremadura this place was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status in 1993 owing to its outstanding Roman archaeological ensemble. Although inhabited since prehistoric times, the Romans founded the city of Emerita Augusta back in 25BC and went it on to be one of the most important cities of the Roman Empire. Of the many ruins visible today, the triumphal arch, theatre, circus and aqueduct are particularly noteworthy.

What is the name of this ancient city?

a)

Tarragona

b)

Segovia

c)

Córdoba

d)

Merida

20.

The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque due to the blue tiles surrounding the walls of the interior design. The mosque, which was named after the sultan who built the mosque in 1609-1616, also includes a tomb of the founder, just like many other mosques. A madrasa and a hospice. Blue Mosque, which is still used as a mosque, has become a popular tourist destination in Istanbul.

What is the name of this mosque?

a)

Hagia Sophia Mosque

b)

Selimiye Mosque

c)

Sultan Ahmet Mosque

d)

Bayezid Mosque