Quiz: Where in the world are these spectacular amphitheatres?

Gig goers, how many of these international outdoor concert venues do you recognise?

4 mins

1. Which National Park in Australia is home to the acoustically-blessed Cathedral Gorge?

Walyunga

Serpentine

Purnululu

Watheroo

2. Which Greek city should you visit if you want to attend a concert in the Odeon of Herodes Atticus?

Thessaloniki

Athens

Patras

Larissa

3. Sting, The Beatles and U2 have all played at this auditorium. Where is it?

USA

Jordan

Australia

Saudi Arabia

4. In which Scandinavian country can you listen to a concert in this disused mining pit?

Norway

Finland

Denmark

Sweden

5. In which French region is the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Théâtre Antique D’Orange?

Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur

Occitanie

Auvergne-Rhone Alpes

Brittany

6. What’s the capacity of Ephesus Theatre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey?

5,000

25,000

50,000

75,000

7. This Irish castle hosts open-air rock concerts on its sloping lawn, which creates a natural amphitheatre. What is the castle called?

Carrickfergus

Slane

Blarney

Kilkenny

8. In which Italian city can you listen to a concert at Parco della Musica, an outdoor auditorium designed by Renzo Piano?

Milan

Turin

Genoa

Rome

9. Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen and Frank Sinatra have all performed at The Greek Theatre. Where is it?

Athens, Greece

Los Angeles, USA

Sydney, Australia

Cape Town, South Africa

10. Felsenreitschule has a retractable roof and a stage hewn from rock. Where is it?

Salzburg, Austria

Vienna, Austria

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Budapest, Hungary

11. In which city can you listen to live music in Sultan’s Pool, on the site of an ancient water source?

Baalbek, Lebanon

Byblos, Lebanon

Jerusalem, Israel

Alexandria, Egypt

12. In which country can you sit in the open-air in front of this floating stage?

Germany

Denmark

Estonia

Austria

13. Home to an annual international song festival, where in South America is this amphitheatre?

Bolivia

Peru

Chile

Argentina

14. Built in the 2nd century, this amphitheatre was only uncovered following a landslide in 1972. Where is it?

Pula, Croatia

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Warsaw, Poland

Maladzyechna, Belarus

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