09 June 2023

Quiz: How well do you know the world's archaeological sites?

Step into the past of humankind and see how many of world's ancient ruins and remains you can identify...

2 mins

1. You'll find the ruins of Gadara 28km away from which Middle Eastern city?

AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Irbid, Jordan

Salalah, Oman

Tyre, Lebanon

2. On which Scottish island will you find the Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae?

Orkney

Skye

Shetland

Iona

3. Dating back to the time of King Herod, can you name this ancient fortress in Israel?

Herodion

Qumran

Meggido

Shivta

4. In which Peruvian town will you find the remains of Kuélap?

Chachapoyas

Huaraz

Chiclayo

Nazca

5. Which British archaeologist discovered the intact tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings in 1922?

Flinders Petrie

Leonard Woolley

Arthur Evans

Howard Carter

6. In which country will you come across Rani ki Vav, a stepwell built as a royal memorial in the eleventh century AD?

Australia

China

India

East Timor

7. Can you name the US national park you'll find this well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling?

Mesa Verde National Park

Katmai National Park

Shenandoah National Park

Haleakalā National Park

8. On which island will you find this pictured ancient Greek theatre built in the third century BC?

Sardinia

Crete

Rhodes

Sicily

9. Which of these archaeological sites is the oldest?

Göbekli Tepe, Türkiye

Ġgantija Temples, Malta

Stonehenge, UK

Acropolis of Athens, Greece

10. Can you name (and place) the ancient Roman ruins pictured?

The Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii, Italy

The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Türkiye

Maison Carrée in Nimes, France

Baalbek, Lebanon

11. Masada is an ancient desert fortress perched atop a giant rock in which country?

Israel

Iraq

Pakistan

Jordan

12. The National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro can be found where in South America?

Colombia

Bolivia

Ecuador

Peru

13. Built between the fourth and fourteenth century, Mỹ Sơn is a collection of Shaiva Hindu temples in which country?

Cambodia

Laos

Thailand

Vietnam

14. We all know Hadrian's Wall, but can you tell us how long the Roman fortification is?

48km

89km

117km

186km