Quiz: How much do you know about the world’s skyscrapers?

Have you got a head for heights? Find out with our quiz on the world's tallest buildings... just don't look down!

4 mins

1. What is the name of the world’s tallest skyscraper?

Burj Dubai

Burj Khalifa

Burj Maktoum

Burj Nahyan

2. Lotte World Tower is known for its Sky Bridge, which is 541m above street level. Which country is it in?

Japan

South Korea

Taiwan

China

3. Which Middle Eastern country is home to Al Hamra Tower?

Bahrain

Qatar

The UAE

Kuwait

4. What is the nickname of Shanghai World Financial Center?

The doorstop

The wedge

The bottle opener

The hole

5. Where is Latin America’s tallest skyscraper, which is part of Torres Obispado or Bishop’s Towers?

Panama

Brazil

Argentina

Mexico

6. The One World Trade Centre in New York is the tallest building in the US. How tall is it?

541.3m

519.1m

502.8m

565.7m

7. In which city in Saudi Arabia will you find Makkah Royal Clock Tower?

Riyadh

Jeddah

Medina

Mecca

8. The Leonardo is the tallest building in Africa. Where is it?

Nairobi

Lagos

Johannesburg

Cape Town

9. Which city is home to the Petronas Twin Towers?

Shenzhen

Guangzhou

Osaka

Kuala Lumpur

10. What is the name of this building in Beihai, China?

Fake Hills

Rollercoaster Rise

Mountain Ridge

Rising Dunes

11. Where can you find this tower, which is shaped like a fish tail?

Hong Kong

Macau

Guangzhou

Seoul

12. What’s in the horizontal section of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore?

A casino

A 150m-long swimming pool

A penthouse

A street food market

13. In which city can you see this building?

Harare

Nairobi

Bangkok

Madurai

14. Umeda Sky Building in Osaka has the world’s highest what?

Glass escalator

Karaoke booth

Bonsai garden

Capsule hotel

15. Where will you find the 442m Willis Tower?

Berlin

Chicago

Auckland

New York

16. In which Swedish city will you find the Turning Torso?

Stockholm

Gothenburg

Visby

Malmö

17. What is the tallest building in Australia?

Q1

Brisbane Skytower

Aurora Melbourne

Melbourne Skydeck

18. How many floors does Taipei’s tallest skyscraper, once the tallest in the world, have?

100

101

125

130

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