Travel Trivia Quiz: Famous Landmarks in Europe

Welcome to a quiz dedicated to famous landmarks in Europe! While limited to only 20 questions, this certainly isn’t an exhaustive quiz about all the landmarks found across the pond. But we still managed to fit quite a lot in and give you travel nerds a way to test your knowledge about European history and culture. From the Colosseum in Rome to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Europe is full of amazing and historic landmarks that should be on everyone’s bucket list.

In this quiz, we found 20 interesting facts about European landmarks that you may or may not know. Are you up to the task? Don’t forget to log in to get your score on the leaderboard!

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Travel Trivia: 20 Questions About Famous European Landmarks

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1. Question 1 of 20

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   Match the landmark to the country that it resides in.

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   • Italy
   • England
   • Germany
   • Turkey

   • Pantheon

   • Big Ben

   • Cologne Cathedral

   • Hagia Sophia
2. Question 2 of 20

   2. Question

   What castle has the distinctive honor of being the most besieged fortress in Europe?

   • Prague Castle
   • Edinburgh Castle
   • Wawel Castle
   • Neuschwanstein Castle
3. Question 3 of 20

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   Select all the landmarks that are found in Italy.

   • Parthenon
   • Trevi Fountain
   • St. Peter's Basilica
   • Colosseum
   • Sagrada Família
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   Select all the landmarks that are found in London, England.

   • London Eye
   • Statue of Liberty
   • Buckingham Palace
   • Tower Bridge
   • Pantheon
5. Question 5 of 20

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   Select all the famous landmarks in Europe that were built for a World’s Fair.

   • Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
   • Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy
   • Atomium in Brussels, Belgium
   • Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
   • Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain
6. Question 6 of 20

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   What iconic castle in Germany was the inspiration for the popular Disney movie Sleeping Beauty?

   • Hohenzollern Castle
   • Neuschwanstein Castle
   • Eltz Castle
   • Dresden Castle
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   What historic monument can be found within the Acropolis of Athens in Athens, Greece?

   • Temple of Olympian Zeus
   • Sanctuary of Delphi
   • The Parthenon
   • Meteora
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   What European landmark throughout history has been a museum and seat of Eastern Orthodox Christianity but is currently a mosque (since the 15th century)?

   • Hagia Sophia
   • Blue Mosque
   • Alhambra Palace
   • Sagrada Família
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   What European castle is the largest coherent castle complex in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records?

   • Edinburgh Castle
   • Schönbrunn Palace
   • Alhambra Palace
   • Prague Castle
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    What famous religious structure has Michelangelo’s famed painting on the ceiling?

    • Hagia Sophia
    • St. Peter’s Basilica
    • Notre Dame Cathedral
    • Sistine Chapel
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    What is the name of the giant Ferris wheel in London, England, that has become a significant landmark in the city?

    • London Observation Wheel
    • High Roller Wheel
    • London Eye
    • London Ferris Wheel
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    12. Question

    What French landmark was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806?

    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Notre Dame Cathedral
    • Palace of Versailles
    • Eiffel Tower
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    Brandenburg Gate is a monument of great historical significance in Berlin, Germany. Above all else, what is it meant to symbolize? Hint: When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Brandenburg Gate was where thousands of people celebrated the momentous occasion.

    • Democracy
    • Peace
    • Love
    • Capitalism
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    14. Question

    What do the two cities of Venice, Italy, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, have in common?

    • Canals that flow through the city
    • The use of tulips displayed as décor throughout the city in Spring
    • Bicycles are the main form of transportation
    • Each city has a religious structure that goes back to the 16th century
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    True or False? The Eiffel Tower has a paint color named after it, called Eiffel Tower Brown. The iconic landmark has to be repainted every 7 years.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False? You cannot go inside the Atomium structure in Brussels, Belgium.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False? The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in Rome, Italy.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False? The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, attracts more visitors per year than the Louvre in Paris, France.

    • True
    • False
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    True or False? Although construction on the Cologne Cathedral began in 1248, it wasn’t completed until 1880.

    • True
    • False
20. Question 20 of 20

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    True or False? The Tower of London is a bell tower.

    • True
    • False

More About Famous Landmarks In Europe

Need to study more about European landmarks? We’ve got several answers to the quiz – plus much more – in our facts about famous landmarks in Europe post. Or if you want to learn some facts about other landmarks around the world, check out our post of fascinating facts about world landmarks.