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                                    Q       UI          Z     !
                                    QUIZ!


                 Do the quiz.                                       5                  The Romans built Hadrian’s Wall
                                                                                       2,000 years ago. But which two
                Famous Landmarks                                                           countries does it separate?


                 1   The Statue of Liberty in
                     New York City is 93 m tall                                           a   France and Italy
                     and it’s over 120 years old.
                     But who was it a gift from?                                          b   England and Scotland
                                                                                          c   Wales and England
                     a   the French
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                     b   the Canadians                              6                        Mt Rushmore is in South
                                                                                         Dakota, USA. It has 18-metre
                     c   the English                                                       tall sculptures of American
                                                                                            presidents. But how many
                                                                                           presidents are there on the
                 2         The Sydney Opera House sits in the middle                                     mountain?
                           of Sydney Harbour in Australia. Jørn Utzon
                          designed the building, but what did he want
                                                  it to look like?
                                                                                  a   four    b   five   c   six
                     a   the sails of a boat

                     b   the waves in the sea                       7   Uluru is a huge rock in the middle of Australia.
                                                                        At sunset it glows a bright colour.
                     c   the wings of a bird                            But which colour?
                                                                                             a

                 3          Stonehenge is a circle of stones in the UK.
                         Each stone weighs between four tons to over
                                     twenty tons. But when did the    b                      c
                                           ancient Britons build it?


                     a   2,000 years ago

                     b   3,000 years ago                            8      There is a very famous large clock in the centre
                                                                             of London, next to the Houses of Parliament.
                     c   5,000 years ago                                   You can hear its chimes all over London. People
                                                                            have been using the name Big Ben to describe
                                                                            the tower, the clock and the bell. However, the
                 4          Niagara Falls lies between Canada and the                  name was actually first given to:
                          USA. 3,160 tons of water flows over it every
                          second. In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became
                         the first woman to go over the falls. But what
                                                  did she do it in?
                                                                          a   the clock  b   the tower  c   the bell



                                                                           PROJECT
                    a   a boat     b   a barrel    c   a basket
                                                                           Make a quiz!

                                                                           Search the Internet and find information
                                                                           about other famous landmarks. Make a quiz
                                                                 ANSWERS: 1. a / 2. a / 3. c / 4. b / 5. b / 6. a / 7. b / 8. c
                                                                           with the facts you find and give it to your
                                                                           classmates to check their knowledge.


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