Seven Wonders of the Ancient World quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which famous queen ruled Egypt from the home of the ancient Lighthouse?

   Answer: Cleopatra

   Why: Ptolemy I started the Pharos lighthouse and Ptolemy II finished it about 280 BC, over two centuries before Cleopatra's reign.

2. 2 Medium

   What finally destroyed the Lighthouse of Alexandria?

   Answer: Earthquakes

   Why: A tremor in 956 sheared about 20 metres off the top, and by 1349 the traveller Ibn Battuta found the ruin impossible to enter.

3. 3 Hard

   How many columns supported the massive Temple of Artemis?

   Answer: 127

   Why: Pliny the Elder recorded each column at sixty Roman feet, with thirty six of them carved with reliefs around the base.

4. 4 Easy

   What is an ancient Egyptian stone coffin called?

   Answer: Sarcophagus

   Why: The King's Chamber sarcophagus is wider than the room's doorway, showing builders placed it before roofing the chamber.

5. 5 Medium

   Which wonder was built as a victory monument after a failed siege?

   Answer: The Colossus

   Why: Chares of Lindos, a pupil of the sculptor Lysippos, began the work in 292 BC and finished it in 280 BC.

6. 6 Hard

   What material gave the Statue of Zeus its lifelike, glowing skin?

   Answer: Polished plates of ivory

   Why: Pausanias wrote that olive oil, held by a raised rim at the statue's feet, shielded its ivory from the damp of Olympia's marshy grove.