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Wonders of the world and UNESCO gems

Twelve questions on wonders of the world and unesco gems. Look closely: the most familiar answer is not always the right one.

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Rani-ki-Vav at Patan in India is an elaborate example of which structure?

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1. Rani-ki-Vav at Patan in India is an elaborate example of which structure?
- A. Fortified gateway
- B. Astronomical observatory
- C. Royal granary
- D. Stepwell (answer)
Rani-ki-Vav is a subterranean water-storage structure designed as an inverted temple.
2. The eleven medieval churches at Lalibela in Ethiopia were principally created by which method?
- A. Assembling timber frames
- B. Stacking fired bricks
- C. Carving into living rock (answer)
- D. Casting concrete vaults
Lalibela's churches were cut from rock rather than assembled from conventional building blocks.
3. Borobudur Temple Compounds stand on which Indonesian island?
- A. Sumatra
- B. Bali
- C. Sulawesi
- D. Java (answer)
Borobudur is a Buddhist temple complex in central Java.
4. Which three countries share the UNESCO-listed Wadden Sea?
- A. Belgium, Netherlands and Germany
- B. Netherlands, Germany and Denmark (answer)
- C. Germany, Denmark and Sweden
- D. France, Belgium and Netherlands
The property encompasses protected intertidal areas in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
5. Dragon's blood trees are strongly associated with which UNESCO-listed archipelago belonging to Yemen?
- A. Seychelles
- B. Comoros
- C. Zanzibar
- D. Socotra (answer)
Socotra is renowned for its endemic flora, including umbrella-shaped dragon's blood trees.
6. The monumental stone figures of Rapa Nui National Park are known by which name?
- A. Stupas
- B. Dolmens
- C. Torii
- D. Moai (answer)
Moai are the monumental stone figures erected by the people of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island.
7. Göreme's rock-hewn sanctuaries are part of which Turkish region?
- A. Lycia
- B. Thrace
- C. Cappadocia (answer)
- D. Pontus
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia preserve cave settlements and Byzantine sanctuaries.
8. Which city is nicknamed the 'Manhattan of the desert' for its closely packed tower buildings?
- A. Sana'a
- B. Shibam (answer)
- C. Ghadamès
- D. Djenné
Yemen's walled city of Shibam is famous for its tall earthen buildings and vertical urban planning.
9. The sharp 'forest' of needles at Tsingy de Bemaraha is formed principally from which rock?
- A. Basalt
- B. Slate
- C. Limestone (answer)
- D. Granite
The tsingy are eroded limestone formations within a karst landscape.
10. The historic churches of Mtskheta stand in which country?
- A. Romania
- B. Bulgaria
- C. Armenia
- D. Georgia (answer)
Mtskheta was a former capital of Georgia and preserves important medieval churches.
11. What material characterises the traditional buildings of Taos Pueblo?
- A. Bamboo
- B. Coral blocks
- C. Marble
- D. Adobe (answer)
Taos Pueblo's dwellings and ceremonial structures are built from adobe, an earthen building material.
12. Which Botswana wetland became the 1,000th World Heritage inscription in 2014?
- A. Chobe floodplain
- B. Lake Ngami
- C. Makgadikgadi Pans
- D. Okavango Delta (answer)
UNESCO announced the Okavango Delta as the 1,000th inscription during its 2014 Doha session.

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