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Ancient Sites - Hard Part 2

A quiz on Ancient Sites - Hard Part 2

Difficulty:
hard
Questions:
12

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Questions in this quiz

Q1. Sigiriya, the ancient rock fortress sometimes called Lion Rock, is located in which modern country?

  • • India
  • • Sri Lanka
  • • Nepal
  • • Myanmar

Q2. Derinkuyu, a vast ancient underground city, is located in which modern country?

  • • Turkey
  • • Iran
  • • Greece
  • • Jordan

Q3. Choquequirao, a remote Inca site sometimes compared to Machu Picchu, is located in which modern country?

  • • Bolivia
  • • Ecuador
  • • Peru
  • • Chile

Q4. The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa are located in which modern country?

  • • Iran
  • • Uzbekistan
  • • Afghanistan
  • • Turkmenistan

Q5. Kourion, an ancient city-kingdom with a famous Greco-Roman theatre, is located in which modern country?

  • • Greece
  • • Turkey
  • • Lebanon
  • • Cyprus

Q6. Ugarit, an ancient city known for early alphabetic writing, is located in which modern country?

  • • Syria
  • • Lebanon
  • • Iraq
  • • Israel

Q7. The Tarxien Temples, a prehistoric temple complex, are located in which modern country?

  • • Cyprus
  • • Greece
  • • Malta
  • • Italy

Q8. Butrint, an ancient city with Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Venetian layers, is located in which modern country?

  • • Montenegro
  • • Albania
  • • Croatia
  • • Slovenia

Q9. Gonur Depe, a major Bronze Age site of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, is located in which modern country?

  • • Turkmenistan
  • • Tajikistan
  • • Kazakhstan
  • • Kyrgyzstan

Q10. Timgad, a Roman city laid out with a striking grid plan, is located in which modern country?

  • • Tunisia
  • • Algeria
  • • Morocco
  • • Libya

Q11. Chan Chan, the capital of the ancient Chimu Kingdom, is located in which modern country?

  • • Ecuador
  • • Bolivia
  • • Peru
  • • Colombia

Q12. Sarmizegetusa Regia, the capital of ancient Dacia before Roman conquest, is located in which modern country?

  • • Bulgaria
  • • Serbia
  • • Hungary
  • • Romania