Beefy's 7 Wonders Quiz

[beefy]

Here you go this will test your current knowledge as well as that from times gone by.

Please limit yourself to 10 answers or parts there of within a 12 hours time span to give everyone a go. If you go for more than 10 its a 5pt deduction for each one so big penalties on this one.

Part One

The Original 7 wonders of the ancient world

Q1. Who compiled the original list and how long ago was it? 2pt
Q2. Which ancient wonder still stands today? 1pt
Q3. Which ancient wonder lived the shortest, how long did it take to build and how long did it last? 3pts
Q4. Which Greek God (not Zeus) was symbolized by an ancient wonder? 1pt
Q5. Which of the ancient wonders had a practical use and what was its function? 2pts
Q6. How did the answer to Q5 work? 2pts
Q7. What ancient wonder was build to celebrate the first Olympic games and where were they held? 2pts
Q8. In which year did the Pagans close the temple which housed the wonder Q7 is looking for and why? 2pts
Q9. What famous site is said to have once stood on the banks of the Euphrates River in Iraq? 1pt
Q10. Bodrum as it is known today was once the site of what famous tomb? 1pt
Q11. Parts of the tomb in Bodrum can still be viewed today in which well known museum in London 1pt
Q12. The Temple of Artemis was destroyed on three separate occasions but after each it returned and some of the ruins are still there today, when were these 3 acts of destruction carried out and by whom? 6pts
Total 24pts

Part Two

The new 7 wonders of the modern world

Q13 How tall is the famous statue that stands in Rio de Janeiro? 1pt
Q14. The Great Wall of china took many years to build, in which century did it start and finish? 2pts
Q15. The most famous stretch of the Great Wall was built in 200 BC who was the first Chinese Emperor on the throne at that time? 1pt
Q16. Only one of the new 7 wonders resides in Europe, what is it? 1pt
Q17. The answer to Q16 still influences many buildings built today what are they generally known as? 1pt
Q18. This new wonder was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, what is it? For bonus points what colour is the most famous part of it? and in what year was it discovered? 2pts + bonus of 3pts (max for good decription)
Q19. Which famous remote village was nominated and how high does it stand? 2pts
Q20. Kukulkan Temple stands at the centre of which famous site? How does this temple resemble a famous measurement of time, bonus points for a detailed explanation? 2pts + max 3 pts for explanation
Q21. The Taj Mahal was built in Agra but who was it built in memory of? How long did it take to build? 2pts
Q22. Why didn’t the pyramids make the new list? 1pt
Q23. Where is the new Seven Wonders HQ? 1pt

Total 22 points

Part Three

Q24. Name the remaining 14 wonders of the new world that did not make the final 7 14pts

Grand Total = 50 pts

good luck

Table to date

Tommo 38 pts
Wolfman 5 1/2pts
Sir KT 5 pts

[SirKT]

2. The Pyramid at Giza
4. Helios the Sun God
5. The Lighthouse of Alexandria - self explanatory?
7. Olympia
9. The Temple of Artemis
10. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Nice quiz, Beefy.

Part One
Q1. Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)

Q3. The Colossus of Rhodes, 12 years to build, destroyed by earthquake after only 56 years in 224BC.

Q6. It used a fire and reflective mirrors. Its light was said to have been visible from a ship at least 40 miles out into the Med.

Q8. 435BC - to install Phidias's monumental statue of Zeus ?

Q12.
1)356 BC in an act of arson committed by Herostratus - purely to make a name for himself.
2) 262 AD during a raid by the Goths.
3) In 401 AD by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom.

Part Two
Q18. Petra in Jordan, discovered by Burckhardt in 1812. Described in a sonnet as "a rose-red city half as old as time".
The exterior of the holy temple of Al Khazneh, carved out of the sandstone rock cliff-face, was used as a setting in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which it represented the entrance to the final resting place of the Holy Grail.

11. The Elgin Marbles

[beefy]

tommo said:

Nice quiz, Beefy.

Part One
Q1. Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)

I was simply looking for the answer of Greek Scholars + older than 2200 years so I guess I will have to find some extra points for this answer

Original 2 pts + 2pts (nice answer)

Q3. The Colossus of Rhodes, 12 years to build, destroyed by earthquake after only 56 years in 224BC.

Correct 3 pts

Q6. It used a fire and reflective mirrors. Its light was said to have been visible from a ship at least 40 miles out into the Med.

Correct answer 2pts

Q8. 435BC - to install Phidias's monumental statue of Zeus ?

Incorrect

Q12.
1)356 BC in an act of arson committed by Herostratus - purely to make a name for himself.
2) 262 AD during a raid by the Goths.
3) In 401 AD by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom.

Correct answer 6pts
Part Two
Q18. Petra in Jordan, discovered by Burckhardt in 1812. Described in a sonnet as "a rose-red city half as old as time".
The exterior of the holy temple of Al Khazneh, carved out of the sandstone rock cliff-face, was used as a setting in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which it represented the entrance to the final resting place of the Holy Grail.

Corect Answer with some good explanation and bonus Trivia 5pts

You answered the following

Q1 2 parts worth 2 pts + bonus 2pts = 4pts
Q3 3 parts worth 3 pts
Q6 2 parts worth 2 pts
Q12 6 parts worth 6pts
Q18 2 parts worth 2 pts + bonus 3 pyts = 5pts

Total = 20pts

Now I could deduct 5pts for each offense over the 10 parts I mentioned above but I will let you get away with 1 deduction of 5 pts as 15 parts is more than 10 so you are deducted 5pts the equivalent of the bonus points

Total = 15pts

[beefy]

regg3y said:

11. The Elgin Marbles

I did not ask for the name of the remains but instead where some of the remains can be seen on display in London - Try again.

[beefy]

sirkt said:

2. The Pyramid at Giza - Correct 1pt
4. Helios the Sun God - correct 1pt
5. The Lighthouse of Alexandria - self explanatory?

1pt for the light house but what did it gaurd ?

7. Olympia - correct 1pt but what was built there ?
9. The Temple of Artemis - Try its more famous name this is not the answer I have
10. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

1pt

Total Pts 5

[beefy]

Tommo 15 pts
Sir KT 5 pts

Tommo had points deducted for breaching the 10 part maximum if its not clear enough each point is one part. Next breach I will deduct more Beefy's in a mean mood today so be careful.

Time for another shot, this time at the modern ones.......
Part Two
13) 130 ft: Only sounds incredible when you compare it to our own Nelson's Column which actually stands 39ft taller (but in not such an imposing location !) The column is an impressive 151ft tall, but the sculpture of Nelson himself is a mere 18ft tall. Whereas the Redeemer is 130ft from head to toe !

14) Started 5th century BC, finished 16th century AD. Over 2000 years in the making !

15) Qin Shi Huang.

16) Rome's Colloseum.

17) Theatres - ones which are circular in shape. The Colosseum is the most famous example of an Ampitheatre. I got very excited at the prospect of visiting one whilst on holiday in Dorset about 10 years ago - there's a ruin called Maumbury Rings, just outside Dorchester. But wifey and I hated it as you could walk round it as it was littered with dogsh!te. :o

19) Machu Picchu, the "lost city of the Incas" in Peru. Its height above sea level is 2430m (7970 ft).

21) Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan the Mughal Emperor: it was 16 years in building (1632-1648)

[beefy]

tommo said:

Time for another shot, this time at the modern ones.......
Part Two
13) 130 ft: Only sounds incredible when you compare it to our own Nelson's Column which actually stands 39ft taller (but in not such an imposing location !) The column is an impressive 151ft tall, but the sculpture of Nelson himself is a mere 18ft tall. Whereas the Redeemer is 130ft from head to toe !

I have a different answer on this one I will need to double check back to an authentic source.

14) Started 5th century BC, finished 16th century AD. Over 2000 years in the making !

Correct 2 pts

15) Qin Shi Huang.

Correct 1pt

16) Rome's Colloseum.

Correct 1pt

17) Theatres - ones which are circular in shape. The Colosseum is the most famous example of an Ampitheatre. I got very excited at the prospect of visiting one whilst on holiday in Dorset about 10 years ago - there's a ruin called Maumbury Rings, just outside Dorchester. But wifey and I hated it as you could walk round it as it was littered with dogsh!te. :o

Correct 1pt

19) Machu Picchu, the "lost city of the Incas" in Peru. Its height above sea level is 2430m (7970 ft).

correct 2pt

21) Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah Jahan the Mughal Emperor: it was 16 years in building (1632-1648)

Correct 2 points - Giving you the second pt but my answer was 15 but could be 16 depending on how you interpret the dates

Total pts = 9pts and one incorrect

You stopped on the limit this time !

[beefy]

Thanks for the comments Tommo glad you liked it. I cam accross something on a website and thought what a great idea for a quiz so then went looking for the questions and answers.

Part Three
10 guesses as to which did not make the 'new' list.
1 The Easter Island Statues, near Chile, S.America
2 Statue of Liberty, New York, USA
3 Stonehenge, near Avebury, Wiltshire, England
4 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
5 The Alhambra (Moorish Palace), Granada, Spain
6 The Kremlin/St Basils Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
7 Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany
8 The Acropolis, Athens, Greece
9 Hagia Sophia (former basilica, later mosque, now a museum) in Istanbul, Turkey
10 Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.

Careful not to contravene anything this time ! ;)

[beefy]

All 10 correct tommo.

Looks like your the only one posting so go ahead and fee free to answer the rest,

Will put the answers up at the end of the week.

I'll have a go at tidying some of the earlier ones up..........

Part One
Q5 Pharos being an island within the Nile Delta across which stretches Alexandria, its lighthouse (reckoned to be taller than Salisbury Cathedral) guarded The Heptastadion (a giant bridge or rampart which connected Pharos to the mainland).
The Heptastadion separated two harbours and the lighthouse would have been a guide to shipping which would have to negotiate the harbours.

Q7 The 40ft tall statue of Zeus in ivory and gold, sculpted by Pheidias, housed in a temple: Zeus was seated on a magnificent throne of cedarwood, inlaid with ivory, gold, ebony, and precious stones. In his right hand there was a small statue of Nike, the goddess of victory, and in his left hand, a shining sceptre on which an eagle perched.

Q11 The Elgin Marbles are housed in the Duveen Gallery within the British Museum, London.

Q20 Chichen Itza, built by the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan in Mexico. The Kukulkan Temple at its centre is a "stepped pyramid" with a ground plan of square terraces with stairways up each of the 4 sides to the temple on top. On the Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes, at the rising and setting of the sun, the corner of the structure casts a shadow in the shape of a plumed serpent - Kukulcan, or Quetzalcoatl - along the side of the North staircase. On these two days, the shadows from the corner tiers slither down the northern side of the pyramid with the sun's movement. So the famous measurement of time to which you refer, and to which this can be compared, would be Stonehenge.

[beefy]

I didn't know that about Chitchen Itza even though I have been there and done the tours etc. what you have said is good but the reference to the time is not the one I am looking for. Your on the right line with equinox's etc but its a lot simpler than you think. here's a clue its a resemblance to time I am looking for.

Its quite a steep climb up the steps to the top patform of the Kukulkan Temple and not for the feint hearted coming down either.

Now for your answers -

5. I will give you this one as you said its for the ships in the port although your reference to the port is not quite what I was after.

The answer I was looking for was - Beacon for ships of the port of Alexandria now (El Iskandarîya)

7. Correct 1pt but I will give you an extra for the detailed answer. 2 pts

11. Correct 1pt

20. Chitchen Itza correct but the time part still not quite right 1pt

4 more points to Tommo

[WolfLord]

22.It is one of the Ancient 7 Wonders
23.The Le Corbusier museum in Zurich, Switzerland
24.Great Pyramid of Giza (horoury)
Angkor Wat
Kiyomizu Temple
Timbuktu

[beefy]

Need a bit more on answer 22 what you say is true but what reason was given for it being withdrawn ?

Give you 1/2pt

question 23 Correct 1 pt

Question 24 parts all correct 4pts

total 5 1/2pts

[CraigC]

Q8 The temple of Zeus was destroyed by an earthquake in the 5th century, so health & safety may have been involved. Before that, Constantine and his successors ordered the closing of pagan temples.

Q9 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. (the Temple of Artemis answered earlier was situated at Ephesus in western Turkey).

Q20 - Chichen Itza (anyone who has played the Civ games will recognise that). There are four sides, each has 91 steps with a final one at the top, making 365 days in the year.

As it doesn't seem like Beefy is going to return to finalise this one, I'll use my quizmeister's discretion to tidy it up thus :
6pts allowed to Craig for correct answers to 8, 9 and 20.

Final points:
1 tommo 38pts
2 CraigC 6pts
3 Wolfman 5.5pts
4 Sir KT 5pts