World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids-5/7-famous Landmarks

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The Taj Mahal is one of the world's most beautiful tombs. A tomb is a place where people are buried.

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The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built. It stretches about 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) across northern China.

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The Parthenon is a famous building in Athens, Greece. Long ago, the Greeks built it as a temple to honor Athena, the goddess of Athens. The Parthenon stands on a hill called the Acropolis, overlooking the city.

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The first known pyramid was made about 4,650 years ago for King Zoser. It was designed by Imhotep, a great Egyptian builder.

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The tower was built for a world's fair called the Universal Exposition of 1889. The tower rose 984 feet (300 meters) above the fairgrounds. At that time, it was the world's tallest structure.

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People began building the tower more than 800 years ago and finished it almost 200 years later. After the first three floors were built, the tower began to sink and lean over.

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Uluru is a huge rock shaped something like a loaf of bread. It is the world's largest single stone. It rises 1,100 feet (335 meters) above a desert in the middle of Australia. Uluru measures 5 miles (8 kilometers) all the way around. It is made of a type of rock called red sandstone. Uluru is sometimes called Ayers Rock.

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Niagara Falls really has two waterfalls. The Horseshoe Falls are in Canada, and the American Falls are in the United States.

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Big Ben is the name of a famous bell, clock, and clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London, England. The huge bell tolls every 15 minutes. It can be heard for 9 miles (14 kilometers).

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The statue was given to the United States by France in 1884. Its full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, built in France, and shipped to the United States. It stands about 151 feet (46 meters) tall.