ibelieu2021-10-17 20:37:20

These here below are some trivia questions and matching pictures about Rome.  See if you can get all of the trivia questions right.  :)

 

Q1:    What river passes through the seven hills of Rome?

 

Q2:    Arch of Constantine is one of three surviving ancient Roman triumphal arches in Rome.  It is located next to a most famous landmark.  What is that landmark.

 

Q3:    The Colosseum is an amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome.  It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world today, despite its age.  How many people could it hold?

 

Q4:   What is the most popular food in Rome?

 

Q5:   The earliest sections of China's Great Wall were built around the 7th century BC.  The earliest defensive wall around Rome was built around the 4th Century BC.  What's the name of that wall.

 

Q6:   The Vatican Museums are one of the largest art museums in the world.  How many art works do they contain?

 

Q7:   Who painted "The Creation of Adam"?

 

Q8:  This church (basilica) in Vatican City is considered the greatest of all churches of Christendom.  What is its name?

 

Q9:  Raphael designed the uniforms for the Vatican Swiss guards;  True or false?

 

Q10:  What movie starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck made the Spanish Steps famous?

 

Q11:   Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers was featured in a novel by Dan Brown.  What's the name of that novel?

 

Q12:   This circular Roman Temple dating from around the 2nd Century BC is the oldest surviving marble building in Rome.  Can you name it?

 

Q3:  At the peak of Rome's development, no fewer than 29 great military highways radiated from the capital, and the empire's 113 provinces were interconnected by 372 great roads.  The whole comprised more than 400,000 kilometres of roads, of which over 80,500 kilometres were stone-paved.  This gave rise to a popular saying about Rome and roads.  What is that saying?

 

Ok, no more questions; just some more pictures of Rome, the Eternal City.

 

 

米粒妈妈2021-10-17 20:47:24
地方都去过,但问题大多都不会,惭愧啊!试着答3个
米粒妈妈2021-10-17 20:50:40
Q2: Palatine Hill?
ibelieu2021-10-17 20:56:24
Excellent job! Pasta maybe just as popular as the other. :)
米粒妈妈2021-10-17 20:59:29
pizza then
ibelieu2021-10-17 21:00:49
Oh, so close! It's on that hill, but not "next to" it. :)
ibelieu2021-10-17 21:04:02
Yes, viva la pizza! :)
米粒妈妈2021-10-17 21:09:48
Colosseum
ibelieu2021-10-17 21:17:20
YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
妖妖灵2021-10-17 21:57:20
Q4.Pizza. Q10. Rome Holiday. 别的都不会:)一直想去欧洲,什么时候成行就好了:)
ibelieu2021-10-17 22:08:38
Good answers! We may be able to start travels
移花接木2021-10-18 00:14:03
拍真精彩,被大师问哭了,不作弊肯定是不及格
ibelieu2021-10-18 00:33:08
欢迎“作弊", 古狗学来的也是知识,以后旅游有用着呢。:)
青松站2021-10-18 14:53:05
Morning Professor-:))
ibelieu2021-10-18 15:02:46
Morning,青松!Had a profession, but never a professor. :)
ibelieu2021-10-18 15:06:07
BTW, Italian stone pines are beautiful.
雪晶2021-10-18 21:36:18
天哪,这么多照片,帮你补一张:Where is here?
ibelieu2021-10-18 22:29:40
谢谢补充! 这是和Q11下的第一张同样的雕塑。
雪晶2021-10-18 23:24:44
嘻嘻,我的是夜景,局部全面,纯补充~~~
ibelieu2021-10-18 23:41:31
你的夜景可比我的难拍,棒!
妖妖灵2021-10-19 01:49:41
@@@ 首位猜中:米粒妈妈 @@@
LYJiang2021-10-19 18:52:06
Rome was built in less than one day. Thank you!
甜虫虫2021-10-19 21:33:25
The pictures are all so impressive. Thanks for sharing!
ibelieu2021-10-19 21:49:21
About three hours, to be exact, to PS those photos. :)
ibelieu2021-10-19 21:50:01
You are more than welcome!
beautifulwind2021-10-20 23:07:57
恭喜Ibelieu。首页进来,谢谢网管,复活群魔活动 罗马罗马 推荐成功
古树羽音2021-10-21 02:52:24
"条条大道通罗马",明白了为什么人人都要去“罗马”,真是罗马!
ibelieu2021-10-21 03:53:45
谢谢羽音来访。是,古罗马人蛮厉害的哈。
樱紫2021-10-21 16:24:32
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