Museum Treasure Challenge

General Knowledge · 10 questions

Test your friends on the stories and details behind museum treasures—and see who spots the most clues.

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1. Near which Egyptian town was the Rosetta Stone found in 1799?

   1. Alexandria
   2. Rashid
   3. Luxor
   4. Aswan
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   B) Rashid

2. Which museum holds Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa?

   1. Prado Museum
   2. Musée d’Orsay
   3. Uffizi Gallery
   4. Louvre Museum
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   D) Louvre Museum

3. Which architect designed the Louvre’s glass pyramid?

   1. Frank Gehry
   2. Renzo Piano
   3. I. M. Pei
   4. Norman Foster
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   C) I. M. Pei

4. Which museum holds the Hope Diamond in its collection?

   1. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
   2. Natural History Museum, London
   3. Field Museum
   4. American Museum of Natural History
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   A) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

5. Which museum houses Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring?

   1. Rijksmuseum
   2. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
   3. Mauritshuis
   4. Van Gogh Museum
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   C) Mauritshuis

6. What material is Michelangelo’s famous statue of David, displayed in Florence, made of?

   1. Marble
   2. Wood
   3. Bronze
   4. Granite
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   A) Marble

7. The Terracotta Army is associated with the tomb complex of which Chinese ruler?

   1. Kangxi Emperor
   2. Qin Shi Huang
   3. Han Wudi
   4. Tang Taizong
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   B) Qin Shi Huang

8. Before becoming a museum, what was the Louvre in Paris used as for a long period?

   1. University
   2. Railway station
   3. Royal palace
   4. Opera house
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   C) Royal palace

9. What technique was used for most of the figures on the Bayeux Tapestry?

   1. Weaving
   2. Tapestry weaving
   3. Batik
   4. Embroidery
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   D) Embroidery

10. What is the main material of the Venus of Willendorf figurine?

    1. Ivory
    2. Clay
    3. Marble
    4. Limestone
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    D) Limestone