Great Museums of the World Trivia Questions

Sample Great Museums of the World Questions

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1. 1.This Paris museum, once a royal palace, is now home to the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.

   • The Louvre
   • Musée d'Orsay
   • Centre Pompidou
   • Palace of Versailles

2. 2.This massive museum complex on the National Mall in Washington D.C. comprises 21 museums and is free to enter.

   • The Getty Center
   • The Smithsonian Institution
   • The National Gallery
   • The Metropolitan Museum

3. 3.Leonardo da Vinci's most famous portrait, depicting a woman with an enigmatic smile, hangs behind bulletproof glass at this museum.

   • The Uffizi Gallery
   • The National Gallery London
   • The Louvre
   • The Prado

4. 4.This London museum houses the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, all with free admission.

   • The British Museum
   • The Victoria and Albert Museum
   • The National Gallery
   • Tate Modern

5. 5.This ancient stone, discovered in Egypt in 1799, provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphics and now resides in London.

   • The Code of Hammurabi
   • The Rosetta Stone
   • The Dead Sea Scrolls
   • The Sphinx Tablet

6. 6.This St. Petersburg museum, housed in the former Winter Palace of Russian tsars, is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world.

   • The Kremlin Museums
   • The Tretyakov Gallery
   • The Hermitage Museum
   • The Pushkin Museum

7. 7.This armless ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess of love was discovered on a Greek island and is now a Louvre treasure.

   • Venus de Milo
   • Winged Victory of Samothrace
   • The Discobolus
   • Diana of Versailles

8. 8.This Vatican chapel is famous for its ceiling painted by Michelangelo, including the iconic "Creation of Adam."

   • St. Peter's Basilica
   • The Sistine Chapel
   • The Pauline Chapel
   • The Raphael Rooms

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