In this Spanish Difficult Review quiz you will get to review some of the world’s most famous landmarks. What are landmarks? Landmarks are commonly recognized and prominent natural or manmade features. These landmarks represent natural wonders, historic events, personal achievements and societal accomplishments. The world that we live in is filled with landmarks. Therefore, for this Spanish vocabulary quiz, you are about to learn the Spanish names of several of these magnificent landmarks. Have you seen any of them? Do you recognize any of them? Well, now you will be able to talk about them in both English and in Spanish! So, let’s take a look as some of the World’s famous landmarks!
ENGLISH | SPANISH |
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Acropolis | Acrópolis [f] (in Athens, Greece) |
Alamo | Álamo [m] (in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.) |
Basilica of Saint Peter | Basílica de San Pedro [f] (in Vatican City) |
Chichén Itzá | Chichén Itzá [m] (in Mexico – Mayan culture) |
Clock Tower (Big Ben) | torre de reloj [f] (in London, England) |
Eiffel Tower | Torre Eiffel [f] (in Paris, France) |
Empire State Building | Edificio Empire State [m] (in New York, NY, U.S.) |
Giza Pyramid | Pirámide de Giza [f] (near Cairo, Egypt) |
Golden Gate Bridge | Puente Golden Gate [m] (in San Francisco, CA, U.S.) |
Grand Canyon | Gran Cañón [m] (in Arizona, U.S.) |
Great Wall of China | Gran Muralla China [f] (in China) |
Kremlin | Kremlin [m] (in Moscow, Russia) |
Leaning Tower of Pisa | Torre Inclinada de Pisa [f] (in Pisa, Italy) |
London Bridge | Puente de Londres [m] (in London, England) |
Mount Ararat | Monte Ararat [m] (in Turkey) |
Mount Rushmore | Monte Rushmore [m] (in South Dakota, U.S.) |
Palace of Versailles | Palacio de Versalles [m] (in France) |
Pantheon | Panteón [m] (in Rome, Italy) |
Roman Colosseum | Coliseo Romano [m] (in Rome, Italy) |
Sphinx | esfinge [f] (near Cairo, Egypt) |
Statue of Liberty | Estatua de la Libertad [f] (in the U.S.) |
Stonehenge | Stonehenge [m] (in England) |
Sydney Opera House | Casa de la Ópera de Sídney [f] (in Sydney, Australia) |
Taj Mahal | Taj Mahal [m] (in India) |
White House | Casa Blanca [f] (in Washington, D.C., U.S.) |
Do not forget to look at where each landmark can be found as you will need to know this information for some of the quiz questions. The quiz section contains either a sentence with an all capitalized landmark in English, a blank space or a question that needs to be answered so pay close attention to what you are required to do. Try not to look back on this Introduction as you take the quiz. Challenge yourself to not look back!