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Quiz
- The world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, is in which city?
- What surpassed the Washington Monument in 1889 to become the tallest human-made structure in the world?
- As of 2023, what's the name of the tallest building in the United Kingdom?
- The Egyptian Great Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for thousands of years until which English cathedral was built in 1311?
- Which 102-story building was the tallest skyscraper in the world from 1931 to 1970?
- Officially the tallest in the world from 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Towers are in which Asian city?
- In which city is Willis Tower? When opened in 1973, it became the tallest building in the world for nearly 25 years.
- In which city did the Beetham Tower in 2006 become the tallest building in the UK outside of London?
- The world's tallest building, from 2004 to 2010, was located on which island?
- On 3 August 2013, which Chinese building became China's tallest and the world's second-tallest?
- Which early American skyscraper in Manhattan was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930?
- Once the tallest building in the UK, Canada Square is a skyscraper located in which business district of London?
- Germany's tallest building is the Commerzbank Tower in which city?
- Name the UK seaside tower completed 10 years after its Blackpool equivalent to become the tallest building in Britain?
- Q1 Tower, the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011, is located in which country?
- Which Art Deco skyscraper in New York City was the world's tallest building for 11 months after its completion in 1930?
Answers
- Dubai (in the United Arab Emirates)
- The Eiffel Tower
- The Shard
- Lincoln Cathedral
- The Empire State Building
- Kuala Lumpur
- Chicago
- Manchester
- Taiwan (it's called Taipei 101)
- Shanghai Tower
- The Woolworth Building
- Canary Wharf
- Frankfurt
- New Brighton Tower, Wallasey (neglected during WWI, it was dismantled in 1919)
- Australia (Q1 Tower is the tallest building in Australia)
- Chrysler Building