Famous statues quiz

David Whitley,

Many statues feel utterly interchangeable – a general on a horse, a long-dead politician. But every now and then, you come across one with a true wow factor. But do you know your giant Buddhas from you Merlions? Test your knowledge with this occasionally fiendish statues quiz…

Famous statues quiz

Many statues feel utterly interchangeable – a general on a horse, a long-dead politician. But every now and then, you come across one with a true wow factor. But do you know your giant Buddhas from you Merlions? Test your knowledge with this occasionally fiendish statues quiz…

1 / 10

Where would you find the 34 metre-tall Tian Tan Buddha near the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island?

2 / 10

In Columbus, Ohio, there is a 2.4 metre-tall statue of the winner of the 1970 Mr World competition. Which movie muscleman does it celebrate?

3 / 10

The Merlion, an 8.6 metre-tall mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, has become a symbol of which Asian city?

4 / 10

In Copenhagen, which 1.25 metre-tall bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen pays homage to a Hans Cristian Andersen character?

5 / 10

The strikingly red, 112 metre-tall Vishwas Swaroopam – or the Statue of Belief – looms over Nathdwara in Rajasthan, India. Which Hindu God – known as the Destroyer – does it depict?

6 / 10

Which statue, thought to date back to the second century BC, is one of the star attractions in the Louvre, Paris – despite having both of its arms broken off?

7 / 10

If you go to Tom Perry Park in Narromine, New South Wales, you’ll see a statue of an Australian cricketer who retired with a Test batting average of 7.36 and a rather more impressive bowling average. Who is it?

8 / 10

Which 30 metre-tall Art Deco statue by French-Polish artist Paul Landowski stands on top of Corcovado Mountain?

9 / 10

At the National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol Building, Washington DC, each US state donates two statues. Which state’s representatives are Dwight D Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart?

10 / 10

Which statue, designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, holds a tablet inscribed ‘JULY IV MDCCLXXVI’?

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