April 3, 2004

I wonder

According to a survey published in the Telegraph, only one person in 600 can name all seven wonders of the world.

This got me wondering. Paul and I just tried to list them... we got:

  • Taj Mahal
  • Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  • Great Wall of China
  • The Sphinx

Pretty pathetic. And mostly wrong.

Can you name them?

(Read on for answers)

Ok, it seems according to the Telegraph that there are two lists of wonders of the world. (I guess "14 wonders of the world" just wasn't catchy enough). Split between ancient and modern. Here they are. Remember this, they'll be in a pub quiz, you can bet your life.

Ancient wonders:

  • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  • Pharos of Alexandria
  • Zeus at Olympia
  • Colossus of Rhodes
  • The Great Pyramid
  • Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
  • Temple of Artemis, Ephesus

I'm embarrassed to say I hadn't heard of some of those.

The modern wonders - clearly the decision-making process for this version of the list was presided over by Americans - are:

  • The Empire State Building
  • The Golden Gate Bridge
  • The Taj Mahal
  • The Statue of Liberty
  • Niagra Falls
  • Table Mountain
  • Sydney Opera House

So now you know.

Posted by savs at April 3, 2004 2:36 PM