Memorize these and you could recognize 22.8% of all Landmarks clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Golden Gate Bridge | 12 | Its 2 bridge towers, tallest in the world, are painted orange, not gold |
| 2 | Westminster Abbey | 8 | The coronation throne of England is in the chapel of Edward the Confessor here |
| 3 | the Eiffel Tower | 8 | Built of more than 18,000 metal parts & 2.5 million rivets, it was the world's tallest manmade structure from 1889 to 1930 |
| 4 | the Statue of Liberty | 7 | According to the famous poem, its name is "Mother of Exiles" |
| 5 | the Leaning Tower of Pisa | 7 | In January 1987, a 141' necktie was hung off this Italian landmark, but it looked a little crooked |
| 6 | the Arc de Triomphe | 7 | Napoleon commissioned this Paris landmark which wasn't completed until 15 years after his death |
| 7 | the Taj Mahal | 7 | Passages from the Koran decorate the outside of this marble tomb at Agra, India |
| 8 | the Space Needle | 7 | Opened in 1962, its paint included Astronaut White for the supports & Re-entry Red for the "halo" |
| 9 | the Sphinx | 6 | This Egyptian landmark made headlines in February 1988 when a chunk of its shoulder fell off |
| 10 | the Colosseum | 6 | Originally with a retractable roof, this Roman landmark could have been called Gladiatordome |
| 11 | Mount Rushmore | 6 | The heads that make up this national memorial are each about 60 feet tall & each was dedicated at separate times during the 1930s |
| 12 | the Sydney Opera House | 6 | Its roof was designed to look like sails in Sydney Harbor |
| 13 | the Hoover Dam | 6 | 726 feet tall, this structure stands in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River |
| 14 | Venice | 5 | Harry's Bar off this city's Grand Canal owes its fame to Ernest Hemingway |
| 15 | the Washington Monument | 5 | Landmark shown under construction inthis1879 photo: |
| 16 | Stonehenge | 5 | Some believe this megalithic monument near Salisbury, Eng. was an astronomical observatory |
| 17 | London Bridge | 5 | In the nursery rhyme, it's the bridge that "is falling down" |
| 18 | Big Ben | 5 | Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour |
| 19 | the Bridge of Sighs | 4 | A bridge over the Cam River in Cambridge, England is named after this soulful one in Venice |
| 20 | the Brandenburg Gate | 4 | Completed in 1791, it was reopened in 1989 after being closed for 28 years |
| 21 | the Alamo | 4 | From the Spanish for "Cottonwood", the site where Jim Bowie & Davy Crockett died |
| 22 | Scotland | 4 | Traquair, the oldest inhabited castle in this U.K. country, is home to the Maxwell Stuart family |
| 23 | the Tower of London | 4 | For centuries, the Chief Warder has locked its gates each night at 10 |
| 24 | the Little Mermaid | 3 | Once beheaded, later blindfolded, it's Copenhagen Harbor's tribute to Hans C. Andersen |
| 25 | the George Washington Bridge | 3 | It's the only bridge connecting Manhattan with New Jersey, no lie |
| 26 | the CN Tower | 3 | Sure, it's 1,815 feet tall, but its elevators can rise at 20 feet per second! You'll be home in Toronto in no time! |
| 27 | the Brooklyn Bridge | 3 | Opened in 1883, it spans the East River into lower Manhattan |
| 28 | the Berlin Wall | 3 | In a June 1987 speech, Reagan challenged Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" |
| 29 | Tennessee | 3 | You'll flip when you check out the Wonderworksbuildingin Pigeon Forge in this state |
| 30 | Sugarloaf | 3 | In Brazil this mountain is called Pão de Açúcar |
| 31 | Rome | 3 | City where you'd find landmark in this song:"Three coins in the fountain" |
| 32 | Plymouth Rock | 3 | First identified in 1741, it split while being dragged to Liberty Pole Square in 1774 |
| 33 | Philadelphia | 3 | This city has bridges named for Walt Whitman, Betsy Ross & Ben Franklin |
| 34 | Michigan | 3 | The Mackinac Bridge links the 2 land masses of this state |
| 35 | Istanbul | 3 | 2 continents, Europe & Asia, are linked by world's 5th longest suspension bridge in this city |
| 36 | Independence Hall | 3 | The state house in Philadelphia is now called this |
| 37 | Gibraltar | 3 | Tradition says as long as the Barbary apes remain here, the British will too |
| 38 | Fort Knox | 3 | Site where you can visit Gen. George S. Patton museum as well as gold bullion depository |
| 39 | Florence | 3 | If you want to see where the Medici skeletons are buried go to this city's Church of San Lorenzo |
| 40 | Chicago | 3 | The original Hull House founded by Jane Addams & Ellen Starr is on the campus of this city's U. |
| 41 | Buckingham Palace | 3 | The marble arch was to be its entrance way, but was too narrow for the state coach to pass through |
| 42 | the White House | 3 | The building on the back of a $20 bill |
| 43 | the Suez Canal | 3 | Closed from 1967-1975, this Middle Eastern canal was later enlarged to accommodate supertankers |
| 44 | the Seine | 3 | The Alexandre III Bridgewas built only 20 feet above this river so it wouldn't obstruct the view from the Champs-Elysees |
| 45 | the Old North Church | 3 | A bell in its steeple is inscribed: "We are the first ring of bells cast for the British Empire in North America" |
| 46 | Jefferson | 3 | A memorial was dedicated to this president on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of his birth |
| 47 | Vietnam | 2 | On weekend nights, the famous Dragon Bridgein Da Nang in this countryspewsfire & water |
| 48 | Turkey | 2 | To share in the toll income from the Bosporus Bridge, you can buy bonds issued by this country |
| 49 | the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | 2 | Established in 1921, it bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God" |
| 50 | The Pentagon | 2 | 17 mos. & 5 sides after 1943 groundbreaking, it became world's largest office building |