This week’s quiz takes us to museums around the world. Enjoy!

1. Displays of Triceratops and Torosaurus dinosaurs are found at the … a. Denver Zoo; b. Fiske Planetarium c. Denver Museum of Nature & Science

2. Following the “Jello brick road,” you are at the Jell-O Museum in … a. Des Moines, Iowa; b. Le Roy, N.Y.; c. Cincinnati

3. After strolling through El Parque del Retiro in Madrid, you can enjoy a visit to the nearby … a. Sansevero Chapel Museum; b. Gaudi House Museum; c. Prado Museum

4. Entering The Art Institute of Chicago, you are greeted by two large stone … a. tigers; b. lions; c. wolves

5. Which museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, stands as a memorial to the millions of lives lost during Pol Pot’s reign of terror? a. Khao Yai; b. Tuol Sleng; c. Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall

6. Considered Europe’s oldest public museum, the Capitoline Museum in Rome began as an art collection in which year? a. 1685; b. 1471; c. 1522

7. Which museum in Egypt will soon house King Tut’s artifacts? a. Abdeen Palace Museum; b. Grand Egyptian Museum; c. Nubian Museum

8. On the island of Bornholm, Denmark, you can enjoy visiting a museum dedicated to … a. bicycling; b. space; c. windmills

9. The Ringling Circus Museum in Sarasota, Fla., is located about 10 miles from which white sand beach? a. Key West; b. Siesta Key; c. Cocoa Beach

10. The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, is known for … a. its dedicated display of traditional Russian foods; b. a bronze life-size statue of Vladimir Lenin; c. having the largest collection of paintings in the world.

Answers

1. Denver Museum of Nature & Science; 2. Le Roy, N.Y.; 3. Prado Museum; 4. lions; 5. Tuol Sleng; 6. 1471; 7. Grand Egyptian Museum; 8. windmills; 9. Siesta Key; 10. having the largest collection of paintings in the world.

Diane Jensen Valvano is a social worker and reader of The Denver Post who loves travel and geography and learning about new places.