Monday 8th September 2025
Difficulty: Medium
Cleopatra's Needle (Quiz #1,025)
Photo by Ethan Doyle White @ Wikipedia (Creative Commons)
Cleopatra's Needle in London is one of a pair of obelisks, together named Cleopatra's Needles, that were moved from the ruins of the Caesareum of Alexandria, in Egypt, in the 19th century.
1. Whereabouts in London is Cleopatra's Needle?
2. Where in the world is the "other" Cleopatra's Needle?
3. When the Needle was erected in 1878, a time capsule was concealed in the front part of the pedestal. It contained various contemporary objects, including 12 photographs of...what?
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