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About This Quiz
The statues in the United Kingdom don't speak (at least the non-magical, non-Harry Potter ones don't) but they do say quite a bit. Statues tell stories of what happened in the past and often represent the present. The ones that we've put together say a lot about what has happened in the United Kingdom, whether it be political, religious, athletic or otherwise. Do you know enough about this group of countries to name our (rather, their) statues? Let's find out!
Statues are popular in just about every country, big or small. They're a way to show homage to people or to show respect to a particular event; some are even erected purely for fun. No matter the reason, the United Kingdom is filled with them. Most of them tend to show royalty at their best; they include countless sculptures of queens, kings and princes of times past (and a few current as well). Besides their royals, the U.K. also has its fair share of horse and dog effigies. But can you recognize them all?ÂÂ
So if you're intrigued, and we can tell that you are, why don't you get started on this United Kingdom statues quiz! Good luck and God save the Queen!
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Which statue is this?
Little Mermaid
Mother Russia
Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is a sculpture located in Gateshead, England. It is, as the name suggests, a steel statue of an angel with wings measuring over 170 feet across.
Olmec Heads
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Which statue is this?
Mount Nemrut
Great Sphinx
Statue of Liberty
Henry VIII
The statue of Henry VIII was erected outside one of London's oldest hospitals because it is reportedly because of him that this place has survived. The hospital has been around since 1123.
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Which statue is this?
Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva was a woman who reportedly rode naked through Coventry, where her statue was erected because her husband taxed his tenants pretty ridiculously.
Lions of Delos
Christ the Redeemer
The Spring Temple Buddha
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Which statue is this?
Moai
Elizabeth I
The U.K., and the world on a whole has what seems like thousands of statues of this former British monarch. The one located in St. Dunstan-in-the-West is just one of them.
David Statue
The Knotted Gun
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Which statue is this?
Cristo de la Concordia
Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch was a French army general and marshal of at least four countries. He is best known for being a commander for the Allied Forces during World War I.
The Thinker
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
Colin Smith via Wikimedia Commons
Which statue is this?
Olmec Heads
African Renaissance Monument
Lord Shiva Statue
John
John was the King of England almost 1,000 years ago. He was the son of King Henry II and Duchess Eleanor.
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Which statue is this?
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Also known as The Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie is best known for being part of the 1745 uprising, a failed attempt to regain the British throne for his house.
Guan Yin of the South Sea
Statue of Liberty
Little Mermaid
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Which statue is this?
Alfred the Great
In Old English, his name means 'elf counsel.' He was the son of Aethelwulf of Wessex, and became king when his brother, Aethelred, died.
Lord Murugan
Mother Russia
Mactan Shrine
Ethan Doyle White via Wikimedia Commons
Which statue is this?
The Knotted Gun
Great Sphinx
William III
William III, also known as William of Orange, was the King of Scotland, Ireland and Englad for just over a decade. He was succeeded by Queen Anne, his sister-in-law.
Lions of Delos
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Which statue is this?
Arch of Reunification
Vulcan Statue
Emperors Yan and Huang
Aspire
This work of art is more like a sculpture than a statue and makes its home in Nottingham, England. It was, at one time, the tallest freestanding work of art in the UK.
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Which statue is this?
The Thinker
The Spring Temple Buddha
George VI
George VI was a big deal; he was the Emperor of India, the first man to become the Head of the Commonwealth and he was King of the U.K.
Mount Nemrut
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Which statue is this?
Tribute to Courage
Queen Victoria
Speaking of Emperors of India, this woman was the Empress of India. She was also the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; her reign lasted a long 60-plus years.
Cristo de la Concordia
Little Mermaid
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Which statue is this?
The Iron Man
Unfortunately, this controversial statue whose home was in Birmingham, was removed to make space for a Midland Metro tram line.
Statue of Liberty
Christ the Redeemer
Lord Shiva Statue
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Which statue is this?
Olmec Heads
David Statue
Lions of Delos
Edward VI
Edward VI was the King of two nations and was given the position at just 9 years old. His father was none other than Henry VIII, and his mother was Jane Seymour.
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Which statue is this?
Moai
Mother Russia
Lobey Dosser
The Lobey Dosser statue was a tribute to a cartoon strip that was drawn by Bud Neill.
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
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Which statue is this?
Mactan Shrine
Charles Darwin
The father of the modern-day study of evolution has been immortalized in the form of an effigy at the site of his former schoolhouse, which is currently the site of a library.
African Renaissance Monument
Vishnu Statue
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Which statue is this?
Richard I
Richard "The Lionheart," also known as Richard I, ruled England for a decade from 1189 until his death. A statue of him atop a horse, created by Baron Carlo Marochetti, stands proudly in Old Palace Yard.
The Knotted Gun
Lord Murugan
Mevlana Statue
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Which statue is this?
Peter Osgood
If you do what you love, a monument will be built in your memory one day; so proved the "The King of Stamford Bridge," who was an esteemed player for the Chelsea Football Club.
Guan Yin of the South Sea
Emperors Yan and Huang
Great Sphinx
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Which statue is this?
Cristo de la Concordia
Little Mermaid
Greyfriars Bobby
This statue is a memorial to the dog who stood guard at its master's grave for almost 15 years, until its death in 1872.
Vulcan Statue
Jim Linwood via Wikimedia Commons
Which statue is this?
Statue of Liberty
Anne
Known to some as bashful, and well-known for the commencement of a two-party system under her reign, this delicate queen stands golden on the balcony of the old Town Hall in Kingston-Upon-Thames.
Mount Nemrut
The Spring Temple Buddha
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Which statue is this?
Arch of Reunification
Tribute to Courage
B of the Bang
This now dismantled monument was meant to signify the dawn of a new day for Manchester; its intent was to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth games.
Hermannsdenkmal
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Which statue is this?
David Statue
Olmec Heads
Moai
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Previously thought to be a replica of Queen Anne by people of the Victorian era, it has now been deduced that the statue sitting in the northern end of Queen's square is instead, the patron of the arts and botany, Queen Charlotte.
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Which statue is this?
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
A replica of the image initially put up at the Mall in 2009, of the affable Queen Mother at age 51, was erected at Poundbury in 2016.
Lions of Delos
Lord Murugan
The Thinker
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Which statue is this?
Christ the Redeemer
Captain Scott
Robert Falcon Scott is a name synonymous with early Antarctic expeditions. In 2003, a statue by Jonathan Williams was unveiled in Cardiff to commemorate the 100th year of the Antarctic discovery.
Mother Russia
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
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Which statue is this?
Emperors Yan and Huang
African Renaissance Monument
George V
Standing at 10 feet tall, this statue was sculpted before WW II. It was hidden in a quarry while the war raged on and after much debate was finally laid to rest opposite the House of Lords.
Vishnu Statue
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Which statue is this?
The Knotted Gun
Little Mermaid
Moai
Charles I
Were it not for the foresight of a metalsmith who hid this until after the English civil war, this statue would have long been destroyed. It now maps out the exact center of London.
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Which statue is this?
Lord Shiva Statue
Anne of Denmark
Described by her coffin's inscription plate as "most serene," she is a featured sculpture on the famed Arch of Portland stone.
Mactan Shrine
Mevlana Statue
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Which statue is this?
Statue of Liberty
Great Sphinx
Mount Nemrut
Dream
With a foundation that is about 125 feet into the ground, this sculpture of the head and neck of a 9-year-old girl provides a creative contrast to the coal formerly mined in the area.
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Which statue is this?
Hermannsdenkmal
James II
James is portrayed as a Roman Emperor, complete with a wreath and Roman armor. This has done quite a lot of migration and has even spent time in storage.
Vulcan Statue
Arch of Reunification
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Which statue is this?
The Spring Temple Buddha
Guan Yin of the South Sea
Lions of Delos
Statue of Horatio Nelson
This was two firsts; one was that it was the first publicly supported statue in Birmingham.
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Which statue is this?
Lord Murugan
David Statue
Unity Trinity
The "Red Devils" statue was erected of three soccer players, Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law, who scored 665 goals between them from 1964 to 1968.
Cristo de la Concordia
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Which statue is this?
Little Mermaid
Eleanor Rigby
This statue which sits on Stanley Street, Liverpool, was inspired by a song of the same title by the Beatles.
Tribute to Courage
Mother Russia
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Which statue is this?
Floozie in the Jacuzzi
Formerly the central piece of a water fountain and part of an art piece called The River, Floozie is now the center of a garden in her same spot.
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Moai
The Knotted Gun
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Which statue is this?
African Renaissance Monument
The Thinker
Duke of York Column
This statue is in honor of King George III's second eldest son, Prince Frederick, Duke of York.
Vishnu Statue
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Which statue is this?
The Lincoln Imp
Fabled to be turned to stone as punishment for mischievous behavior, this grotesque art piece stands atop the Lincoln Cathedral.
Christ the Redeemer
Mount Nemrut
Emperors Yan and Huang
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Which statue is this?
Hermannsdenkmal
Lord Shiva Statue
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
Prince Edward
Inside the private garden within Park Crescent, is a figure of Queen Victoria's father, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.
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Which statue is this?
Vulcan Statue
Sir David Sterling
Also called the Special Air Service Memorial (SAS Memorial), this statue has been paying homage to the decorated officer since 2002.
Great Sphinx
Cristo de la Concordia
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Which statue is this?
Statue of Liberty
Lord Murugan
Elizabeth Williams
This monument is in honor of the daughter of Bishop Miles Smith, who died during childbirth.
Lions of Delos
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Which statue is this?
The Spring Temple Buddha
Guan Yin of the South Sea
Maiwand Lion
Built in memoriam of the 329 men who died during the Battle of Maiwand, the Maiwand Lion is also locally known as the Forbury Lion.
The Knotted Gun
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Which statue is this?
Mother Russia
Little Mermaid
David Statue
Robin Hood
The revered outlaw has been taking aim at the castle's gates since its unveiling in 1952.
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Which statue is this?
Elizabeth I
An effigy of Queen Elizabeth I is present at this long-standing boarding school to commemorate her grant in 1572.
Mount Nemrut
Moai
Christ the Redeemer
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Which statue is this?
Olmec Heads
Reconciliation
Originally called "Reunion," this was inspired by the story of a woman who crossed Europe on foot to find her husband.
The Thinker
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
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Which statue is this?
Nelson's Common
Made of Dartmoor Granite, this statue was built in honor of Admiral Horatio Nelson, who lost his life during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Mactan Shrine
Great Sphinx
Arch of Reunification
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Which statue is this?
George IV
This equestrian statue of the Monarch was originally intended to sit atop the Marble Arch at Buckingham Palace, but was moved to where it currently stands, after his death.
Lord Shiva Statue
Tribute to Courage
Emperors Yan and Huang
Rept0n1x via Wikimedia Commons
Which statue is this?
Vulcan Statue
African Renaissance Monument
Hamlet
The iconic scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet is immortalized by this figure, which sits on Stratford-Upon-Avon.
The Spring Temple Buddha
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Which statue is this?
Guan Yin of the South Sea
Charles II
This image of King Charles II was built into the right side of the Temple Bar's south face.
Cristo de la Concordia
Little Mermaid
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Which statue is this?
The Thinker
Lord Murugan
The Knotted Gun
Victoria
In 1893, Princess Louise paid tribute to her mother, Queen Victoria, by designing this statue of her at age 18 on her Coronation Day.
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Which statue is this?
Moai
Statue of St. Christopher
This is one of the few relics to survive the Reformation. St.Christopher, known as the patron of travelers, is depicted with an image of a blessing (depicted as a baby) on his shoulder.
Statue of Liberty
Christ the Redeemer
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Which statue is this?
Mount Nemrut
James I
King James I of England and Ireland is positioned on the Western Side of the Temple Bar Gate.
Mother Russia
Great Sphinx
You Got:
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