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Quiz: How much do you know about these giant statues?

Dublin might be getting one.
10.01pm, 3 May 2026
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YOU MIGHT HAVE seen the new tourist attraction that was proposed for Dublin’s George’s Dock this week. 

In case you haven’t, a private firm called The Giant Company proposed a 30m tall human-shaped digital structure at the docklands site as a tourist attraction for the capital. It would be called ‘The Giant’. 

The proposal has received a mixed reception. But it got us thinking, and so we thought we’d test your knowledge of other giant statues from around the world. 

The Statue of Liberty, which has stood in New York harbour since 1886, was a gift to the US from which country?
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France
The United Kingdom

Germany
Canada
Which Italian artist carved this famous statue?
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Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello

Raphael
Michaelangelo
Where would you find these statues?
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Auckland Island
Christmas Island

Easter Island
Disappointment Island
True or false: The Christ the Redeemer statue sits on top of Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain.
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True
False
What is the 335ft Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv made out of?
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Titanium
Silver

Concrete
Steel
Having stood on Dublin's O'Connell Street since 1809, we all know what happened to Nelson's Pillar in 1966. Where can the granite head of the British admiral be found today?
National Library of Ireland
National Museum of Ireland
Dublin City Library and Archive

The Gate Theatre
It was stolen and remains missing
The Sperrin Sculpture Trail, an art installation in Northern Ireland, features three sculptures of giants representing the past, present and future. Which giant is this?
The Giants of the Sperrins
Nowanois, the storyteller
Ceoldán, the stargazer

Darach, the guardian
The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, toppled during an earthquake in 226 BC. What happened to the ruins?
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They were used to create other sculptures, most of which now reside in several museums in Rome
They were left there for 800 years before being sold for scrap

They were swept out to sea (and tourists can still see some of them today)
No one knows
Construction to turn this mountain into a memorial to Native American warrior Crazy Horse began in 1948 and continues today. What US state is it in?
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California
Montana

North Dakota
South Dakota
Finally, the Statue of Unity is the tallest statue in the world at 597ft. What country is it in?
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China
Myanmar

India
Thailand
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