2023 Hexathlon Picture Exam

Team Name ______________________________________

Division (circle ONE) – V JV

Instructions – Based on the images provided, fill in the blanks below with the appropriate word or phrase from the passage.
One point will be awarded for each correct answer. There will be no penalty for incorrect answers.

Section 1

This image shows the (1 – name of building) in (2 – name of city). The original building was commissioned by (3 – name of
person), a general and friend of Augustus, and was rebuilt during the reign of (4 – name of emperor) after the original was
destroyed in a fire. The front of the building features (5 – type of column) columns, the most ornate of the classical orders of
columns devised by the (6 – name of civilization). Since the 7th century CE, the building has been used as a (7 – function of
building), which accounts for its well-preserved state. Several notable figures are buried in the building, including (8 – name
of person), who became the first king of a united (9 – name of country) in 1861. Even nearly 2,000 years after its
construction, this building still has the largest freestanding dome made of (10 – name of material) in the world.

1. (building) ________________________________________ 6. (civilization) ______________________________________

2. (city) ____________________________________________ 7. (function) ________________________________________

3. (person) __________________________________________ 8. (person) __________________________________________

4. (emperor) ________________________________________ 9. (country) _________________________________________

5. (type of column) __________________________________ 10. (material) _______________________________________

Section 2

This image shows the entrance to the prison at (1 – name of location) in (2 – name of country). This prison sits roughly 4
miles off the coast of (3 – name of city), the oldest city and legislative capital of the country. One of the most famous inmates
of this prison was (4 – name of person), the co-winner of the 1993 Nobel (5 – type of prize) Prize. Like many others in this
prison, he was jailed for protesting (6 – name of policy), the policy of racial segregation in his country. In 1994, he defeated
(7 – name of person) for the presidency of his country in its first multiracial elections, leading his (8 – name of political party)
to power for the first time. Another famous inmate of this prison was (9 – name of person), who served as president from
2009 to 2018. The entire island was made a World Heritage Site by (10 – name of organization) in 1999 for its historical and
cultural significance.

1. (location) ________________________________________ 6. (policy) __________________________________________

2. (country) _________________________________________ 7. (person) __________________________________________

3. (city) ____________________________________________ 8. (political party) ____________________________________

4. (person) _________________________________________ 9. (person) __________________________________________

5. (type of prize) _____________________________________ 10. (organization) ____________________________________

Section 3

This image shows a rally of the (1 – name of party) Party in (2 – name of city), Germany in 1937. In this image, (3 – name of
person), the leader of Germany is making a speech. These rallies, which took place every year between 1923 and 1938,
were orchestrated by (4 – name of person), the Minister of Public Enlightenment and (5 – name of position). The venue,
designed by (6 – name of person), was known as the Cathedral of (7 – name of venue). Director (8 – name of person) made
famous propaganda films of these rallies, as well as two films about the Olympic Games held in (9 – name of city) in 1936,
where American track star (10 – name of person) won several gold medals.

1. (party) ___________________________________________ 6. (person) __________________________________________

2. (city) ____________________________________________ 7. (venue name) _____________________________________

3. (person) __________________________________________ 8. (person) __________________________________________

4. (person) __________________________________________ 9. (city) ____________________________________________

5. (position) _________________________________________ 10. (person) _________________________________________

Section 4

This image shows (1 – name of person) giving the (2 – type of speech) address before Congress on January 29, 2002. This
was the first such speech since the (3 – name of event) terrorist attacks that destroyed the (4 – name of place) and also
damaged the (5 – name of place) in Arlington, VA. In this speech, (6 – name of country), (7 – name of country), and (8 –
name of country) were referred to for the first time as the (9 – term to describe these countries). Roughly a year after this
speech, Secretary of State (10 – name of person) gave a speech to the United Nations outlining causes for the US to go to war
with one of the countries mentioned.

1. (person) __________________________________________ 6. (country) _________________________________________

2. (type of speech) ___________________________________ 7. (country) _________________________________________

3. (event) ___________________________________________ 8. (country) _________________________________________

4. (place) ___________________________________________ 9. (term) ____________________________________________

5. (place) ___________________________________________ 10. (person) _________________________________________

Section 5

This image shows (1 – name of site) located outside the town of (2 – name of town) in (3 – name of country). It was originally
built as a (4 – name of religion) temple, dedicated to the god (5 – name of god). It was constructed in the (6 – number of
century) century CE by King (7 – name of king) of the (8 – name of empire) Empire. By the end of the century, the complex
became a center for (9 – name of religion) worship, which continues to the present day. The five towers of the structure
represent the sacred five-peaked mountain known as Mount (10 – name of mountain), which is sacred to several world
religions.

1. (site) _____________________________________________ 6. (century) _________________________________________

2. (town) ___________________________________________ 7. (king) ____________________________________________

3. (country) _________________________________________ 8. (empire) _________________________________________

4. (religion) _________________________________________ 9. (religion) _________________________________________

5. (god) ____________________________________________ 10. (mountain) ______________________________________

Tiebreaker
This question will only be scored if there is a tie for placement on the exam. There is no penalty for a wrong answer to this
question. Write your answer legibly in the blank below.

How large, in square meters, is the site of this temple complex? __________________________________