Come on, you accept the common English name for every attraction besides the Sagrada Familia (for which there is NO English name), yet St. Mark's Square won't work for Piazza San Marco????
I tried all sorts of ways st marc's square, st mark's square, square of st..., marcus square... nope. I'd never have gotten that Italian name, especially when it didn't say you needed to write it in Italian!
I failed to spell sagrada familia correctly (Spanish being my fifth- or sixth- choice language). Imagine my disquiet that "holy family" was not acceptable!
From my understanding the question seems to be asking about the palace itself, which would mean "Forbidden Palace" should be accepted, and not the complex surrounding the palace.
the palace complex you are thinking of is called the Forbidden City. It's a complex consisting of almost 1000 buildings twice the size of Vatican City, not a single structure. It's always called the Forbidden City (in English, anyway). It's never called the Forbidden Palace. The most famous building inside the Forbidden City is probably what is called now the Palace Museum. But that palace wasn't off limits, the entire complex was. The original Chinese name for it translates as Purple Forbidden City. The clue could be improved by adding the word "complex," but in any case the answer is not Forbidden Palace. That's not a thing.
In Civilization V there is a wonder (building) that is called the Forbidden Palace. So clearly some people refer to it as that. Still got it when palace was'nt accepted though.
so... The Great Wall of China, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Apollo missions, and The Internet are all also buildings? (all wonders of the world that can be built in Civilization)
I was confused about the Niagara Falls question. I thought it was asking for the name of the person who said the quote and so I was thinking about what person would be a tourist attraction and would say something like that.
I noted the same thing. I knew I'd never get the name of the person, so tried entering the feat: going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Got it, but the wording could definitely be improved.
I'd respectfully disagree and argue that the clue is fine. I mean, the quiz never said that the excerpts are directly describing the attraction itself; the clues are just excerpts from the wikipedia page. The Grand Canyon clue also technically doesn't describe the canyon, but it can be assumed that the quiz is asking for the name of the attraction where the hike takes place. This is perhaps a very nitpicky justification, but the clue fits in for the concept of the quiz.
Two suggestions: First, the Niagara Falls question is worded such that the answer should be the person's name rather than the place. Second (and a little nitpicky, since almost nobody is going to guess anything but Fuji), but Haku and Tate should also be answers, since they are also "One of Japan's Three Holy Mountains."
(Ik the full name is Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris))