The Roland Emmerich Reign of Destruction

The trailer for 2012, a film about the predicted end of the world, promises destruction galore and cements Roland Emmerich as the undisputed king of toppling world monuments. In Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and now 2012, Emmerich has taken down the White House, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and countless other monuments, buildings and even entire cities. In this quiz, we've identified ten of Emmerich's most spectacular demolitions (using the 2012 trailer for those examples). Can you identify how and in what movie each monument was destroyed?

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The Hollywood Sign
A UFO crashing in Independence Day
A tornado in The Day After Tomorrow
A mudslide in 2012
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The Eiffel Tower
Abducted by a UFO in Independence Day
Struck by lightning in The Day After Tomorrow
Clipped by a plane in 2012
3 of 10
The Empire State Building
A crashing fighter jet in Independence Day
Frozen solid in The Day After Tomorrow
A meteor in 2012
4 of 10
U.S.S. John F. Kennedy
An alien missile in Independence Day
Frozen into the ocean in The Day After Tomorrow
Carried ashore by a tsunami until it crashes into the White House in 2012
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Tokyo, Japan
Hit with a nuclear bomb in Independence Day
Struck by hailstones in The Day After Tomorrow
Drowned by a tsunami in 2012
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The Larsen Ice Shelf
Cracks when a UFO lands on it in Independence Day
Breaks away from Antarctica in The Day After Tomorrow
Carried into Africa on a tidal wave in 2012
7 of 10
The White House
A laser beam in Independence Day
An earthquake in The Day After Tomorrow
A lightning bolt in 2012
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The Statue of Liberty
A meteor in Independence Day
A tidal wave in The Day After Tomorrow
A sinkhole in 2012
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Christ the Redeemer
A laser beam in Independence Day
An earthquake in The Day After Tomorrow
Crumbles into dust in 2012
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Houston, Texas
Hit with a nuclear bomb in Independence Day
Buildings crumble in a heat wave in The Day After Tomorrow
An earthquake in 2012
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