Welcome, aspiring Indys! Are you ready to dig up some fun and take a trip down history lane, where ‘trowel’ meets trivia? This isn’t the kind of quiz you take lying down, unless you’re a ‘mummy’! We hope you’re not ‘in de-Nile’ about your passion for archaeology, because we’re about to embark on a ‘relics-cavation’ journey that may just ‘unearth’ your hidden love for this fascinating subject!
So, grab your mental ‘shovels’, and let’s get down to the ‘groundbreaking’ fun!
1. Which famous archaeological site is known as the “Lost City of the Incas”?
2. Name the archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?
3. Which ancient civilization built the city-state of Sparta?
4. Which prehistoric era is often known as the Age of the Dinosaurs?
5. What technique is used to date organic material by measuring the decay of Carbon-14?
6. What is the name of the theory that proposes human evolution was primarily influenced by shoreline environments?
7. Name the famous shipwreck discovered by underwater archaeology that was lost during her maiden voyage in 1912?
8. Which city was discovered during Biblical archaeology and is alleged to be the city of King David?
9. Name the Egyptian queen linked to Akhenaten whose bust is one of the most copied works of ancient Egypt.
10. What are the Easter Island statues called?
11. What is the term for the preservation, restoration, or reconstruction of archaeological sites?
12. Which cave in France is famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings?
13. Woolly Rhinoceros is an ancient drawing of an Ice Age animal that was found in which cave in France?
14. What Stone Age monument in England took over 1,000 years to build and align with the solstices?
15. What ancient city, now an archaeological site in Jordan, is famous for its rock-cut architecture?
16. What script did Jean-François Champollion decipher in 1822?
17. What era follows the Bronze Age in the three-age system of archaeology?
18. Lucy, the famous fossil of an early ancestor of humans, belongs to which species?
19. What ancient structure aligns with the sun and the stars, suggesting that it was used as an ancient calendar?
20. In experimental archaeology, what is the name of the technique where tools and weapons are recreated to understand their use and evolution?
21. What is the name of the hoax where fragments of a primitive hominid were falsely claimed to have been discovered in 1912?
22. Who is known as the “father of paleoanthropology” for his study of human evolution?
23. What international law prohibits the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property?
24. How do Geoarchaeologists use potassium (K) in their research?
25. What ancient grain is believed to have been first domesticated in the Levant region of the Middle East?
26. What is the architectural style characterized by the use of large stones in ancient constructions?
27. Which battle site in France has been investigated by archaeologists, where Julius Caesar defeated a union of Gauls in 52 B.C.?
28. What is the study of animal bones from archaeological sites called?
29. Which civilization constructed the ancient city of Teotihuacan, known for its vast Avenue of the Dead?
30. Paleoethnobotany is the study of the remains of what?
31. Which civilization is associated with the construction of the Great Wall of China?
32. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in which type of structure?
33. What is the oldest city in the world that has been continuously inhabited, according to archaeologists?
34. What is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of artifacts and structures, primarily through systematic surveys and excavations?
35. What is the name of the famous swedish ship that sank in 1628 and was recovered from the sea bottom in 1961 almost fully intact?
36. What large stone statues were constructed by the Rapa Nui people on the remote Easter Island?
37. What is the name of the archaeological site in England that consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 4 meters high with each stone around 2 tons in weight?
38. What researcher deciphered the Rosetta stone, unlocking the systems of writing used in ancient Egypt?
39. The ancient city of Pompeii was preserved under a layer of ash and pumice after the eruption of which volcano in AD 79?
40. In archaeology, what does the term “in situ” mean?
41. What iconic prehistoric monument is located in the county of Wiltshire, England?
42. ‘L’Anse aux Meadows’ is a famous archaeological site belonging to which ancient civilization?
43. In which country is the ancient city of Machu Picchu located?
44. What technique in archaeology involves removing soil and other material by the layer, in a methodical way, so that the features become exposed and recorded?
45. Who is known as the “father of modern archaeology”?
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