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Why do some buddhist monuments support a lot of greek inspired artwork from 2000 years ago?
Because Alexander the great conquered much of Pakistan
Pilgrims from greece came to see the buddha
Buddhist culture inspired greek culture
Because Greece conquered all of asia
There are just some coincidental similarities
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All of the following are advantages of visiting Ostia Antica EXCEPT which?
you can get a sense of what ancient life was like
there are fewer tourists than in rome
it's quiet and peaceful
there are no street vendors
the ruins are taller than any in rome
3
In the world’s largest library how many books and documents are there ?
120 million
100 million
50 million
80 million
160 million
4
What is the main problem when it comes to dubbing a voice into a new language?
the mouth of the person speaking does not match the audio
it's difficult to hear the dubbing
there is always a terrible accent given to the speaker
there aren't different voices for different characters
the tracking is wrong and lines are cut off
5
All of the following are in the top 5 biggest libraries in the world Except which?
National library of France
Library of congress
Library of archives of Canada
British library
New York Public Library
6
How did Germany handle its nazi monuments?
they were demolished; all nazi images were banned
they were almost all destoryed in WW@
they gathered them away in a warehouse
in a mass outburst the people destroyed them
they kept them as a reminder of the terror of the nazis
7
Scientists speculate that t rex’s had feathers, but why are they not sure?
there is no evidence of feathers because feathers decay
there is evidence TRex are ancestors of mammals not birds
they didn't know if they could fly or not
there is evidence of skin of t rex but not feathers
There is evidence the T REX had fur instead
8
“poisonous bunch-backed toad” said Shakespeare about Richard III. why? what disease did he have?
Scoliosis
Bunions
Leprocy
Hunch back
Dwarfism
9
Why might these fossilized prints not actually indicate that he was the fastest person to have ever lived?
the foot prints could be showing that he was just jumping
people back then had longer legs so it just looks like he was going faster
we only have 2 prints, cant tell how fast really
the foot prints could have been made by different people
10
Why are monuments to the confederacy seen as so shameful in modern times in the United States?
because the confederacy tried to leave the USA
because the confederates killed so many people
Because the confederate states left to continue slavery
because the confederates wanted to abolish slavery
11
What is the Vesuvius challenge?
a comp. to see who can use tech to read ancient scrolls from pompeii
a comp. to see who can run down mt. vesuvius the fastest
a comp. to see who can uncover the most artifacts at pompeii
a competition to see who can read all the scrolls in pompeii
a competition to figure out why mt. vesuvius blew up
12
we do not know who burned down the library of there are a few possible culprits. Who of the following is NOT a possible?
Moslem Caliph Omar
Julius cesar
christians during a riot
Alexander the Great
13
Where were king Richard III’s remains finally found after 5 centuries in 2013?
they were found under a KFC
they were found under a gym
they were found under a parking lot
they were found under a public toilet
They were found under a pub
14
What is an inauguration in the United States?
every calendar year the president gives a speech
It's an election for president
after an election the person who won gets sworn in as president
It's a funeral for a president who dies
a ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of a president
15
Which of the following archeological technologies is the most cutting edge?
HDR
carbon dating
LiDar
Ground penetrating Radar
Sodium Phosphate dating
16
In 1751 when England went from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, they had a short year. How long was the English 1751?
190 days
230 days
280 days
300 days
360 days
17
What is Ostia Antica?
the Tallest mountain in italy
the ancient port city of Rome
a site where the found the remains of a roman emperor
the oldest known remains of a restaurant in rome
An ancient greek city in Crete
18
Which of these empires destroyed the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and how did they destroy it?
The Mongols
the Persian empire
the Romans
the british
the ottoman
19
Francis Fukuyama was not the first to think up the end of history, which famous philosopher coined the idea?
Friedrich Hegels
Ludwid Wittgenstein
Karl marx
Jean Jaques Rousseau
Friedrich Nietche
20
What is the significance of Borobudur?
it's the worlds largest synagogue
It's the world's largest hindu temple
It's the largest church in the world
It's the world's largest mosque
It's the world's largest Buddhist temple
21
The international calendar is called the what?
the Hebrew Calendar
the Chinese calendar
the Gregorian calendar
the Julian calendar
the babylonian calendar
22
Muzeon park hosts statues of which fallen regime?
Imperial Japan
the saddam hussein regime
the Ottoman empire
Manuel Noriega's regime
the USSR
23
What is the Montevideo Maru
it's a sunken german U Boat
its a sunken Taiwanese pirate ship
Its a sunken Japanese merchant ship
It's a sunken American Ferry
It's a sunken English cruise ship
24
What is significant about the Olduwan tools?
oldest tools ever
first tools of war
most advanced tools of ancient people
tools used by neanderthal
first tools to be used by homo sapiens
25
Who was the fasted man to have ever lived?
Usain Bolt
Tyson Gay
Yolen Blake
Asafa Powell
An australian from 20000 years ago
26
All of the following are archeological sites of ancient buildings EXCEPT which?
Petra
Ocumtun
Borobudur
Taposiris Magna
Paranthopus Robustus
27
the library of alexandria burned down, how may documents were burned away in that fire.
50000
5000000
1000000
10000
100000`
28
Japans years are measured in “eras,” when does a new era begin in the japanese calendar?
every 100 years
When there is a solar eclipse
when a big natural disaster occurs
When a new emporor comes to power, or there is a big event
When a new emperor is born
29
All of the following are archeological finds that were once living EXCEPT?
Java Man
Sutton hoo
Tujia Aspis Vividus
lucy
Paranthropus Robustus
30
What’s the main problem with subtitles in movies
they are too simplified
all of the above
they are bad translations
sometimes they dont line up with what's being said
a lot of the nuance of the language is lost
31
If it’s the month of April in Japan, what is the corresponding Japanese name for it?
Hazuki
Nagatsuki
Uzuki
yayoi
Satsuki
32
Why is the ancient fish Tujia Aspis Vividus such an important evolutionary find for archeologists?
It shows the first evolution of creatures to walk on land
it shows the first evolution of creatures with jaws and limbs
it shows the first evolution of creatures with eyes
it shows the evolution of the first creatures to breath air
it shows the evolution of the first vertebrates
33
What is Star Trek?
a space vehicle designed to explore other worlds
a measure of distance in space
a rip off of the movie star wars
a science fiction TV show started in the 1960s
a controversial religion created by a scifi writer
34
Why is January the beginning of the year?
It's just a couple of weeks befor new year
It's right between winter solstice and new year
It was totally randomly chosen
originally a tribute to the Janus the goddess of beginnings
It was close to Jesus' birthday
35
How does LiDar work?
sends electomagnetic pulses into the ground
takes multiple pictures of an object
taking images on multiple radiographic planes
measuring how many carbon 14 atoms are left
It directs pulses of light at the ground, measures how long it takes
36
archeologists have found lost palace of the ancient city of Girsu, what is the significance of the city of Girsu?
It was the first place to ever have implemented farming
it was the capitol of the sumerian empire
It was possibly the first city ever created
the city where Jesus was born
It was the first city to have writing
37
Why did it take so long to find King Richard's remains
his remains were moved in the 1700s
records show he was buried somehwhere else
he was so disliked his burial site was erased from history
the church he was buried at was destroyed
no one bothered to look before
38
What was revolutionary about music in the 1890s?
the rise of gospel music
thanks to sheet music, mass market music was launched
It was the time of the invention of blues
In the US, it was the first time people could play non-church music
big population boom leading to more music fans
39
The HMS Endurance carried what explorer where?
Henry Hudson, Canada
Sir Walter Raleigh, El Dorado
James Shackleton, the arctic
James Shackleton, the antarctic
Sir Francis Drake, Circumnavigating the globe
40
Where was a 2000 year old Buddhist temple unearthed recently?
India
Afganistan
Pakistan
Myanmar
Thailand
41
A new exhibit at the Pompeii site will allow tourists to see:
where all the fun bars and restaurants were
how the rich lived in ancient times
Ancient scrolls being read by AI
how the volcano erupted in the first place
How the poor and enslaved lived
42
What important archeological technology led to the revealing of Ocomtun?
LiDar
Photogrammetry
GRD
CT Scans
carbon dating
43
What is the significance of the Taposirus magna Stelae?
first example of laws written in human history
a stelae written in 5 different languages
It's a stelae written in multiple languages, came out before rosetta stone
it tells of the burning of the libray of alexandria
its one of the oldest things ever found written in cuneiform
44
Which was the first country to adopt the Gregorian calendar, which was the last?
Italy, Japan
Spain, Turkey
England, France
France, Poland
France, Turkey
45
Why do scientist hypothesize that T Rex did in fact have feathers?
because most other species of dinos had feathers so T rex probably did too
they've found fossils of TRex with wings
they found a well preserved eco system in brazil with a featherd TRex
there are preserved dinos from china that are similar to t rex that had em
there are indents in the bones where the feathers would stick out of
46
According to the placement of his footprints, how fast did the aboriginal run?
39 mph
33 mph
35 mph
37 mph
39 mph
47
When did japan get it's first calendar
434 CE
300 BCE
104 CE
604 CE
100 BCE
48
Where does the Gregorian calendar get it’s name?
It was created in the country of Greece
It was named after King Gregory III of france
It was named after King Gregory of England
It was created in the country of Georgia
it was introduced by pope Gregory XIII
49
Why do they need to use AI technology to read the Herculean scrolls?
because they are so small you cant read them without a microscope
because they have been burnt and damaged
because they are so long and detailed with such small print
because they are so old they cannot be unrolled
they are written in a language no one can read
50
Why were people supposedly so angry that they lost 11 days of 1752?
it messed up people's work schedule
people lost their vacation days
People thought they would have to make up the work days
People thought it was taking 11 days off their lives
people thought it would shorten the harvest season
51
What was the technology that made it possible to find the ancient lost palace of Girsu?
LiDar
Sodium Phosphate dating
Carbon Dating
Drones
HDR
52
What is the largest library in the world
British library
Library of congress
National library Beijing
New york public librar
Library of archives canada
53
What is paleo art
art made about cave men
art made about fictional pasts
Art made in the ancient past like the lescaux caves
art that depicts the distant past; dinos and their environment
sketches made by archeologists that have artistic merit
54
According to the Japanese calendar, what era are we living in?
Taisho
Reiwa
Heisei
Edo
Meiji
55
What is the significance of the Tuang Child?
evidence of the first time a human stood upright
first evidence of animals that had children they took care of
evidence of the first time humans used tools
evidence of a humanoid that cared for its young
evidence that their may be life beyond our own planet
56
All of the following technologies are used by archeologists EXCEPT which?
Ground Penetrating radar
carbon dating
LiDar
Sodium Phosphate dating
HDR
57
Which of the following calendars was based off of the sun?
Julian
Chinese
Hindu
Islamic
Hebrew
58
What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he said we’d reached “the end of history?
nothing important will ever happen again
the major conflict of history, which government is best, was settled
Due to too many nuclear weopons, the world would soon end
History didn't need to be written anymore
technology would make working obselete
