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1
Japans years are measured in “eras,” when does a new era begin in the japanese calendar?
when a big natural disaster occurs
When there is a solar eclipse
When a new emporor comes to power, or there is a big event
When a new emperor is born
every 100 years
2
What was the technology that made it possible to find the ancient lost palace of Girsu?
Sodium Phosphate dating
Drones
Carbon Dating
LiDar
HDR
3
How did Germany handle its nazi monuments?
in a mass outburst the people destroyed them
they were demolished; all nazi images were banned
they gathered them away in a warehouse
they were almost all destoryed in WW@
they kept them as a reminder of the terror of the nazis
4
All of the following technologies are used by archeologists EXCEPT which?
Sodium Phosphate dating
carbon dating
HDR
LiDar
Ground Penetrating radar
5
“poisonous bunch-backed toad” said Shakespeare about Richard III. why? what disease did he have?
Hunch back
Dwarfism
Leprocy
Bunions
Scoliosis
6
Which of these empires destroyed the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and how did they destroy it?
the british
The Mongols
the Persian empire
the Romans
the ottoman
7
All of the following are archeological finds that were once living EXCEPT?
Tujia Aspis Vividus
Sutton hoo
Java Man
lucy
Paranthropus Robustus
8
Where was a 2000 year old Buddhist temple unearthed recently?
Myanmar
Thailand
India
Afganistan
Pakistan
9
In 1751 when England went from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, they had a short year. How long was the English 1751?
360 days
190 days
280 days
230 days
300 days
10
Why do some buddhist monuments support a lot of greek inspired artwork from 2000 years ago?
There are just some coincidental similarities
Buddhist culture inspired greek culture
Because Greece conquered all of asia
Pilgrims from greece came to see the buddha
Because Alexander the great conquered much of Pakistan
11
What is the significance of Borobudur?
it's the worlds largest synagogue
It's the world's largest hindu temple
It's the world's largest Buddhist temple
It's the largest church in the world
It's the world's largest mosque
12
All of the following are in the top 5 biggest libraries in the world Except which?
Library of archives of Canada
New York Public Library
British library
National library of France
Library of congress
13
What important archeological technology led to the revealing of Ocomtun?
carbon dating
CT Scans
Photogrammetry
GRD
LiDar
14
archeologists have found lost palace of the ancient city of Girsu, what is the significance of the city of Girsu?
it was the capitol of the sumerian empire
It was the first city to have writing
It was the first place to ever have implemented farming
the city where Jesus was born
It was possibly the first city ever created
15
What is the Vesuvius challenge?
a competition to see who can read all the scrolls in pompeii
a comp. to see who can use tech to read ancient scrolls from pompeii
a comp. to see who can uncover the most artifacts at pompeii
a competition to figure out why mt. vesuvius blew up
a comp. to see who can run down mt. vesuvius the fastest
16
the library of alexandria burned down, how may documents were burned away in that fire.
1000000
100000`
50000
10000
5000000
17
Francis Fukuyama was not the first to think up the end of history, which famous philosopher coined the idea?
Karl marx
Friedrich Hegels
Ludwid Wittgenstein
Jean Jaques Rousseau
Friedrich Nietche
18
Which of the following archeological technologies is the most cutting edge?
HDR
LiDar
Ground penetrating Radar
carbon dating
Sodium Phosphate dating
19
Where were king Richard III’s remains finally found after 5 centuries in 2013?
they were found under a gym
they were found under a KFC
they were found under a public toilet
they were found under a parking lot
They were found under a pub
20
Why do they need to use AI technology to read the Herculean scrolls?
because they have been burnt and damaged
because they are so small you cant read them without a microscope
they are written in a language no one can read
because they are so old they cannot be unrolled
because they are so long and detailed with such small print
21
Which was the first country to adopt the Gregorian calendar, which was the last?
Italy, Japan
France, Turkey
Spain, Turkey
France, Poland
England, France
22
The international calendar is called the what?
the babylonian calendar
the Gregorian calendar
the Hebrew Calendar
the Chinese calendar
the Julian calendar
23
What is the largest library in the world
Library of congress
National library Beijing
Library of archives canada
British library
New york public librar
24
According to the Japanese calendar, what era are we living in?
Heisei
Reiwa
Meiji
Taisho
Edo
25
A new exhibit at the Pompeii site will allow tourists to see:
how the volcano erupted in the first place
How the poor and enslaved lived
how the rich lived in ancient times
where all the fun bars and restaurants were
Ancient scrolls being read by AI
26
What is the main problem when it comes to dubbing a voice into a new language?
there aren't different voices for different characters
the tracking is wrong and lines are cut off
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
27
Where does the Gregorian calendar get it’s name?
It was named after King Gregory of England
It was named after King Gregory III of france
it was introduced by pope Gregory XIII
It was created in the country of Greece
It was created in the country of Georgia
28
What is the Montevideo Maru
It's a sunken American Ferry
It's a sunken English cruise ship
its a sunken Taiwanese pirate ship
Its a sunken Japanese merchant ship
it's a sunken german U Boat
29
What is Ostia Antica?
An ancient greek city in Crete
a site where the found the remains of a roman emperor
the oldest known remains of a restaurant in rome
the ancient port city of Rome
the Tallest mountain in italy
30
Muzeon park hosts statues of which fallen regime?
the USSR
Manuel Noriega's regime
the saddam hussein regime
Imperial Japan
the Ottoman empire
31
What’s the main problem with subtitles in movies
sometimes they dont line up with what's being said
they are too simplified
a lot of the nuance of the language is lost
they are bad translations
all of the above
32
Why is the ancient fish Tujia Aspis Vividus such an important evolutionary find for archeologists?
it shows the evolution of the first vertebrates
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 first evolution of creatures to walk on land
33
Who was the fasted man to have ever lived?
Tyson Gay
An australian from 20000 years ago
Asafa Powell
Usain Bolt
Yolen Blake
34
The HMS Endurance carried what explorer where?
Sir Walter Raleigh, El Dorado
James Shackleton, the arctic
Sir Francis Drake, Circumnavigating the globe
James Shackleton, the antarctic
Henry Hudson, Canada
35
How does LiDar work?
measuring how many carbon 14 atoms are left
It directs pulses of light at the ground, measures how long it takes
sends electomagnetic pulses into the ground
takes multiple pictures of an object
taking images on multiple radiographic planes
36
we do not know who burned down the library of there are a few possible culprits. Who of the following is NOT a possible?
Julius cesar
Moslem Caliph Omar
christians during a riot
Alexander the Great
37
Why are monuments to the confederacy seen as so shameful in modern times in the United States?
because the confederates wanted to abolish slavery
because the confederacy tried to leave the USA
because the confederates killed so many people
Because the confederate states left to continue slavery
38
What is the significance of the Taposirus magna Stelae?
a stelae written in 5 different languages
It's a stelae written in multiple languages, came out before rosetta stone
first example of laws written in human history
it tells of the burning of the libray of alexandria
its one of the oldest things ever found written in cuneiform
39
What is an inauguration in the United States?
a ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of a president
It's a funeral for a president who dies
after an election the person who won gets sworn in as president
It's an election for president
every calendar year the president gives a speech
40
Scientists speculate that t rex’s had feathers, but why are they not sure?
there is evidence TRex are ancestors of mammals not birds
they didn't know if they could fly or not
There is evidence the T REX had fur instead
there is no evidence of feathers because feathers decay
there is evidence of skin of t rex but not feathers
41
When did japan get it's first calendar
104 CE
434 CE
100 BCE
604 CE
300 BCE
42
What is the significance of the Tuang Child?
evidence of the first time humans used tools
evidence of the first time a human stood upright
evidence that their may be life beyond our own planet
first evidence of animals that had children they took care of
evidence of a humanoid that cared for its young
43
Why is January the beginning of the year?
It's right between winter solstice and new year
It was totally randomly chosen
It was close to Jesus' birthday
It's just a couple of weeks befor new year
originally a tribute to the Janus the goddess of beginnings
44
What was revolutionary about music in the 1890s?
thanks to sheet music, mass market music was launched
the rise of gospel music
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
45
All of the following are advantages of visiting Ostia Antica EXCEPT which?
the ruins are taller than any in rome
there are no street vendors
it's quiet and peaceful
you can get a sense of what ancient life was like
there are fewer tourists than in rome
46
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 would shorten the harvest season
People thought it was taking 11 days off their lives
47
According to the placement of his footprints, how fast did the aboriginal run?
39 mph
33 mph
37 mph
39 mph
35 mph
48
In the world’s largest library how many books and documents are there ?
100 million
160 million
50 million
120 million
80 million
49
Why might these fossilized prints not actually indicate that he was the fastest person to have ever lived?
we only have 2 prints, cant tell how fast really
people back then had longer legs so it just looks like he was going faster
the foot prints could be showing that he was just jumping
the foot prints could have been made by different people
50
If it’s the month of April in Japan, what is the corresponding Japanese name for it?
Nagatsuki
Hazuki
yayoi
Uzuki
Satsuki
51
What is significant about the Olduwan tools?
most advanced tools of ancient people
first tools to be used by homo sapiens
first tools of war
oldest tools ever
tools used by neanderthal
52
Why do scientist hypothesize that T Rex did in fact have feathers?
there are indents in the bones where the feathers would stick out of
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
because most other species of dinos had feathers so T rex probably did too
53
Which of the following calendars was based off of the sun?
Islamic
Hindu
Hebrew
Chinese
Julian
54
What is paleo art
art made about fictional pasts
art that depicts the distant past; dinos and their environment
sketches made by archeologists that have artistic merit
Art made in the ancient past like the lescaux caves
art made about cave men
55
What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he said we’d reached “the end of history?
technology would make working obselete
the major conflict of history, which government is best, was settled
nothing important will ever happen again
Due to too many nuclear weopons, the world would soon end
History didn't need to be written anymore
56
What is Star Trek?
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
a measure of distance in space
a space vehicle designed to explore other worlds
57
All of the following are archeological sites of ancient buildings EXCEPT which?
Borobudur
Taposiris Magna
Paranthopus Robustus
Ocumtun
Petra
58
Why did it take so long to find King Richard's remains
no one bothered to look before
records show he was buried somehwhere else
his remains were moved in the 1700s
the church he was buried at was destroyed
he was so disliked his burial site was erased from history
