National Geographic GeoBee (Official) Saving our Past

Question 1

Newgrange mound, a monument in Ireland, includes megalithic art from which time period?

Accepted Answer

Stone Age

Question 2

The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was well preserved by what material?

Accepted Answer

ash

Question 3

The region of Cappadocia Turkey was the site of what historical discovery?

Accepted Answer

underground cities

Question 4

What has been found in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania?

Accepted Answer

hominid fossils

Question 5

What was discovered at the caves of Lascaux in France?

Accepted Answer

wall paintings

Question 6

The Madaba map of the Holy Land was created using what art medium?

Accepted Answer

floor tiles

Question 7

The Rosetta Stone contributed to the modern understanding of writing system?

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 8

Bagan, an ancient city in Myanmar, is home to some 2,000 temples associated with what religion?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 9

Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel in the Andes, included which engineering structure?

Accepted Answer

aqueducts

Question 10

Thousands of Terracotta warriors stand guard at the tomb of which emperor of China?

Accepted Answer

Qin Shi Huang

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