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A fun review of 1st semester topics mixed with some winter/December trivia.
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1
What type of early human was Lucy?
Homo habilis
Australopithecus
Homo sapien
Homo erectus
2
How many candles are there on a traditional Jewish Manorah?
6
8
9
7
3
Why do many people wear red for Chinese New Year?
It brings wealth
It's lucky
To bring love
Because it's pretty
4
When snow falls in a ball instead of individual flakes, what is it called?
Pebbles
Solars
Lacunae
Graupel
5
Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written by Robert L. May and published by....
Sears
Marshal Fields
Wal Mart
Montgomery Ward
6
In Mesopotamia the two rivers were the Tigris and the....
Yellow River.
Indus River.
Euphrates River.
Nile River.
7
What is newly fallen, uncompacted snow with fresh, loose ice crystals called?
Corn
Powder
Fluf
Loose Tea
8
Which invention did NOT come from Mesopotamia...
Paper
The 1st writing
The wheel
The chariot
9
Who invented the math concept of pie?
The Egyptians
The Mesopotamians
The Chinese
The Indians
10
He was the first to unite Egypt.
Menes
Aksoa
Tut
Ramses
11
How would Mesopotamian priests know what animal to sacrifice?
They would read the shells of turtles.
They would read the raindrops as they fell into puddles.
They would read scattered chicken bones.
They would read the livers of lambs.
12
What is a dreidel?
A gift
A four sided-top
A decoration
A potato pancake
13
Which direction does the Nile flow?
East
West
South
North
14
Which game was created by the Indians?
Puppets
Yo-yos
Tic-Tac-Toe
Chess
15
An archeologist would MOST likely explore:
a forest or other unopulated area.
data about climate in a region.
the site on an ancient battle.
a mountain range that formes a geographic border.
16
Which was the last human species to live on Earth with Homo sapiens?
Australopithecus
Homo erectus
Neanderthals
Homo habilis
17
Primary or Secondary? A letter written by George Washington to his wife.
Primary
Secondary
18
What does AD stand for?
Aanono Domomo
Anno Domo
Annie Dimminie
Anno Domini
19
On what continent are megadunes (of snow) found?
Antarctica
Europe
Asia
Africa
20
Primary or Secondary? A TV show like Horrible Histories written about Egyptian clothing.
Primary
Secondary
21
What famous modern piece of sports equipment was invented on the 29th of December?
The badminton racquet
The golf club
The downhill ski
The bowling ball
22
True or False: Id al-Adha is the Feast of the Sacrafice.
False
True
23
Which of the following happened last....
Siddhartha meditated underneath a tree
Siddhartha wandered through forests for years
Siddhartha gained insight into human suffering
Siddhartha became disenchanted with life
24
In Hinduism, the form one is born into depends upon one's
karma
moksha
sutra
dharma
25
Kwanza is a week long celebration. When does it start?
December 26
December 11
December 25
December 30
26
Primary or Secondary? A book wirtten about Egyptian Pharaoh, King Tut, in 2005 CE.
Primary
Secondary
27
Which Mesopotamian king had the first professional army?
Hammurabi
Kish
Sargon
Gilgamesh
28
In glaciated regions, tall, thin columns of hardened snow can be several feet tall. They are..
Lincolns
Spires
Penitents
Corrugations
29
What is the birthstone for December?
Turquoise
Opal
Diamond
Garnet
30
People who spread their religious beliefs
raja
inoculation
missionaries
metallurgy
31
New Year's Day was first celebrated.....
By the Ancient Egyptians - Rames declared it a holiday!
By the Romans - Julius Ceasar declared it a holiday!
By the Ancient Greeks - Alexander declared it a holiday!
In the Middle Ages - the church declared it a holiday!
32
A fossil is....
a written record.
an ancient way of writing.
an impirint in stone of something that once lived.
something that humans learn how to make and use.
33
This is what the historians call the time before writing
Stone Age
Pre Writing
Pre History
Long Long Ago
34
According to text, what was NOT one of the gifts given to Jesus by the wise men?
frankincense
gold
myrrh
silver
35
True or False: We are excited for winter break!
True
False
36
Which of these trees is most often used as a Christmas tree?
palm
bonsi
fir
elm
37
If your heart was heavier than a feather....you would be eaten by....
Mara
Ammut
Apep
Amun-Ra
38
This provided spells for a safe journey to the afterlife.
The Secret of the Shpinx
Book of the Dead
Code of Ani
Rosetta Stone
39
The punishment according to Hammurabi's code for hitting your father was...
Being sold into slavery
Getting your hand cut off
Getting smacked back
Having to pay a fine
40
What development led to people settling in one place?
small fish hook
agriculture
bow and arrow
hunting and gathering
41
Translate Mesopotamia...
The land of the first people
The land of civilization
The land between the rivers.
The land of ancient Iraq.
42
In Mesopotamia, when one died, they believed...
You would live underground and eat clay.
You would rise to the heaven and fly like birds.
That the person must be mummified - like ancient Egyptians.
That the people would go and live amongst the gods.
43
What day in December is national chocolate day?
The 3rd
The 18th
The 15th
The 27th
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What is the name of "Ice Man" -- the oldest mummy ever found?
Otzi
Otzal
Otzal
Uotzal
