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1
Which of these empires destroyed the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and how did they destroy it?
The Mongols
the Romans
the british
the ottoman
the Persian empire
2
All of the following are archeological sites of ancient buildings EXCEPT which?
Paranthopus Robustus
Petra
Ocumtun
Borobudur
Taposiris Magna
3
What was the technology that made it possible to find the ancient lost palace of Girsu?
HDR
Carbon Dating
Sodium Phosphate dating
Drones
LiDar
4
Francis Fukuyama was not the first to think up the end of history, which famous philosopher coined the idea?
Friedrich Hegels
Friedrich Nietche
Ludwid Wittgenstein
Jean Jaques Rousseau
Karl marx
5
Where was a 2000 year old Buddhist temple unearthed recently?
Afganistan
Pakistan
Myanmar
Thailand
India
6
What is the largest library in the world
British library
New york public librar
National library Beijing
Library of congress
Library of archives canada
7
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
360 days
280 days
300 days
8
Muzeon park hosts statues of which fallen regime?
Manuel Noriega's regime
the Ottoman empire
the saddam hussein regime
the USSR
Imperial Japan
9
How does LiDar work?
taking images on multiple radiographic planes
sends electomagnetic pulses into the ground
It directs pulses of light at the ground, measures how long it takes
measuring how many carbon 14 atoms are left
takes multiple pictures of an object
10
All of the following are in the top 5 biggest libraries in the world Except which?
British library
National library of France
New York Public Library
Library of archives of Canada
Library of congress
11
Why might these fossilized prints not actually indicate that he was the fastest person to have ever lived?
the foot prints could have been made by different people
the foot prints could be showing that he was just jumping
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
12
What is paleo art
sketches made by archeologists that have artistic merit
art made about fictional pasts
art made about cave men
art that depicts the distant past; dinos and their environment
Art made in the ancient past like the lescaux caves
13
What’s the main problem with subtitles in movies
a lot of the nuance of the language is lost
sometimes they dont line up with what's being said
they are bad translations
all of the above
they are too simplified
14
What is the main problem when it comes to dubbing a voice into a new language?
the tracking is wrong and lines are cut off
there aren't different voices for different characters
the mouth of the person speaking does not match the audio
there is always a terrible accent given to the speaker
it's difficult to hear the dubbing
15
Why do they need to use AI technology to read the Herculean scrolls?
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
because they have been burnt and damaged
because they are so small you cant read them without a microscope
16
Where were king Richard III’s remains finally found after 5 centuries in 2013?
they were found under a parking lot
they were found under a public toilet
they were found under a gym
they were found under a KFC
They were found under a pub
17
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 first evolution of creatures to walk on land
it shows the evolution of the first creatures to breath air
18
What is Ostia Antica?
the Tallest mountain in italy
the oldest known remains of a restaurant in rome
the ancient port city of Rome
a site where the found the remains of a roman emperor
An ancient greek city in Crete
19
How did Germany handle its nazi monuments?
they were almost all destoryed in WW@
they gathered them away in a warehouse
they were demolished; all nazi images were banned
in a mass outburst the people destroyed them
they kept them as a reminder of the terror of the nazis
20
Who was the fasted man to have ever lived?
An australian from 20000 years ago
Asafa Powell
Yolen Blake
Tyson Gay
Usain Bolt
21
What is Star Trek?
a controversial religion created by a scifi writer
a science fiction TV show started in the 1960s
a measure of distance in space
a rip off of the movie star wars
a space vehicle designed to explore other worlds
22
Why did it take so long to find King Richard's remains
no one bothered to look before
his remains were moved in the 1700s
records show he was buried somehwhere else
the church he was buried at was destroyed
he was so disliked his burial site was erased from history
23
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 first city to have writing
it was the capitol of the sumerian empire
It was possibly the first city ever created
the city where Jesus was born
24
What important archeological technology led to the revealing of Ocomtun?
GRD
carbon dating
LiDar
CT Scans
Photogrammetry
25
All of the following technologies are used by archeologists EXCEPT which?
LiDar
Ground Penetrating radar
carbon dating
HDR
Sodium Phosphate dating
26
What is the Vesuvius challenge?
a comp. to see who can run down mt. vesuvius the fastest
a comp. to see who can use tech to read ancient scrolls from pompeii
a competition to figure out why mt. vesuvius blew up
a competition to see who can read all the scrolls in pompeii
a comp. to see who can uncover the most artifacts at pompeii
27
In the world’s largest library how many books and documents are there ?
80 million
100 million
50 million
160 million
120 million
28
What is the Montevideo Maru
Its a sunken Japanese merchant ship
it's a sunken german U Boat
It's a sunken English cruise ship
its a sunken Taiwanese pirate ship
It's a sunken American Ferry
29
Where does the Gregorian calendar get it’s name?
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
It was created in the country of Greece
30
Why do scientist hypothesize that T Rex did in fact have feathers?
they've found fossils of TRex with wings
there are indents in the bones where the feathers would stick out of
because most other species of dinos had feathers so T rex probably did too
there are preserved dinos from china that are similar to t rex that had em
they found a well preserved eco system in brazil with a featherd TRex
31
If it’s the month of April in Japan, what is the corresponding Japanese name for it?
Satsuki
Nagatsuki
yayoi
Hazuki
Uzuki
32
The HMS Endurance carried what explorer where?
James Shackleton, the arctic
Henry Hudson, Canada
James Shackleton, the antarctic
Sir Walter Raleigh, El Dorado
Sir Francis Drake, Circumnavigating the globe
33
the library of alexandria burned down, how may documents were burned away in that fire.
10000
5000000
50000
100000`
1000000
34
“poisonous bunch-backed toad” said Shakespeare about Richard III. why? what disease did he have?
Leprocy
Bunions
Hunch back
Dwarfism
Scoliosis
35
According to the Japanese calendar, what era are we living in?
Edo
Reiwa
Heisei
Taisho
Meiji
36
What is the significance of the Tuang Child?
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
evidence of the first time humans used tools
evidence of the first time a human stood upright
37
Scientists speculate that t rex’s had feathers, but why are they not sure?
There is evidence the T REX had fur instead
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 no evidence of feathers because feathers decay
38
When did japan get it's first calendar
604 CE
434 CE
104 CE
300 BCE
100 BCE
39
What is an inauguration in the United States?
It's a funeral for a president who dies
every calendar year the president gives a speech
a ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of a president
It's an election for president
after an election the person who won gets sworn in as president
40
Why is January the beginning of the year?
It's just a couple of weeks befor new year
It was close to Jesus' birthday
It was totally randomly chosen
originally a tribute to the Janus the goddess of beginnings
It's right between winter solstice and new year
41
Which was the first country to adopt the Gregorian calendar, which was the last?
France, Poland
Italy, Japan
England, France
France, Turkey
Spain, Turkey
42
A new exhibit at the Pompeii site will allow tourists to see:
How the poor and enslaved lived
Ancient scrolls being read by AI
how the rich lived in ancient times
how the volcano erupted in the first place
where all the fun bars and restaurants were
43
Why were people supposedly so angry that they lost 11 days of 1752?
people lost their vacation days
People thought they would have to make up the work days
it messed up people's work schedule
People thought it was taking 11 days off their lives
people thought it would shorten the harvest season
44
Which of the following archeological technologies is the most cutting edge?
LiDar
HDR
Ground penetrating Radar
Sodium Phosphate dating
carbon dating
45
What is significant about the Olduwan tools?
tools used by neanderthal
oldest tools ever
first tools of war
first tools to be used by homo sapiens
most advanced tools of ancient people
46
Japans years are measured in “eras,” when does a new era begin in the japanese calendar?
When there is a solar eclipse
When a new emperor is born
when a big natural disaster occurs
every 100 years
When a new emporor comes to power, or there is a big event
47
What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he said we’d reached “the end of history?
technology would make working obselete
nothing important will ever happen again
Due to too many nuclear weopons, the world would soon end
the major conflict of history, which government is best, was settled
History didn't need to be written anymore
48
What is the significance of the Taposirus magna Stelae?
its one of the oldest things ever found written in cuneiform
a stelae written in 5 different languages
first example of laws written in human history
It's a stelae written in multiple languages, came out before rosetta stone
it tells of the burning of the libray of alexandria
49
All of the following are advantages of visiting Ostia Antica EXCEPT which?
it's quiet and peaceful
there are no street vendors
you can get a sense of what ancient life was like
there are fewer tourists than in rome
the ruins are taller than any in rome
50
What is the significance of Borobudur?
It's the largest church in the world
It's the world's largest hindu temple
it's the worlds largest synagogue
It's the world's largest mosque
It's the world's largest Buddhist temple
51
According to the placement of his footprints, how fast did the aboriginal run?
35 mph
33 mph
39 mph
39 mph
37 mph
52
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
Alexander the Great
christians during a riot
53
What was revolutionary about music in the 1890s?
In the US, it was the first time people could play non-church music
the rise of gospel music
thanks to sheet music, mass market music was launched
It was the time of the invention of blues
big population boom leading to more music fans
54
Why do some buddhist monuments support a lot of greek inspired artwork from 2000 years ago?
Buddhist culture inspired greek culture
Because Alexander the great conquered much of Pakistan
Because Greece conquered all of asia
There are just some coincidental similarities
Pilgrims from greece came to see the buddha
55
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 confederate states left to continue slavery
because the confederates wanted to abolish slavery
because the confederates killed so many people
56
All of the following are archeological finds that were once living EXCEPT?
Java Man
Paranthropus Robustus
lucy
Tujia Aspis Vividus
Sutton hoo
57
The international calendar is called the what?
the babylonian calendar
the Chinese calendar
the Hebrew Calendar
the Julian calendar
the Gregorian calendar
58
Which of the following calendars was based off of the sun?
Hindu
Hebrew
Islamic
Chinese
Julian
