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2/2/2023
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1
What role does the archaeologist have in Doctor Who?
The Doctor’s companion
The Doctor is an archaeologist in Classic Doctor Who
The Doctor’s wife
One of the main villains in Season 4
2
What kind of holes do archaeologists dig?
Eccentric
Square
Circle
Triangle
3
The Roman Empire (in its prime) only allowed what religion?
Paganism
Multiple religions, because they were RAD (Really Awesome Disciples)
Christianity, duh
Hellenism, <3 Greeks
4
Who of these said that the cowardly men of the first generation of humans were made into women in the second generation?
Zeno
Plato
Aristotle
Cicero
5
What motif is shown prominently in Shang and early Zhou Chinese bronze vessels?
Zhulong
Taotie
Jue
Dragon
6
Roman aristocrats were known as patricians. What makes you a patrician vs a non-patrician?
Length of your hair
The second toe on your left feet has to be longer than your big toe
Whether you are a leftie or not
Wealth
7
How did the famous Cleopetra get acquainted with Caesar?
She wrapped herself in a carpet and sneaked into his private quarters
She was invited to his private banquet as the queen of Egypt
She wrote to him consistently to gain his support to overthrow her brother
Abducted Caesar as he arrived in Alexandria in seek for Egypt’s assistance
8
Why hasn’t the tomb of the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang been excavated?
It was inundated with the Three Gorges Dam project
Preservation concerns
High levels of mercury
It can’t be found
9
What is true about the word huechero?
A slang term for looter in Guatemala and Belize
It comes from a word meaning armadillo
It’s a type of Mayan archaeological artifact from Guatemala
Describes an art form
10
What is the correct order (chronological) of these Roman Emperors?
Vespasian, Augustus, Nero, Domitian
Augustus, Domitian, Nero, Vespasian
Augustus, Nero, Vespasian, Domitian
Nero, Augustus, Vespasian, Domitian
11
Which Cleopetra is the famous Cleopetra?
Cleopetra XI
Cleopetra VI
Cleopetra IV
Cleopetra VII
12
What is unusual about the Homo floresiensis individual?
They are a possible new species
They had a tiny brain
They were 3 ½ feet tall
They coexisted with modern humans
13
Which event was NOT a part of the Olympic Games in 776 BC?
Boxing
Wrestling
Pentathlon
Chariot Races
14
Chinese Song Dynasty intellectual movement that involved collecting and cataloging Shang and Zhou Dynasty bronzes
Song Antiquarianism
Intellectual Renaissance
Jiuding
Song Archaeology
15
Which of the following sites did Heinrich Schliemann NOT ruin?
Troy
Knossos
Tiryns
Mycenae
16
Which is the oldest surviving code of law?
The US Constitution
Code of Hammurabi
Akkadian National Code
Sumerian Code of Ur-Nammu
17
In which ancient Israel city was 100 babies found?
Jerusalem
Gaza
Ekron
Ashkelon
18
What is NOT on the Acropolis?
Erechtheion
Propylaea
Doryphoros
Parthenon
19
Which of the follow is NOT true about the Phoenicians?
They founded Carthage
They are the Iron Age counterparts of the Canaanites, both names mean blue
They are known as powerful naval powers and merchants in antiquity
We still use their alphabet today
20
Ancient Greeks and Romans valued the color purple, which came from
Purple dyes sold by Philistines
Murex shells
Egyptian faience mixed with red ochre pigment
Amethyst
21
What archaeological discovery did the Netflix movie “The Dig” focus on?
Hadrian's Wall
Isle of Lewis chess pieces
Sutton Hoo
Skara Brae
22
How many museums are there in Boston?
5
15
58
39
23
How many artifacts has Homeland Security Investigations repatriated since 2007?
~4,000
~1,500
Over 12,000
~8,000
24
Archaeobotany is the study of:
All of the above
Starch Phytolith + Polen
Seed and Wood
Plants
25
Which of the following period/place is particularly known for the war elephants?
Ptolemaic Hellenistic
Middle Kingdom Egypt
Late Bronze Age Greek Mercenaries
4th century Macedonia
26
How did the Germans steal the Bust of Nefertiti?
spotlighted the Bust of King Tut and the Akhenaten Triad, overlook prices
hid the bust under the bed of the lead excavator
rubbed mud over the bust and told the authorities she was a minor princess
had already shipped the bust back to Berlin
27
Who was the woman Indie fell in love with in the first
Indiana Jones
?
Karen Allen
Marion Ravenwood
Sydney White
Marie Confield
28
Which of the following ancient languages remained undeciphered? 1)Linear A 2) Linear B 3) Zapotec Script 4) Indus Script
All but 1)
2 and 3
1 and 4
All but 2)
29
Which theory about the reason for collapse slays the hardest?
Those damn Sea Peoples
proto-COVID
Class Wars
Megadrought
30
To which Chinese neolithic culture did the oldest (~8000 y.o) lacquer bowl belong to?
Baodun
Hemudu
Sanxingdui
Hongshan
31
Why did Zeus abduct Ganymede and bring him to Mount Olympus?
For his sexy body
For his beautiful blonde hair
For his Classical-sculpture-like muscles
Zeus knew he was Apollo’s type
32
The earliest known peace treaty was between which two group of people?
Sumerians and Babylonians
Persians and Assyrians
Spartans and Athenians
Egyptian and Hittites
33
What is the room labeled with a star and an arrow in the below image of the Piazza Armerina?
Gardens
Chariot Parking
Public Bathroom
Theatre
34
Which culture is known to produce gigantic colossal heads like this:
Aztec
Mayan
Mixtec
Olmec
35
Around what century did the Late Bronze Age collapse occur?
14th
12th
10th
9th
36
Which of the following is a real way that a Roman emperor died?
Spiteful lover poisoned him
Being stabbed while taking a leak at the side of the road
Pushed onto the floor of the tepidarium
Anvil fell on him like in cartoons
37
What is Indiana Jones’ full name?
Henry Walton Jones Jr.
Henry Mason Jones Jr.
Henry Jones Jr.
Indiana Smith Jones
38
Who is Jean-Luc Martinez?
An alleged antiquities trafficker and money launderer
An ex-director of the Louvre
The (amateur) archaeologist who first “excavated” the pyramids of Giza
A proponent of the Ancient Aliens conspiracies
39
Which of the following is not a Greek play?
Timon of Athens
The Persians
The Oresteia
Oedipus Rex
40
Istanbul was first founded by:
Phoenicians
Constantine
Alexander the Great
Greeks
41
Which culture is known for their mysterious calendar and knot language system?
Benin
Igbo
Mayan
Yoruban
42
Tell al-Amanda, the capital city of Dynasty 18 pharaoh Akhenaten was built in 10 years. Who built them?
Teenage girls
Contracted laborer through corvee system
Enslaved male individuals
Egyptian citizens
43
Which was the first pyramid Egyptian pharaohs built?
Pyramid of Khafre
The Great Pyramid
Pyramid of Djoser
The Bent Phramid
44
The Met bought Nedjemank’s sarcophagus for $4 million in 2017. What was wrong with it?
It was looted in 2011
It wasn’t real gold
It was preserved improperly, and badly decayed
It was fake (whoops there goes $4 million)
45
What is the name of the oldest known
natural
mummy?
Otzi
Tollund
Llullaillaco
Unknown man E
46
Art museums comprise what percent of American museums:
81%
39%
17%
4%
47
What is this?
A Dian drum from China
A Dong Son drum from Vietnam
An artifact at the MFA
The center of a nationalist dispute between China and Vietnam
48
Cultural heritage has played a role in…
The South China Sea
Justifying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Disputes between Thailand and Cambodia
Hindu nationalism in India
49
What percent of museum collections are on display at large museums?
25%
65%
5%
40%
50
How were the terracotta warriors discovered?
LiDAR
Satellite imagery revealed the mound
armer found a terracotta head in his well
Ancient Chinese texts pointed to the discovery site
