Question 2 of 21

The finding of an ancient boat and oar in Korea led scientists to conclude that:

... A similar find has been made in Japan.

Question 3 of 21

The skull of a humanoid skeleton dubbed the Hobbit is about _____ the size of a modern human skull.

... Also, the Hobbit stood about 3 feet (1 meter) tall.

Question 4 of 21

A clay fragment bearing writing dating back to the 14th century BC is the oldest written document ever found in:

... The previous record-holder dates to 600 BC.

Question 5 of 21

In Arabic, Umm Mawagir translates to:

... The remains of an ancient commercial bakery were among the first finds in this ancient Egyptian city.

Question 6 of 21

This dinosaur has not been declared extinct, but instead non-existent:

... What we once knew as triceratops is merely a juvenile torosaurus, its larger cousin.

Question 7 of 21

What did ancient chimpanzees use their first tools for?

... Scientists found five species of cracked nuts, four of which are not eaten by humans.

Question 8 of 21

A massive henge, built for ancient ceremonies, was found at the Hill of Tara, which is now the site of a:

... The findings were made as archaeologists scoured the site in advance of the road crews.

Question 9 of 21

What differentiates Tianyuan 1, who lived 40,000 years ago, from his peers?

... Toe bones show he wore some sort of foot protection.

Question 10 of 21

The earliest known burial of a nuclear family was found in what country in 2005?

... Archaeologists found the two boys and their parents in the Eulau region.

Question 11 of 21

A 1700s sailing ship was found at this landmark:

... In the 18th and 19th centuries, all sorts of items were submerged to enlarge Manhattan.

Question 12 of 21

Fifty of these animals were found in the 12,000-year-old grave of a shaman.

... The tortoises would have had to have been collected individually or perhaps stockpiled and kept alive for the occasion.

Question 13 of 21

Archaeologists now believe the monuments at Stonehenge are part of a:

... The people may have carried their dead down a two-mile ceremonial road to bury them at Stonehenge

Question 14 of 21

One of these common items bears drawings of American plants and animals by an early settler.

... It was found in 2009 in an abandoned well in Jamestown, Virginia.

Question 15 of 21

Some scientists claim the Hobbit is not a separate species of human, but is:

... They say the small humanoids may have had a thyroid condition or microcephaly, which means the brain doesn't grow as it should

Question 16 of 21

The first nuclear family burial dates from the _____ .

... The late Stone Age started around 10,000 BC

Question 17 of 21

Archaeologists think the common ancestor of humans and chimps may have lived as long ago as _____ years.

... That ancestor passed on the knowledge of tool use to both species.

Question 18 of 21

This ancient society was named for the twisted decorations it favored on its items.

... They lived in northern Europe and were not very widespread.

Question 19 of 21

How old are the Hobbit bones?

... Nine other skeletons have been found, all of similar age.

Question 20 of 21

How much of the surface of lower Manhattan is man-made?

... About half of the Ground Zero area was originally underwater.

Question 21 of 21

Scientists can gauge the health of the Chesapeake Bay today based on the size of these from the 1600s.

... The large size of the discarded oyster shells at the Jamestown colony show that the bay was a healthy ecosystem at that time.

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