Question 2 of 21

The prehistoric stone circle at Avebury, in southern Great Britain, is particularly significant because it is the ________.

... Avebury covers more than 28 acres of land, making it the largest stone circle in the world. It was built over an extended period of time, probably around 2850 B.C. to 2200 B.C.

Question 3 of 21

During the Middle Ages, stone circles were likely buried or disassembled because of the _______.

... During medieval times, the stones may have been perceived as connected to paganism or devil worship, so some circles could have been disturbed for religious regions.

Question 4 of 21

Within a megalithic monument, an individual tall, upright stone is called a __________.

... "Menhir," coming from French, refers to a single tall stone.

Question 5 of 21

Who built the famous megalith Stonehenge, in southern Great Britain?

... Stonehenge is believed to have been created about 2800 B.C., but the builders are unknown to modern researchers.

Question 6 of 21

Stonehenge was built in three phases; the primary material for the first phase was ________.

... Though best known for their enormous stones, megaliths often incorporated wood, and Stonehenge was no exception, particularly in its first building phase.

Question 7 of 21

The "bluestones" that make up the inner circle at Stonehenge most likely came from _______.

... Around 2000 B.C., several bluestones (weighing about four tons each) were probably carried by raft from southwestern Wales.

Question 8 of 21

A series of menhirs is called a/an ________.

... A line of menhirs -- tall stones -- is known as an avenue or alignment.

Question 9 of 21

The Standing Stones of Calanais in western Scotland, though built between 2900 and 2600 B.C., were not discovered by modern man until 1857 because the stones were covered by ________.

... In 1857, peat (decayed wetland vegetation) was cut for fuel, and the stones were uncovered.

Question 10 of 21

The Standing Stones of Calanais includes several stone structures. A 2003 excavation of one of the circles, Na Dromannan, indicated that it was indeed a fallen circle rather than a quarry because some stones were _______.

... Some of the Na Dromannan stones had apparently snapped. This would not have occurred in a quarry; it's likely that the stones had stood upright and then fallen, resulting in sharp breaks.

Question 11 of 21

If the tall stones are arranged in a circle, it is called a ________.

... The Welsh word "cromlech" is another name for a stone circle.

Question 12 of 21

If standing stones are covered by a large, flat stone, it is called a __________.

... A dolmen resembles a large stone table. These structures are thought to have been used for burial chambers; many may have been covered in earth except for a single opening.

Question 13 of 21

One legend of the Carnac, France megaliths recounts that the area's 3,000 standing stones were once _______.

... In one version of the St. Cornelius story, the holy man was being chased by Roman soldiers. When he reached the coast he was trapped. He solved the predicament by turning all the military personnel into stones. These "soldiers" give Carnac the distinction of having the largest collection of standing stones worldwide.

Question 14 of 21

Researcher Pierre Mereaux suggests that the megaliths at Carnac were perhaps used for _________.

... Mereaux believes that the large amount of seismic activity in Brittany, where Carnac is located, was marked by ancients using the stones.

Question 15 of 21

Scotland's Ring of Brodgar stone circle is notable because the structure is unusually _______.

... Located in the Orkney Islands, the Ring of Brodgar is an exceptionally well-rounded circle, especially considering it was probably created between 2500 and 2000 B.C.

Question 16 of 21

The Beltany stone circle in Northern Ireland is named after a Celtic festival for _________.

... The ancient festival of Beltane was a celebration of the coming of summer and fertility of the land. It is marked by bonfires, as fire was used for cleansing rituals.

Question 17 of 21

A stone circle in France has the same name as which kind of dog?

... The Petit Saint Bernard stone circle lies in the French Alps and dates back to the Iron Age (1200-550 B.C.).

Question 18 of 21

The Senegambian stone circles in Africa run for miles along which river?

... More than 1,000 monuments, dating back more than 1,500 years, extend 350 kilometers (217 miles) along the River Gambia.

Question 19 of 21

The ancient Israeli village of Atlit-Yam had a stone circle, but it is now ________.

... The village was submerged by rising water levels after the last Ice Age; it's located off the coast of Haifa in the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 20 of 21

A stone circle on Hong Kong's Lantau Island is particularly _________.

... The grouping of stones, in an oval shape, covers an area of only about 9 feet by 6 feet (2.7 meters by 1.8 meters) on the Fan Lau peninsula. The circle is a governmental monument.

Question 21 of 21

In the rock mockumentary This is Spinal Tap (1984), the band contracts to have a model of Stonehenge built. When produced, what was wrong with it?

... In what has since become a classic movie moment, the group's manager mislabeled the dimensions on a sketch for the stage set, and the Stonehenge model ended up being just 18 inches (46 centimeters) high instead of 18 feet (5 meters).

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