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15 Significant Archaeological Finds Trivia Questions and Answers

So much of the world has yet to be discovered. Can you answer these archaeological finds trivia questions? How many do you know?

15 Significant Archaeological Finds Trivia Questions

  1. Q: What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter?
  2. Q: What ancient city was uncovered near Mount Vesuvius in 1748?
  3. Q: What is the name of the stone that helped decode Egyptian hieroglyphs?
  4. Q: What famous prehistoric monument is located in England?
  5. Q: Which ancient city was discovered in modern-day Turkey and thought to be Troy?
  6. Q: What is the name of the terracotta sculptures discovered in Xi’an, China?
  7. Q: What significant biblical artifact was found in 1947 near the Dead Sea?
  8. Q: Where was the ancient city of Machu Picchu discovered?
  9. Q: What civilization’s ruins were discovered at Chichén Itzá?
  10. Q: What ancient shipwreck yielded the Antikythera Mechanism?
  11. Q: What famous cave system in France is known for its prehistoric paintings?
  12. Q: What Viking settlement was discovered in Newfoundland, Canada?
  13. Q: Where was the Library of Ashurbanipal found?
  14. Q: What was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia and nicknamed “Lucy”?
  15. Q: What was found in 1976 on Easter Island that revealed how the Moai statues were transported?

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15 Significant Archaeological Finds Trivia Questions and Answers

  1. Q: What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter? A: The tomb of Tutankhamun.
  2. Q: What ancient city was uncovered near Mount Vesuvius in 1748? A: Pompeii.
  3. Q: What is the name of the stone that helped decode Egyptian hieroglyphs? A: The Rosetta Stone.
  4. Q: What famous prehistoric monument is located in England? A: Stonehenge.
  5. Q: Which ancient city was discovered in modern-day Turkey and thought to be Troy? A: Hisarlik.
  6. Q: What is the name of the terracotta sculptures discovered in Xi’an, China? A: The Terracotta Army.
  7. Q: What significant biblical artifact was found in 1947 near the Dead Sea? A: The Dead Sea Scrolls.
  8. Q: Where was the ancient city of Machu Picchu discovered? A: Peru.
  9. Q: What civilization’s ruins were discovered at Chichén Itzá? A: The Maya civilization.
  10. Q: What ancient shipwreck yielded the Antikythera Mechanism? A: The Antikythera Shipwreck.
  11. Q: What famous cave system in France is known for its prehistoric paintings? A: Lascaux Caves.
  12. Q: What Viking settlement was discovered in Newfoundland, Canada? A: L’Anse aux Meadows.
  13. Q: Where was the Library of Ashurbanipal found? A: Nineveh, in modern-day Iraq.
  14. Q: What was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia and nicknamed “Lucy”? A: Australopithecus afarensis skeleton.
  15. Q: What was found in 1976 on Easter Island that revealed how the Moai statues were transported? A: Stone tools and roads.
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