Balancing Rocks Trivia Quiz

Answer: Granite

These granite rocks are found in the Matobo National Park, in Zimbabwe. They got their name from the local tribes in the area. These rock formations are all over the park.

Answer: Mushroom Park, Colorado

This huge balanced rock is found in the region of Colorado known as the Garden of the Gods. This is part of Mushroom Park which is near Pikes Peak, Colorado. This rock sits over a paved access road and has been viewable for at least 200 years. It will fall sometime in the future geologists say.

Answer: Logan Rock

Logan Rock in Cornwall, England, is a huge granite boulder that overlooks the English Channel. It was moved from its site by some British sailors in 1824 as a demonstration of their strength, but they were persuaded to put it back after vociferous complaints from local people. Sadly, when they moved it back it did not move as easily as it did before the move.

This one of the most well-known rocking stones in England. Incidentally, a "logan" is simply another word for a "rocking stone".

Answer: Glaciers

This unusual stone was deposited at this location by an Ice Age glacier thousands of years ago. It is located in Siberia. A large crack in this stone has developed and this could lead to this stone falling into Lake Raduzhnoye.

Answer: Devils Marbles

Located in the Northern Territory of Australia, the Devils Marbles have held an important place in Aboriginal religion. The area is strewn with these large granite boulders, often sitting in precarious positions. These stones are the result of weathering.

Answer: Basalt

Balancing Rock is a thirty foot spire of basalt that has eroded out of a cliff. This rock is the result of lava flows in the area. It is fairly easy to get to and might stand for thousands of years.

Answer: False

All over Bulls Party are balanced rocks. They are the result of underground erosion by water. There are many of the granite rocks all over the Erongo Mountains where these rocks are located.

Answer: Stack

This particular balanced rock is known as "The Hunden" and is found on the Swedish island of Faro. It is located on a stack that formed from wave erosion. They are often made from limestone.

Answer: Iran

The Mushroom Rock at Velenjak near Tajrishhy de Warzée is located in Iran. It is an example of a rock which has eroded away, mostly from wind. There are examples of this type of rock all over the globe.

Answer: False

Often balanced rocks occur as part of a hoodoo, which is a spire of rock that has soft rock at the bottom and harder rock at the top. This is a 1909 photo of a hoodoo in South Dakota.