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Ancient Wonders 2 Trivia Quiz

Some more fun with the Ancients and their Wonders. This one may be a little easier.

A multiple-choice quiz by casper423. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
casper423

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,206

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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2276

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. In 1936, excavators uncovered an earthenware vase in Iraq from the ruins of a 2,000 year old village. The bottom of the tube was sealed with a copper disk, and an iron rod with an asphalt plug at the top. What is this believed to have been? Hint

a treatment for arthritis

a religious altar

a way to keep food from spoiling

an electric battery

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where was Damascus steel made? Hint

Greece

India

Rome

Iraq

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the ancient practice of cutting out a a rectangular hole in the skull as a medical treatment called? Hint

silly

boring

trepanning

transplaning

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Question 4 of 15

4. In ancient India, what was amputated as a form of punishment for theft, adultery and many other acts?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Whose calendar was more accurate than the one commonly used today? Hint

Incan

Sumerian

Iraqi

Mayan

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Question 6 of 15

6. The Alexandria Library was founded by who? Hint

Ptolemy II

Pharaoh

Ramses I

Ptolemy I

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Question 7 of 15

7. What concept, probably discovered by the Babylonians in the first millennium BC is crucial to technology, computation, and advanced mathematics? Hint

zero

multiplication

division

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the Roman calculator called? Hint

caesarious

Roman math machine

Roman counting machine

abacus

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the Book of Myriad Things now commonly called? Hint

An almanac

The Illiad

The Bible

The Torah

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Question 10 of 15

10. What surprised excavators in 1985 when they opened a Mayan tomb? Hint

a pottery bottle with a screw top

playing cards

gold artefacts

a scroll that fortold the end of the world

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the cup given to the Emperor Tiberius in the first century AD by a metalworker thought to be made of? Hint

glass

aluminum

bronze

silver

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the weapon, 'the Greek fire's' most notable feature? Hint

it burned for 3 days

it shot bullet-like projectiles

it burst into flame on contact with water

it exploded on impact with the ground

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Question 13 of 15

13. On one of the Great Pyramid's myriad stones is a hieroglyph which translates to what? Hint

Pharaoh lies here

Curse to all who enter this tomb

Do not disturb

This end up

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the only wonder left today of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Hint

The Hanging Gardens

The Colossus of Rhodes

The Statue of Zeus

The Great Pyramid

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Question 15 of 15

15. In the first century AD the Romans had already built 50,000 miles of paved roads. How many miles will the U.S. Interstate Highway System emcompass when complete? Hint

50,000

38,000

42,000

72,000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: an electric battery

A modern replica has been made and it does indeed produce an electric current.

2. Where was Damascus steel made?

Answer: India

Made of a high carbon metal that cannot be duplicated even today. The swords made of this material were said to be able to bisect a feather floating in mid air, or fell a Crusader with equal ease.

3. What is the ancient practice of cutting out a a rectangular hole in the skull as a medical treatment called?

Answer: trepanning

Believed to be a treatment for relieving swelling on the brain, as in a head injury.

4. In ancient India, what was amputated as a form of punishment for theft, adultery and many other acts?

Answer: nose

An amputated nose looked hideous. The nose was the Indian symbol for one's reputation. Thus the person 'lost face' and was publicly outcast.

5. Whose calendar was more accurate than the one commonly used today?

Answer: Mayan

The Mayan calendar had 365.2420 days. The modern Gregorian calendar has 365.2425 days. Actual duration of a year is 365.2422 days.

6. The Alexandria Library was founded by who?

Answer: Ptolemy I

It had a university attached to it where students studied engineering, physics, medicine, mathematics, biology, astronomy, philosophy, and literature.

7. What concept, probably discovered by the Babylonians in the first millennium BC is crucial to technology, computation, and advanced mathematics?

Answer: zero

The Babylonians, Chinese, Maya and Indians all developed this concept independently.

8. What was the Roman calculator called?

Answer: abacus

A crude form is still in use today in the Far East.

9. What is the Book of Myriad Things now commonly called?

Answer: An almanac

It started in China as a calendar and evolved into the modern almanac.

10. What surprised excavators in 1985 when they opened a Mayan tomb?

Answer: a pottery bottle with a screw top

Before this find, it was believed that threaded screws were on Old World invention.

11. What was the cup given to the Emperor Tiberius in the first century AD by a metalworker thought to be made of?

Answer: aluminum

Reported to look like silver but lighter, it did not break when dropped on the floor but dented instead and could be repaired with a hammer.

12. What was the weapon, 'the Greek fire's' most notable feature?

Answer: it burst into flame on contact with water

It was very noisy and showered fire on their enemies. Today's chemists can only guess at the formula. They believe it to be petroleum, sulphur, nitrates, lime, bones, and maybe even urine.

13. On one of the Great Pyramid's myriad stones is a hieroglyph which translates to what?

Answer: This end up

One of the oddest hieroglyphs discovered.

14. What is the only wonder left today of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

Answer: The Great Pyramid

15. In the first century AD the Romans had already built 50,000 miles of paved roads. How many miles will the U.S. Interstate Highway System emcompass when complete?

Answer: 42,000

They were built to be so durable that some are still in use today.

Source: Author casper423

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