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Archaeological Finds Trivia Quiz

The following gents prove that snooping into the past can really pay off.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,629

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
4 / 5

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2199

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Question 1 of 5

1. What world famous site did Hiram Bingham locate in 1911? Hint

Machu Picchu

Teotihuacan

Tenochtitlan

Chichen Itza

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Question 2 of 5

2. Who discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922? Hint

Johnson

Carter

Kingsley

Janson

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Question 3 of 5

3. Which British nobleman financed the excavation of King Tut's tomb? Hint

Lord Carnarvon

Baron Bingsley

Lord Helmsley

Baron Carlyle

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Question 4 of 5

4. Who rediscovered Troy in 1871? Hint

Mann

Godard

Kenton

Schliemann

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Question 5 of 5

5. What civilization did Arthur Evans dig up in 1900? Hint

Dorian

Minoan

Mycenaean

Persian

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What world famous site did Hiram Bingham locate in 1911?

Answer: Machu Picchu

Hiram Bingham was a professor from Yale University.

2. Who discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922?

Answer: Carter

Howard Carter worked under the auspices Lord Carnarvon, who financed his archaeological work.

3. Which British nobleman financed the excavation of King Tut's tomb?

Answer: Lord Carnarvon

Lord Carnarvon died only a few months after opening the tomb of Tutankhamun, becoming the first victim of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh's 'curse'.

4. Who rediscovered Troy in 1871?

Answer: Schliemann

Heinrich Schliemann was a German archaeologist and businessman...he retired from business in 1863 in order to pursue his passion for Greek antiquity.

5. What civilization did Arthur Evans dig up in 1900?

Answer: Minoan

Evans discovered the ancient palace of Knossos on Crete.

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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