WSC Bowl Trivia #2 - Archaeology History

Which famous President was credited with trying to map out the Pacific Northwest during the Oregon Trail.

• George Washinton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

In 1826, French scientist Joseph Nicephore was credited to possibly making the world first photograph entitled ​ (a)   . A dozen years later, Frenchman Louis Daguerre invented the Daguerreotype which allowed ​ (b)   .​ ​ ​

• View from the Window at Le Gras
• capturing photos of people
• instantly capturingbuildings
• the Eiffel Tower

Which mountain was responsible for the demise of the city of Pomeii some 1500 years ago?

• Mount Vesuvius

• Mount Amiata

• Mount Etna

A 2,000 year old Buddhist temple was discovered in Pakistan in which region?

• Musharaf region

• Gandhara region

British monarch Richard III died in battle in 1485. His body was finally found in 2012 .....

• underneath a church

• under a parking lot

• in a cave

Scientists believe a 20,000 year old footprint in _________ belongs to the fastest man in history. He is believed to be an Aboriginal hunter.

• New Zealand

• New South Whales

• New York State

The people of Pompeii fed some of their pigs meat while others were fed grain, just like what modern people do today. This would indicate that....

• Pompeiians took care of their livestock

• Pompeiians wanted their food to taste a certain way.

In 1799 a French officer discovered the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone is key in deciphering an ancient Egyptian language. It was issues in Memphis Egypt in 196 BC. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian while the bottom is in .............

• Latin

• Aramaic

• Ancient Greek

In the end, archaeologists were able to read and identify foreign names on the Rosetta Stone through Phonetic characters.

• True

• False

The Dead Sea Scrolls founded near the Khirbet Qumran contains........

• texts about festivals

• texts about priestly family names

• texts about the calendar

• all three are correct