Quiz on Otzi the Iceman

Where was Otzi the Iceman discovered?

• In a desert

• In a forest

• In an Alpine valley

• In a city

What did the hikers first notice poking out of the ice?

• A hand

• A foot

• A human skull

• A piece of clothing

Who did the police call to examine the body?

• A doctor

• A scientist

• A historian

• A detective

What did the scientist realize about the iceman's body?

• It was a recent burial

• It was a fake

• It was very old

• It was a modern mummy

Where is Otzi's body currently located?

• South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy

• The British Museum in London, England

• The Louvre in Paris, France

• The Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

What is significant about Otzi the Iceman?

• He is the oldest human body ever found.

• He was the first human to climb Mount Everest.

• He discovered the Americas.

• He invented the wheel.

What are archaeologists searching for in the area where Otzi was found?

• More bodies or artifacts

• Dinosaur fossils

• Precious metals

• Ancient manuscripts

What did scientists learn about Otzi's life from examining the minerals in his teeth and bones?

• He traveled extensively across Europe.

• He spent his entire life in the mountain valleys near Bolzano, Italy.

• He lived near the sea.

• He was a nomadic trader.

What evidence suggests that Otzi was in a fight before he died?

• A broken leg.

• A missing weapon.

• A stone arrowhead embedded in his shoulder.

• A fractured skull.

What do researchers believe about Otzi's attackers?

• They took all his belongings.

• They were his friends.

• Otzi escaped them and hid in the mountains.

• They were from a neighboring village.