Ancient Mysteries WHO IS THE BILLIONAIRE?

RULES One person in each group serve as the accountant. One person in each group serve as the accountant. Each group chooses one question out of the list. Each group chooses one question out of the list. After reading the question, all groups have 10 seconds to write down the answer on paper. After reading the question, all groups have 10 seconds to write down the answer on paper. Check the answer and keep a record of the bonus. Check the answer and keep a record of the bonus.

Where is Easter Island? A) A) All by itself in the Pacific Ocean B) B) East of Steinbeck Island C) C) In the Marianas chain of Pacific islands D) D) One of the islands of Hawaii $2000

Where did the original inhabitants come from and when? A) A) Hawai'i, about 1500 AD B) B) Polynesia, about 300 AD C) C) Chile, about 0 AD D) D) Mars, about 10,000 BC $5000

Why is it called Easter Island? A) A) Discovered by a Dutch pirate named Hans Easter B) B) Infestation of large white rabbits C) C) Discovered on Easter Sunday D) D) Misinterpretation of the real name $500

What do the people living on Easter Island call it? A) A) Isla de Pascua B) B) Wester Island C) C) It's a secret and they're not telling D) D) Rapa Nui $2000

Why are there so few trees on Easter Island? A) A) They were used to build stone monuments B) B) The Dutch cut them down to build houses C) C) There never was much vegetation on the island D) D) They were burned to keep the Easter Islanders warm $5000

What is the name of the large stone monuments on Easter Island? A) A) Pahoehoe B) B) Stone Binge C) C) Moai D) D) Rapa Rock $300

What were most of the moai of Easter Island carved from? A) A) Sea coral B) Hardened volcanic ash C) Limestone D) Wood $800

How many moai are there, and how tall is the largest moai? A) A) About 300, 22 feet B) B) About 100, 15 feet C) C) About 10, 10 feet D) D) About 900, 70 feet $6000

Which of the following researchers is NOT associated with the archaeology of Easter Island? A) A) Thor Heyerdahl B) B) Easter Island Jones C) C) Jo Anne Van Tilburg D) D) Claudio P. Cristino $9000

What is a pukau? A) A) The platform on which the moai are placed B) B) The local nickname for Thor Heyerdahl C) C) Red hat placed on about 1/5 of the moai D) D) Large white rabbit named Harvey $3500

What was Maria Reich’s occupation before she became interested in the Nazca lines? A) A) Museum administrator B) E B) Engineer C) C) Archaeologist D) M D) Mathematician Good guess! $1,000,000

The largest figures can span early ______ meters. A) 500 square kilometers A) 500 square kilometers B) 270 meters B) 270 meters C) 890 kilometers C) 890 kilometers D) 190 meters D) 190 meters $1000

According to Phillis Pitluga, which figure is used to track the three stars of Orion’s Belt? A) the hummingbird A) the hummingbird B) the human figure B) the human figure C) the spider C) the spider D) the monkey D) the monkey $ 5000

What kind of threats are the Nazca Lines concerned about? A) the heavy wind A) the heavy wind B) human activities B) human activities C) alien investigation C) alien investigation D) serious pollution D) serious pollution $ 3000

How deep are the Lines? A) cm A) cm B) cm B) cm C) cm C) cm D) 1-15 cm D) 1-15 cm $ 2500

Mario Olaechea Aquije belongs to _____? A) Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum A) Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum B) Paracas culture B) Paracas culture C) UNESCO C) UNESCO D) National Institute of Culture D) National Institute of Culture $ 2000

According to Johan Reinhard, what were the figurative patterns for? A) religion A) religion B) direction B) direction C) preservation C) preservation D) observation D) observation $6,000

Who is the first person to discover the Nazca Lines ? A) Paul Kosok A) Paul Kosok B) Jim Woodmann B) Jim Woodmann C) Toribio Mejia Xesspe C) Toribio Mejia Xesspe D) Anthony Aveni D) Anthony Aveni $5000

How many figures are about animals? A) more than 70 A) more than 70 B) over 40 B) over 40 C) about one hundred C) about one hundred D) we don’t know D) we don’t know $2,000

According to Woodmann’s study, what is the only possible means of flight? A) airplanes A) airplanes B) hummingbirds B) hummingbirds C) hot air balloons C) hot air balloons D) condors D) condors $6000