- 1. Which famous hominid skull was discovered in Olduvai Gorge?
A) Zinjanthropus boisei
B) Homo sapiens
C) Australopithecus afarensis
D) Homo habilis
- 2. In which country is La Garganta de Olduvai located?
A) Botswana
B) Kenya
C) Tanzania
D) Uganda
- 3. How old are some of the oldest hominid fossils found at Olduvai?
A) 10,000 years
B) Approximately 1.9 million years
C) 500,000 years
D) 4 million years
- 4. What is the local term for Olduvai Gorge in the Maasai language?
A) Ngorongoro
B) Oldupai
C) Serengeti
D) Kitulo
- 5. What type of research is predominantly conducted at Olduvai today?
A) Astronomy
B) Paleoanthropology
C) Cultural anthropology
D) Marine biology
- 6. Which of the following is a significant challenge for researchers at Olduvai?
A) Population density
B) High rainfall
C) Erosion
D) Freezing temperatures
- 7. Which tool culture is primarily associated with the finds at Olduvai?
A) Magdalenian
B) Mousterian
C) Oldowan
D) Acheulean
- 8. Which geological period is primarily associated with the findings in Olduvai?
A) Miocene
B) Eocene
C) Pleistocene
D) Holocene
- 9. What year did Louis Leakey first start excavations at Olduvai?
A) 1945
B) 1920
C) 1950
D) 1931
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