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