- 1. Which famous hominid skull was discovered in Olduvai Gorge?
A) Australopithecus afarensis
B) Zinjanthropus boisei
C) Homo habilis
D) Homo sapiens
- 2. In which country is La Garganta de Olduvai located?
A) Uganda
B) Kenya
C) Botswana
D) Tanzania
- 3. How old are some of the oldest hominid fossils found at Olduvai?
A) 10,000 years
B) 500,000 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) Serengeti
B) Oldupai
C) Kitulo
D) Ngorongoro
- 5. What type of research is predominantly conducted at Olduvai today?
A) Marine biology
B) Cultural anthropology
C) Paleoanthropology
D) Astronomy
- 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) Acheulean
B) Oldowan
C) Magdalenian
D) Mousterian
- 8. Which geological period is primarily associated with the findings in Olduvai?
A) Holocene
B) Eocene
C) Miocene
D) Pleistocene
- 9. What year did Louis Leakey first start excavations at Olduvai?
A) 1931
B) 1920
C) 1945
D) 1950
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