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