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Quiz 54

This quiz complements DIG's April 2006 issue on:
"Australia--Land of the Unknown."

Pick one answer from the menu under each question about archaeology.


1. Where was the ship, Batavia, from?
a. England
b. Spain
c. Holland
d. Portugal


2. How did archaeologists know who owned the hut at the Fishery Beach whaling station?
a. the names of the owners were carved into the walls
b. they don't know their names
c. the owners' descendants told them
d. they read about it in old newspapers


3. What is bark painting?
a. paintings of boats
b. paintings by dogs
c. paintings on tree bark
d. paintings on boats


4. Elijah Nabagayo's painting told the story of what?
a. the discovery of fire
b. the giant Luma Luma
c. the first rock art painter
d. the creation of the world
ANSWERS

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