This quiz complements DIG's April 2007 issue entitled:
"Who Were the First Americans?"


Pick one answer from the menu under each question.

1. American Indian groups who lived in what is today the southeastern United States around 900-1600 are known as:

a. Floridians
b. Alabamans
c. Georgians
d. Mississippians

2. It is probable that the Southern Cult symbol of a circle with a cross in it represents this:

a. Fire
b. Water
c. Air
d. Stone

3. The Cherokee believe that this animal brought them fire:

a. Raven
b. Snake
c. Spider
d. Owl

4. Michael Faught is an archaeologist who does research along the coast in what state?

a. South Carolina
b. Texas
c. Florida
d. Georgia

5. Clovis is a type of what?

a. Spear point
b. Symbol
c. Earth Mound
d. Mammoth

6. Linguists study what?

a. Archaeological remains
b. Ancient technology
c. Languages
d. Forensics

7. This substance is made up of the acids A, C, G, and T and is shaped like a twisted ladder:

a. Metal
b. Radon
c. Light
d. DNA

8. The largest Pre-Colombian monument north of Mexico is located at what site?

a. Cahokia
b. Teotihuacan
c. Tikal
d. Moundville

9. Why was stone imported from eight miles away to build Monk’s Mound?

a. To make pillars
b. To pave the floors
c. To encase the outside of the mound
d. It is too far inside the structure, we cannot tell

10. What are weirs?

a. Something like fishing poles
b. A kind of cloth bag for cooking fish
c. Something like fish nets strung on posts
d. A kind of fish

11. Which American president signed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act?

a. Bush
b. Reagan
c. Ford
d. Carter

12. The image of the “Birdman” from the Etowah site in Georgia is shown carrying what?

a. An ear
b. A head
c. An eye
d. A hand