This quiz complements DIG's May 2008 issue on Indiana Jones

Pick one answer from the menu under each question.

1. What does “Ahnenerbe” mean in English?

a. Nazi Scientist
b. Ancestral Heritage
c. Archaeologist
d. Defense Force

2. What was kept in the Ark of the Covenant?

a. The Ten Commandments
b. A Statue of God
c. The Staff of Moses
d. The Head of the Pharaoh

3. Shishak or Shoshenq was an ancient king of what country?

a. Israel
b. Ethiopia
c. Babylonia
d. Egypt

4. The temple of Abu Simbel is located in what region conquered by the Egyptians?

a. Lybia
b. Syria
c. Nubia
d. Arabia

5. In Egyptian epigraphy, tombs walls are traced onto what material?

a. Acetate
b. Paper
c. Cloth
d. Metal

6. “Smoking Mirror” is the translation for the name of this Aztec god:

a. Quetzalcoatl
b. Texcatlipoca
c. Kocapetl
d. Atlatl

7. What federal law requires consultation between archaeologists and Native American tribes if they find bodies on Federal land:

a. NAFTA
b. AARP
c. NAGPRA
d. USCIS

8. Petra was home to what ancient people?

a. Greeks
b. Scythians
c. Dacians
d. Nabataeans

9. Who is a producer of the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?

a. Frank Marshall
b. Marcus Brody
c. Henry Jones Sr.
d. Willie Scott

10. What school does the character of Indiana Jones teach at?

a. University of Chicago
b. Oxford University
c. Marshall College
d. Harvard University

11. The first evidence for writing belonging to the Indus Civilization was found where?

a. Calcutta
b. Harappa
c. Islamabad
d. Mazar e-sharif

12. Anna, the daughter of Frederick Mitchell-Hedges, found what famous artifact?

a. Ark of the Covenant
b. Holy Grail
c. Sankara Stones
d. Crystal Skull