Quiz: Do you Know Where these Mysterious Monuments are Located?

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I love mysterious monuments like Stonehenge!

Megalithic stone monuments can be found all over the world, some of them immense creations that require engineering feats that challenge modern scientists. They were built by cultures with very little in common and over time frames that span the millennia. I just love the mystery that surrounds their creation, who made them, how they did it, and why. And I love the stone megaliths themselves. Their forms are so unique and interesting, in some ways ancient but also there's something eternal about them that makes them relevant in some way today.

In this quiz I'm testing your knowledge of where some of these amazing and mysterious monuments are located. There are pictures of each one below the quiz, and links to where you can find out lots of details about them if you want to cheat!



Stonehenge
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Avebury Stone Circle

This is part of the Avebury Stone Circle. The sheep seem quite at home in it!

Section of 5500 Year Old Stonecircle Enclosing Village, Avebury, United Kingdom


Section of 5500 Year Old Stonecircle Enclosing Village, Avebury
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You can find more cool pictures of Stonehenge here (and even where it's located if you still don't know!)
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Machu Picchu

The ancient ruins of the great Inca city of Machu Picchu high in the mountains never fails to take your breath away.

Classic View from Funerary Rock of Inca Town Site, Machu Picchu, Unesco World Heritage Site, Peru


Classic View of Machu Picchu
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Terracotta Army

You can find out where they are, here:
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Nazca Lines

This spider is just one of many amazing geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines.

Spider, Nazca (Nasca) Lines, Unesco World Heritage Site, Peru, South America


Spider, Nazca Lines
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Moai Stone Statues

I love the Moai statues! With their large heads and silly expressions, even strange "hats," I just can't help laughing when I see them.

Line of Moai Statues, Ahu Nau Nau at Anakenu on Easter Island, Chile


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DVDs on these Monuments

Here are some DVDs about several of these mysterious monuments.
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Olmec Colossal Heads

Well, the Moai statues have large heads, but these certainly rate as colossal!

Olmec Stone Head at Parque-Museo La Venta, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, North America


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Chichen Itza

The Mayans built this step pyramid in their city of Chichen Itza, dedicating it to Kukulkan (the Mayan name for Quetzalcoatl, the Mesoamerican deity whose name means "feather-serpent").

Ancient Mayan Ruins, Chichen Itza, Mexico


Ancient Mayan Ruins, Chichen Itza
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Great Sphinx

Here's a night view of the Great Sphinx.

The Great Sphinx Illuminated at Night


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Books on these Monuments

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Atlantis

Here's a famous old map showing Atlantis, made by the seventeenth German scholar Athanasius Kircher.

Map of Atlantis Showing Position Relative to Europe Africa and America


Map of Atlantis
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Sorry, I can't answer where Atlantis is to be found, but here's a couple of videos suggesting it might be found in Spain!
National Geographic - Finding Atlantis - March 2011 - 1/4
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