Machu Picchu - Quiz
A) 3,000 metres to 3,500 metres above sea level B) 1,500 metres to 2,000 metres above sea level C) 2,500 metres to 3,000 metres above sea level D) 2,200 metres to 2,500 metres above sea level
A) Subtropical highland climate B) Desert climate C) Temperate oceanic climate D) Tropical rainforest climate
A) 2,010 millimetres B) 2,500 millimetres C) 1,500 millimetres D) 1,000 millimetres
A) Approximately 10 °C B) Approximately 25 °C C) Approximately 30 °C D) Approximately 18 °C
A) 30–40% B) 50–60% C) 80–90% D) 60–70%
A) Tundra vegetation B) Dense vegetation C) Desert vegetation D) Sparse vegetation
A) Three B) Four C) Two D) One
A) Mountains B) Plains C) Terraces (andenes) D) Forests
A) Only warehouses B) Residences, places of worship, and warehouses C) Only residences D) Only places of worship
A) East town and west town B) Central town and outer town C) North town and south town D) Upper town (Hanan) and lower town (Hurin)
A) Being the residential area B) Hosting the main market C) Incorporating the Main Temple and the Temple of the Three Windows D) Being the largest plaza in Machu Picchu
A) A stone bridge B) A ceremonial fountain C) A large stone door D) A pyramid-like stone platform
A) Rectangular style B) Wayrona style C) Trapezoidal style D) Circular style
A) It was used as a marketplace B) It was used as a library C) It was used as a prison D) It may have been used as an observatory
A) Commercial District B) Ceremonial District C) Religious District D) Residential District
A) It is a single-story building B) It is a three-sided building C) It is a circular building D) It is a multi-story building
A) For entertainment purposes B) For commercial purposes C) For educational purposes D) For research purposes
A) It includes ritual caves and a large carved stone often interpreted as a condor B) It is used as a storage building C) It is the only temple with a roof D) It is the largest temple in Machu Picchu
A) They are arranged on wide parallel terraces B) They are built on flat plains C) They are built underground D) They are constructed on steep cliffs
A) They are circular compounds for defense B) They are long and narrow compounds to exploit the terrain C) They are triangular compounds for ceremonies D) They are square compounds for storage
A) Provided water for cooking B) Provided irrigation for the fields C) Provided water for drinking D) Provided water for bathing
A) Allowed access to the different levels across the site B) Were used for defense C) Served as decorative elements D) Were used for ceremonial purposes
A) Agricultural purposes B) Commercial purposes C) Residential purposes D) Religious and ceremonial purposes
A) The Torreón and the Temple of the Condor B) The Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Temple of the Three Windows C) The Guardian's house and the Popular District D) The Main Square and the Sacred Plaza
A) 16th century B) 17th century C) 15th century D) 14th century
A) Urubamba River B) Apurímac River C) Amazon River D) Madre de Dios River
A) Inca emperor Manco Inca B) Inca emperor Pachacuti C) Inca emperor Huayna Capac D) Inca emperor Atahualpa
A) French archaeologist Jacques de Mahieu B) Peruvian explorer Agustín Lizárraga C) American historian Hiram Bingham III D) British explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton
A) 1983 B) 1978 C) 2007 D) 1990
A) 'Young' B) 'Mountain' C) 'Sun' D) 'Old' or 'old person'
A) 'Valley' B) 'Summit', 'peak', or 'pyramid' C) 'Temple' D) 'River'
A) 'Machu Pichu' B) 'Cusco' C) 'Huayna Picchu' D) 'Inti Watana'
A) Wayna Picchu B) Machu Picchu C) Inti Watana D) Huayna Picchu
A) 2010 B) 2015 C) 2007 D) 2005
A) Over 1 million B) Over 2 million C) Over 500,000 D) Over 1.5 million
A) Puno Province B) Arequipa Province C) Urubamba Province D) Cusco Province
A) Mystic Valley B) Hidden Valley C) Lost Valley D) Sacred Valley
A) A permanent capital city B) A seasonal royal retreat C) A military fortress D) A trading hub
A) Malaria B) Cholera C) Smallpox D) Tuberculosis
A) A royal estate B) A commoner village C) A religious temple D) A trade center
A) Thermoluminescence dating B) Dendrochronology C) Potassium-argon dating D) AMS radiocarbon measurements
A) Hiram Bingham B) Richard L. Burger C) John H. Rowe D) Gordon Willey
A) Trade expeditions B) Religious festivals C) The harsher season D) Increased agricultural activities
A) More frequent military service B) Less heavy physical labor C) Higher levels of physical activity D) More heavy physical labor
A) Agricultural work B) Companionship C) Transportation D) Funerary rituals
A) 1500 people. B) 500 people. C) 3000 people. D) 750 people.
A) Because the area received ample rainfall. B) Because the terraces were built on a plateau. C) Because the terraces were close to a river. D) Because of advanced irrigation technology.
A) Barley. B) Maize. C) Potatoes. D) Quinoa.
A) Llamas. B) Guinea pigs. C) Camelids. D) Alpacas.
A) Francisco Pizarro B) Baltasar de Ocampo C) Hernando de Soto D) Diego de Almagro
A) Limestone B) Granite C) Sandstone D) Marble
A) T. H. Holmes B) Hiram Bingham C) Augusto Berns D) J. M. von Hassel
A) Hiram Bingham B) T. H. Holmes C) Augusto Berns D) J. M. von Hassel
A) 1850 B) 1920 C) 1874 D) 1904
A) Carlos Romero B) Hiram Bingham C) Melchor Arteaga D) Agustín Lizárraga
A) 1922 B) 1911 C) 1912 D) 1902
A) Pablito B) Sergeant Carrasco C) Richarte D) Melchor Arteaga
A) Melchor Arteaga B) Carlos Romero C) Agustín Lizárraga D) Father Antonio de la Calancha
A) A modern village B) Excellent ruins C) A treasure trove of gold D) A lost manuscript
A) Rosaspata B) Machu Picchu C) Trombone Pampa D) Vilcabamba Viejo
A) Gene Savoy B) Agustín Lizárraga C) Melchor Arteaga D) Hiram Bingham
A) Choqquequirau B) Machu Picchu C) Rosaspata D) Vilcabamba Viejo
A) The discovery of the New World by the Norsemen B) The French fishermen visiting North America C) The exploration of the Amazon River D) Columbus discovering America
A) Huayna Picchu B) Choqquequirau C) Machu Picchu D) Vitcos
A) Eliane Karp B) The National Geographic Society C) The Prefect of Cusco D) Hiram Bingham
A) November 2006 B) November 2007 C) November 2012 D) November 2010
A) Hiram Bingham B) Nicola Masini C) John Hemming D) Luis Valcarcel
A) A large open field B) A stone-paved market area C) A smaller sunken plaza (plaza hundida) D) A residential complex
A) 1987 B) 1985 C) 1981 D) 1983
A) 250.00 B) 500.00 C) 325.92 D) 400.00
A) Spectacled bear B) Andean fox C) Puma D) Polar bear
A) Palms B) Oak C) Gymnosperms D) Ferns
A) Ollantaytambo B) Aguas Calientes C) Cusco D) Urubamba
A) Paris, France B) Fukushima, Japan C) Haworth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom D) Petra, Jordan
A) 2025 B) 2020 C) 2023 D) 2021
A) Landslide B) Earthquake C) Volcanic eruption D) Severe flooding caused by El Niño
A) 2021 B) 2020 C) 2022 D) 2019
A) Government policy change B) Natural disaster C) Infrastructure failure D) 2022–2023 Peruvian protests
A) Colder B) Milder C) Same as Cusco D) Warmer
A) Marble B) Granite C) Limestone D) Sandstone
A) A spiral staircase B) A water fountain C) A tunnel-like window D) A large dome
A) Straight lines B) Zigzag patterns C) Helical planes D) Circular patterns
A) Flax fibers B) Hemp fibers C) Cotton fibers D) Maguey fibers
A) Using ramps with gentle inclines B) Using pulleys C) Using cranes D) Using elevators
A) Warmi Wañusqa B) Inti Punku C) Salkantay Pass D) Huayna Picchu
A) A guide from the local community B) A special permit from the Peruvian government C) A letter of recommendation from a travel agency D) Booking through a tourism agency
A) Closed roads B) Lack of transportation services C) Potential landslide risks D) Heavy traffic
A) 30 kilometers (18 miles) B) 28.41 kilometers (22 miles) C) 35 kilometers (22 miles) D) 25 kilometers (15 miles)
A) Che (2008) B) The Argentine (2005) C) The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) D) Guevara (2007)
A) The President Wore Pearls (2003) B) Lost Verizon (2008) C) The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (2014) D) Marge in Chains (2004)
A) Banksy's Dismaland B) Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads C) Olafur Eliasson's The Weather Project D) Kimsooja's Thread Routes series (2010)
A) Enthiran (2010) B) Baahubali (2015) C) Kadhalan (1994) D) 2.0 (2018) |
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