The Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands) - Quiz
- 1. In which country is the Cueva de las Manos located?
A) Brazil
B) Chile
C) Argentina
D) Peru
- 2. Approximately how old are the paintings in Cueva de las Manos?
A) 5,000 years
B) 9,000 years
C) 1,500 years
D) 15,000 years
- 3. Who discovered the Cueva de las Manos?
A) Jules Verne
B) Hiram Bingham
C) Carlos J. Gradin
D) Marcelino de Lemos
- 4. What is the best time to visit Cueva de las Manos for tourists?
A) Only during festivals
B) Fall and winter
C) Year-round
D) Spring and summer
- 5. In what year was Cueva de las Manos designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1987
B) 1999
C) 1995
D) 2001
- 6. What technique was used to create the hand stencils?
A) Blowing pigment
B) Stitching
C) Carving
D) Drawing
- 7. Which UNESCO status has been assigned to the Cueva de las Manos?
A) World Heritage Site
B) Biosphere Reserve
C) Global Geopark
D) Cultural Landscape
- 8. What is a key symbol in many of the cave paintings aside from hand stencils?
A) Plants
B) Tools
C) Animals
D) Humans
- 9. What type of environment surrounds the Cueva de las Manos?
A) Rainforest
B) Desert
C) Marshland
D) Steppe
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