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Fingerprints of the Gods Quiz

Graham Hancock
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Fingerprints of the Gods Quiz

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1)

How far did the Olmecs transport blocks of stone? (from Plumed Serpent: Central America)

10 meters.
60 meters.
10 miles.
60 miles.
2)

What does the chart on page 472 show? (from Conclusion: Where's the Body?)

The South Pole and Antarctica after displacement.
The South Pole and Antarctica before displacement.
The South Pole and Antarctica during displacement.
Displacement at the North Pole.
3)

What global catastrophe is discussed in Chapter 24? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia)

Flood.
Fire.
Famine.
Plague.
4)

What is the crowning Mayan achievement? (from Plumed Serpent: Central America)

The "Long Time."
The "Long Day."
The "Long Meter."
The "Long Count."
5)

What changes their paths in Mayan myths? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia)

Tides.
Explorers.
Planets.
Stars.
6)

How many miles per hour does the Earth revolve around the sun? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 2. The Precessional Code)

1,000.
66,600.
33,600.
6,000.
7)

What is described in Chapter 51? (from Conclusion: Where's the Body?)

The effects of ocean displacement on the continents.
The effects of evolution on the continents.
The effects of the Ice Age on the continents.
The effect of Earth-crust displacement on the continents.
8)

What is one element of the author's thesis in Chapter 52? (from Conclusion: Where's the Body?)

Cosmic or geological cataclysm of future civilizations.
Cosmic or geological cataclysm of pre-industrial civilization.
Cosmic or geological cataclysm of post-industrial civilization.
Cosmic or geological cataclysm of the Ice Age.
9)

According to Chapter 27, how many years ago did the peopling of America begin? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia)

30,000.
40,000.
45,000.
35,000.
10)

Where did the story of Gilgamesh take place? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia)

Colombia.
Central America.
Sumer.
Mesopotamia.
11)

What is the only other pyramid in the world, besides the Great Pyramid, to use a variant on pi? (from The Giza Invitation: Egypt 1)

Pyramid of Osiris.
Pyramid of Isis.
Pyramid of the Moon.
Pyramid of the Sun.
12)

How many years is the sun housed in each of the zodiacal constellations? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 2. The Precessional Code)

2,160.
26.
21.
2,610.
13)

What falls from the sky in ancient Mayan myths? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia)

The planets.
The sun and moon.
A meteorite.
The stars.
14)

What do the texts of Manetho describe? (from Lord of Eternity: Egypt 2)

Gods ruling the Nile Valley.
Gods punishing everyday Egyptians.
Gods punishing pharoahs.
Pharoahs ruling the Nile Valley.
15)

According to the Mayans, what precedes global destruction? (from Plumed Serpent: Central America)

Famine and plagues.
Plagues and darkness.
Earthquakes and famine.
Floods and darkness.
16)

In Chapter 36, what is a belief mentioned about the tombs? (from The Giza Invitation: Egypt 1)

They were built by pharaohs over almost a century.
They were built by peasants at the same time.
They were built by peasants over almost a century.
They were built by pharaohs at the same time.
17)

What do the documents in Chapter 43 list? (from Lord of Eternity: Egypt 2)

Kings before the First Dynasty.
Kings during the Second Dynasty.
Kings after the First Dynasty.
Kings during the First Dynasty.
18)

According to Chapter 31, how did the embedding in the Osiris myth occur? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 2. The Precessional Code)

Through early writing.
Through early migration.
Deliberately.
Accidentally.
19)

What was discovered about unmapped oceans in Chapter 50? (from Conclusion: Where's the Body?)

They probably could have supported a lost civilization.
They could not have supported a lost civilization.
They definitely could have supported a lost civilization.
They still support a lost civilization.
20)

What did the author do in Chapter 52? (from Conclusion: Where's the Body?)

Celebrate mankind's attempts to prevent further calamities.
Warn mankind about the dangers of ignoring warnings.
Reassure readers that the calamities will not happen again.
Stir up controversy about whether future calamities will occur.
21)

According to Chapter 27, what happened to the sun during the Ice Age? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 1. A Species with Amnesia)

It moved farther from the Earth.
It moved closer to the Earth.
It became blinding.
Its light and heat were extinguished.
22)

About how many blocks does the Great Pyramid have? (from The Giza Invitation: Egypt 1)

2.3 million.
3.2 million.
3.2 thousand.
2.3 thousand.
23)

How frequently do the planets line up in the order, on the same date, that the Mayans predicted the Fifth Sun ends? (from The Mystery of the Myths: 2. The Precessional Code)

4,000.
45,000.
45,200.
4,200.
24)

How did Hancock view the lack of a site plan in Chapter 36? (from The Giza Invitation: Egypt 1)

As evidence of another culture's influence.
As symbolic.
As an anomaly.
As evidence that the Egyptians were not an advanced culture.
25)

What could the First Men see? (from Plumed Serpent: Central America)

Things hidden in the distance.
Things in the future.
Things buried underground.
Things in the past.
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