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A rock art quiz based on the 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' format.

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C: Probable

A: Possible B: Portable

D: Profitable

The word used to describe small pieces of rock art that can be easily carried a reasonable distance by two or more people is:

C: Probable

A: Possible B: Portable

D: Profitable

The word used to describe small pieces of rock art that can be easily carried a reasonable distance by two or more people is:

B: Portable

1

Which of the following is NOT a method of recording rock art:

C: Stroking

A: Rubbing B: Tracing

D: Drawing

2

Which of the following is NOT a method of recording rock art :

C: Stroking

A: Rubbing B: Tracing

D: DrawingC: Stroking

2

By what name is this motif usually known?

C: Peninsula

A: Penannular B: Penumbra

D: Perennial

3

By what name is this motif usually known?

C: Peninsula

A: Penannular B: Penumbra

D: Perennial

3

A: Penannular

What should you do FIRST when recording this panel?

C: Note the condition

A: Excavate immediately B: Brush loose material

D: Scrub it clean

4

What should you do FIRST when recording this panel?

C: Note the condition

A: Excavate immediately B: Brush loose material

D: Scrub it clean

4

C: Note the condition

Which of the following might indicate that a ‘cup mark’ was CARVED and not formed through natural processes

C: Smooth edges

A: Peck marks B: Deep profile

D: Under turf

5

Which of the following might indicate that a ‘cup mark’ was CARVED and not formed through natural processes

Which of the following might indicate that a ‘cup mark’ was CARVED and not formed through natural processes

C: Smooth edges

A: Peck marks B: Deep profile

D: Under turf

5

A: Peck marks

Which of the following might indicate that a ‘cup mark’ was CARVED and not formed through natural processes

In his book The Prehistoric Rock Art of Galloway and The Isle of Man how many possible interpretations of rock art does Ronald Morris list?

C: 170

A: 104 B: 120

D: 86

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In his book The Prehistoric Rock Art of Galloway and The Isle of Man how many possible interpretations of rock art does Ronald Morris list?

C: 170

A: 104 B: 120

D: 86

6

A: 104

According to the ERA website how rock art panels are estimated to have been recorded worldwide?

C: 50 million

A: 50 thousand B: 5 million

D: 0.5 million

7

According to the ERA website how rock art panels are estimated to have been recorded worldwide?

C: 50 million

A: 50 thousand B: 5 million

D: 0.5 million

7

C: 50 million

How would you describe the TERRAIN for this panel?

C: Steep

A: Flat B: Sloping

D: Other

8

How would you describe the TERRAIN for this panel?

C: Steep

A: Flat B: Sloping

D: Other

8

B: Sloping

What would you use to measure the slope of a surface?

C: An inclinometer

A: A slide rule B: A clinical thermometer

D: A spirit level

9

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What would you use to measure the slope of a surface?

C: An inclinometer

A: A slide rule B: A clinical thermometer

D: A spirit level

9

C: An inclinometer

?

How would you describe the lichen indicated in the picture?

C: Granulose

A: Crustose B: Fructose

D: Foliose

10

?

How would you describe the lichen indicated in the picture?

C: Granulose

A: Crustose B: Fructose

D: Foliose

10

?

A: Crustose

C: Scargill Moor

A: Macgregor Moss B: Edward Heath

D: Thatcher Fell

11

Where is this rock art panel?

C: Scargill Moor

A: Macgregor Moss B: Edward Heath

D: Thatcher Fell

11

Where is this rock art panel?

C: Scargill Moor

Sandstone that has loose individual surface grains is called

C: Breakable

A: Vulnerable B: Grillable

D: Friable

12

Sandstone that has loose individual surface grains is called

C: Breakable

A: Vulnerable B: Grillable

D: Friable

12

D: Friable

Weathering where some parts of the rock have eroded at a different rate to others is known as:

C: Differential equation

A: Difference engine B: Differential erosion

D: Different strokes

13

Weathering where some parts of the rock have eroded at a different rate to others is known as:

C: Differential equation

A: Difference engine B: Differential erosion

D: Different strokes

13

B: Differential erosion

Animal droppings and urine can be harmful to rock art because:

C: They make lichen grow

A: They are acidic B: They attract flies

D: They stain the rock

14

Animal droppings and urine can be harmful to rock art because:

C: They make lichen grow

A: They are acidic B: They attract flies

D: They stain the rock

14

A: They are acidic

D: They stain the rock

When taking technical photographs of rock art you should always

C: Use a flash

A: Include a scale B: Shoot towards the sun

D: Include your team-mates

15

When taking technical photographs of rock art you should always

C: Use a flash

A: Include a scale B: Shoot towards the sun

D: Include your team-mates

15

A: Include a scale

Which of these is true?Photogrammetry is a useful recording tool because:

C: It doesn’t involve contact

A: 3D models can be made B: It is accurate & objective

D: It is relatively inexpensive

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Which of these is true?Photogrammetry is a useful recording tool because:

C: It doesn’t involve contact

A: 3D models can be made B: It is accurate & objective

D: It is relatively inexpensive

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A: 3D models made B: Accurate & objective

C: No contact D: Inexpensive

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