What is the local name for the Easter Island statues?
Where is Easter Island located?
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What is unusual about the Moai statues?
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They are all identical
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They are hollow inside
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They have oversized heads relative to their bodies
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They float on water
The Easter Island statues are made primarily from which material?
Granit
Basalt
Tuff
Limestone
How many Moai statues are approximately on Easter Island?
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900
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More than a thousand
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500
Which civilization is responsible for building the Moai?
Polynesians
Aztecs
Mayans
Egyptians
What is a major mystery surrounding the Moai?
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Why they are buried
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Why they are made of metal
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How they were transported
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Who destroyed them
What do some researchers believe the Moai represent?
Aliens
Deceased ancestors
Gods of the sea
Animals
What is the average height of most Moai statues?
How did early explorers find many Moai when they arrived?
Buried up to their shoulders
Floating in water
Standing upright
In caves
