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