What is the local name for the Easter Island statues?
Where is Easter Island located?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Caribbean Sea
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?
Granit
Tuff
Limestone
Basalt
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?
Aztecs
Egyptians
Polynesians
Mayans
What is a major mystery surrounding the Moai?
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How they were transported
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Why they are made of metal
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Who destroyed them
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Why they are buried
What do some researchers believe the Moai represent?
Deceased ancestors
Gods of the sea
Animals
Aliens
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
In caves
Floating in water
