Ancient Observatories — MCQs

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1. Which ancient civilization built the observatory at Chichén Itzá, known as “El Caracol”?





2. The ancient observatory at Jantar Mantar is located in which country?





3. Stonehenge in England is believed to have been used partly as:





4. The Ulugh Beg Observatory, one of the greatest in the medieval world, was built in:





5. Which ancient civilization aligned their pyramids with stars in Orion’s Belt?





6. The Mayan observatories were primarily used for studying:





7. The ancient Greek astronomer who established an early observatory in Alexandria was:





8. Which Indian king built several Jantar Mantar observatories in the 18th century?





9. Which feature of Stonehenge aligns with the midsummer sunrise?





10. The Babylonian civilization contributed to early observatories by:





11. The “El Caracol” observatory is located in which modern-day country?





12. Which ancient civilization constructed the oldest known observatories at Nabta Playa?





13. The ancient Chinese observatories were mainly built to track:





14. The Ulugh Beg Observatory was famous for its giant:





15. Machu Picchu has structures aligned with:





16. The Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur includes instruments for:





17. Which Greek philosopher used a simple observatory to measure solstices and equinoxes?





18. The Mayan calendar was based on observations from:





19. The Goseck Circle in Germany is considered Europe’s oldest:





20. Which ancient culture recorded Halley’s Comet observations?





21. The purpose of the Ulugh Beg Observatory’s sextant was to measure:





22. The Jantar Mantar instruments are mostly made of:





23. The Mayans aligned many observatories with the motion of which planet?





24. The Egyptian temple at Karnak is aligned with the:





25. The Chinese built the ancient observatory at Dengfeng during which dynasty?





26. The earliest purpose of ancient observatories was:





27. The Ulugh Beg Observatory produced accurate star catalogs with:





28. Which civilization used “ziggurats” partly as observatories?





29. Stonehenge is located in which part of England?





30. The Mayans created a highly accurate calendar system based on:





31. The Great Pyramid’s shafts are believed to align with:





32. Jantar Mantar’s Samrat Yantra is essentially a:





33. Which ancient civilization used cave markings as lunar calendars?





34. The Nebra Sky Disk, found in Germany, represents:





35. The Mayan observatory at Uxmal was dedicated to:





36. The Jantar Mantar observatories were constructed in how many Indian cities?





37. The alignment of Newgrange in Ireland is associated with:





38. Which civilization first recorded solar eclipses systematically?





39. The Ulugh Beg Observatory was built in which century?





40. The primary material used in Stonehenge construction was:





41. The Chinese observatory at Gaocheng was mainly for:





42. The Mayans used “E-groups” in their cities for:





43. The function of the ancient armillary sphere was to:





44. The ancient Nabta Playa observatory is located in:





45. The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur contains the world’s largest:





46. The Ulugh Beg Observatory produced calculations of the solar year accurate to:





47. Ancient Greek observatories often used:





48. The “Temple of the Sun” at Machu Picchu was aligned with:





49. The Mayans believed astronomical observations were linked to:





50. Ancient observatories were primarily built without:





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