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Neanderthal - Knuckle-dragger or Stand-Up Guy?

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Neanderthal Knuckledragger or StandUp Guy game quiz
"When most people think of Neanderthal, they picture an unintelligent, hairy brute who wrestles dinosaurs. Ongoing research has taught us that these ideas are more the product of Hollywood than of science. This quiz should clear up some misconceptions."

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1. Neanderthal belongs to what species?
    Homo habilis
    Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
    Homo erectus
    Australopithecus


2. What type of predator did Neanderthal NOT have to worry about?
    Sabre-toothed tigers
    Dinosaurs
    Cave lions
    Hyenas


3. Where did Neanderthal get its name?
    From the man who discovered the remains
    From the type of tools they used
    From the physical characteristics of the skull
    From the valley where the remains were first found


4. What physical traits were NOT characteristic of Neanderthal?
    Bent knees, heads jutting forward on their necks
    Large noses
    Husky builds
    Large skull cavities


5. Fossil finds have shown that Neanderthals did all of the following EXCEPT:
    Make tools
    Care for their sick and injured
    Use fire
    Build wooden huts for shelter


6. In 2006, two anthropology professors rocked the academic world with a theory about the lifestyles of the Neanderthal. What was this radical theory?
    Women took an active role in hunting large game
    DNA linked Neanderthals to modern humans
    Neanderthal men and women lived separately, only coming together to mate
    Ritual burials proved Neanderthals practiced mummification


7. In what continent have Neanderthal fossils never been found?
    North America
    Asia
    Europe
    Africa


8. Neanderthal overlapped in time and territory with modern humans.
    True
    False


9. Speech for a Neanderthal was physically impossible.
    True
    False


10. Neanderthal remains show evidence of the following types of injuries:
    Skull damage
    Degenerative disease
    Fractures
    All of these


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Compiled May 18 13