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C ool A dventures V isually E nhanced

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C ool A dventures V isually E nhanced game quiz
"CAVEs: what do you know about them? Stick with me, we'll learn some things. Keep in mind that no international cave organization makes regulations or keeps good records. Also, new caves are being discovered all the time."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which of the following is not usually considered a cave?
    grotto
    cove
    pothole
    tunnel


2. If you've ever been in a cave, you know there are formations that are hanging from the ceiling and growing up from the ground. One is a stalagmite, the other is stalactite.

Stalagmites hang from the ceiling. True or false?
    True
    False


3. One of the largest caves in the world is:
    Lowmoor Cave
    Mountain River Cave
    Deer Cave
    Cave of the Ghost


4. The ground beneath stalagmites pushes upward, over hundreds and thousands of years, to make the formations.
    True
    False


5. Which of the following is NOT correct?
    four of the five longest caves are in the U.S.
    records include deepest, largest room/passage, longest underwater
    there are at least eight different kinds of caves
    spelunking, speleonosis, speleology, spelemergency are related to caves


6. In Chihuahua, Mexico, there is a cave where the temperature is sometimes as high as 150 degrees.
    True
    False


7. When driving through the eastern part of the U.S., especially in the 1970s, you almost couldn't pass a barn roof that didn't have 'See Ruby Falls' written on it. What exactly is Ruby Falls?
    famous restaurant outside Mammoth Cave
    souvenir stand located at all major cave sites in the U.S.
    underground waterfall in Tennessee
    waterfall over cave system in Kentucky


8. Of the 'est' (biggest, tallest, smallest), this is possibly one of the most important(est). Why are the caves at Qumran so renowned?
    Oldest recorded cave paintings on the walls
    Dead Sea Scrolls were found there
    A king and all his belongings were interred and intact
    The remnants of an entire village were found


9. The name of this cave is Galos. It costs a little bit to spend some time in this cave. It is principally made of salt. The cave is thought to be helpful for the treatment of asthma, stress relief, and some skin conditions. In the mid '00s, one of these caves was discovered where?
    Boracay Island, The Philippines
    Reykjavík, Iceland
    Chicago, Illinois
    Carlsbad, Bohemia, Czech Republic


10. Which of the following is NOT the title of a movie set in a cave?
    The Descent
    The Cavern
    The Cave
    The Grotto


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Compiled May 24 13