Finders Keepers Trivia Quiz

Answer: a vulture and a cobra

Tutenkhamun's name has several accepted spellings. His tomb was placed on top of that of Rameses VI and found by Lord Caernarvon and Howard Carter. There were over 3,000 items found in this treasure trove.
Howard Carter is often named as the main force behind the discovery, but Lord Caernarvon not only financed the dig but used his considerable political influence to smooth out the problems that Carter found when he first proposed the expedition.

Answer: London

Mithras was the sun god and god of light. His worship was largely associated with Roman soldiers. His worship held many secrets and over time the cult became confused with that of gods of other civilizations. It is believed that he was worshiped in both India and Babylonia among other places.
His London temple was discovered during excavations for the reconstruction of Walbrook Street after the bombing of London during WWII.
He is said to be somewhat like Jesus Christ, bestowing food, health and comfort and is often depicted carrying a lamb on his shoulder.

Answer: Horses

The warriors were discovered when the villagers were sinking a new well. There had been broken pieces of terra cotta in the area for many years, but the full extent of the find did not become apparent until 1974. After these life size figures had been researched it was discovered that the several thousand figures had been created for the first emperor of Chins, who also built the Great Wall. Later, in a neighbouring pit more models, this time about three quarter life size, were found.

These depicted how the inhabitants of the royal palace had once been clothed, although there are only a few rags left now to show the sumptuous cloth that was used.

Answer: Blue

The original source of this diamond can only be guessed at, but was probably the Kollur mine in India. At that time it was just over 112 carats. It was very crudely cut, and has since been worked on to produce a "cushion cut" stone. The cutting has made the colour appear to change over the years. At one time it was said to be a deep violet, but in 1673 when it had been reduced to 67 and 1/8 carats and its present symmetrical shape, it was described as an intense steely blue.
It became known as the Hope Diamond when it was acquired by the Hope family.
It has been recut several times and is currently in the Smithsonian Institute which gives its weight as 45.52 carats.
This information comes from the Smithsonian, but there have been periods when the whereabouts of the stone have not been documented and its ownership was uncertain. In fact, there are sometimes queries about whether it is the same stone as the original.

In 1991 Hasbro manufactured a Sindy Doll wearing a replica of the Hope Diamond necklace.

Answer: Henry VIII

The Mary Rose was sunk in the Solent, the part of the Channel north of the Isle of Wight, near Portsmouth, England. The raising of the ship was shown live on television and when she was examined she was found to contain many articles related to the everyday life on board ship in that period.
Work examining the relics had to be done in a damp atmosphere in order to prevent the artifacts from deteriorating as they dried out.
She was a carrack style warship and flagship of King Henry's fleet.
Tradition says that her name was given to her by Henry VIII himself to honour his sister, Mary Tudor.

Answer: Canada

Legend says that a vast treasure is buried beneath the ground here but it is guarded by a number of ingenious traps which include flooded chambers. Many strange artifacts have been claimed to have been dug from the pit, but the treasure is still elusive.
It is said to hold a treasure amassed by ... pirates ... or The Knights Templar... or Francis Bacon.

The truth is that no one knows. Probably the biggest treasure that has been found from the legend is that made by the authors who research and write books about this enigma of Nova Scotia.

Answer: A frieze of stone carvings from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece

The Elgin Marbles were stolen (or seized) by Lord Elgin while he was ambassador to the Ottoman Court, probably between 1801 and 1805. The British Museum purchased from him them (247 feet of friezes and 17 figures that stood on pediments, plus other items). They are now on permanent display in the Museum in London.

The Greek government and the Greek people would like them back, but this has caused controversy over the years; because the claim is that they were brought back to England to save them from being stolen for the sake of their monetary value by unscrupulous dealers for private collectors. Elgin also claimed that he had obtained a permit from the Ottoman Empire (who had ruled Greece since 1460) to remove them. Also, that those in the British Museum are not the only ones taken from Greece. Other parts of the frieze are to be found in many museums around Europe and further afield.

Answer: The Holy Grail

The Holy Grail is described in the earliest literature references as the cup used at the Last Supper and was also believed to have been used by Joseph of Arimathea to catch the blood from Christ's wounds as he hung on the cross on the first Good Friday morning.
In the Arthurian legends, the banquets could not begin until some knight was able to tell a story of his adventures in the past year. This meant that many would go on a quest for such adventures and one of the favourite quests was the search for the Holy Grail.
However, it was said that the man who found it would have to have a heart that was pure. Sir Galahad claimed that his strength was the strength of ten because his heart was pure, but he was granted no more than the vision of the Holy Grail.
The Green knight was the adversary of Sir Gawain, also one of the Knights of the Round Table.

Answer: With a metal detector

This hoard was found in 2009 and at that time was the largest ever found.
It consists of mainly martial artifacts such as swords and pieces of armour as well as some unidentified objects. The standard of workmanship is extremely high. The Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund, associated with several museums donated £84.5K towards research on the items.
There are over 3,500 objects made of 5,094 kg gold, 1,442kg silver and 3,500 cloisonne garnets.- Information from the official website.

Answer: No

All treasure trove belongs to the Crown. In other countries, a similar law applies, although the details very. In England treasure must be reported to an authority such as the coroner at the earliest opportunity. It is then valued and a museum is expected to acquire it for the nation. (Often the finder is given a small reward).

If the museum does not have the finances to buy it themselves, a fund may be set up for the purchase of the goods. It is hoped that in this way, the finder does not miss out on the value, while the nation has the goods in trust for scholars and other admirers in perpetuity.