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Finding a lost treasure always captures the imagination. Let's visit ten places where you could still look for a treasure well hidden.

A multiple-choice quiz by James25. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
James25
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
359,392
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1216, King John was taken ill on his way to Norfolk. He travelled back avoiding a marshy area that could be treacherous, but the other coaches were sent on a route through the marshes. This led to the coaches being lost in the tide near Sutton Bridge, including the coach containing the Crown Jewels. What is the name of the marshy area in the UK where the jewels were lost? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A legendary city in gold is likely to capture the imagination. One of those lost cities is the city of Paititi. Its precise location is disputed by many and as a consequence the city and the gold remain hidden. On what continent, with cities like Cusco and Cochabamba, is Paititi supposedly found? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. At the end of the 19th century Paul Kruger was president of the South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic. During the Second Boer War with the British, Kruger supposedly fled from a South African city taking a large quantity of gold with him on the train. The gold was never found. You can still visit the Kruger House in the city he departed from, located in the northern part of South Africa. From which city did Kruger apparently flee with the gold? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1946, the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered. Part of the discoveries made in later years was a copper scroll divided into two parts, somewhat different from the rest of the scrolls. In these scrolls at least 63 locations were mentioned hiding a treasure in gold and silver. What is the name of the famous dig site where the discovery was made? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In November 1511 the Portuguese carrack Flor de La Mar sunk near the island of Sumatra. It was supposedly carrying a large treasure for the Portuguese king. The treasure of the ship was never found. To what country does the island Sumatra belong? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Peter Carl Fabergé was given the assigment to make a golden egg for Tsar Alexander III as a gift to his wife. Over the years, the Russian jeweller and his company made several of these Fabergé eggs, worth a lot of money. Some of them remain missing. One of the missing eggs honours the parents of Maria Feodorovna. Her father Christian IX was king of a country that this egg was named for. What country, where Christian is buried at Roskilde Cathedral, gives the egg its name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the year 1715 twelve ships left Havana in Cuba with a large treasure from the New World. Most of the ships were lost in a hurricane and only part of the treasure could be recovered. Among the ships still lost is the San Miguel. What country did these ships come from? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1701 architect Andreas Schluter started work on a series of panels made of amber. Put together they created the Amber Room, a room intended to be used for the Charlottenburg Palace in Prussia. It was moved a few times and later seized by the Germans in the Second World War, to be displayed at Konigsberg Castle. It disappeared after the war, not to be seen again. In which city is Charlottenburg Palace, where the Amber Room was originally planned? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A lot of legends are attached to the Knights Templar, a military order founded around 1119. After they had fallen out of favour about 200 years later, many of their members were arrested and killed. Supposedly some of the remaining members managed to flee and hide a famous treasure, aided by Robert The Bruce, helping him with the Battle of Bannockburn in return. One of the mentioned locations of the treasure is Rosslyn Chapel. Where is this church located? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Oak Island is a popular location for treasure hunters. In 1795 a man named Daniel McGinnis reportedly found a dig site and tried unearthing a treasure hidden there. Later the location was to be known as The Money Pit, but no treasure has been found. In what country is the island located, near the shores of Nova Scotia? Hint



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1. In 1216, King John was taken ill on his way to Norfolk. He travelled back avoiding a marshy area that could be treacherous, but the other coaches were sent on a route through the marshes. This led to the coaches being lost in the tide near Sutton Bridge, including the coach containing the Crown Jewels. What is the name of the marshy area in the UK where the jewels were lost?

Answer: The Wash

The Wash is an estuary located between Norfolk and Lincolnshire. It is quite a marshy area, with several fens in this region. The Fens is a name given to areas of marshland, most of them now drained. Apparently King John was on his way home from Norfolk, after being taken ill.

His route home avoided the marshes, but he sent the rest of his coaches through the marshes. They were surprised by the tides and supposedly drowned near Sutton Bridge. The Crown Jewels were also lost as a result.
2. A legendary city in gold is likely to capture the imagination. One of those lost cities is the city of Paititi. Its precise location is disputed by many and as a consequence the city and the gold remain hidden. On what continent, with cities like Cusco and Cochabamba, is Paititi supposedly found?

Answer: South America

There are many stories related to the city of Paititi. It is said that when the Spanish conquerors invaded Incan territory, they found the city of Vilcamba Valley empty. Rumours had it the Incans had moved their city elsewhere, presumably to the city of Paititi.

Its precise location has since been unknown, with many expeditions trying to find the location. Likely countries where the city could be found are Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. Legends also connect the city to the Incan legend of Inkarri, stating that an Incan king would one day return to reclaim the land.
3. At the end of the 19th century Paul Kruger was president of the South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic. During the Second Boer War with the British, Kruger supposedly fled from a South African city taking a large quantity of gold with him on the train. The gold was never found. You can still visit the Kruger House in the city he departed from, located in the northern part of South Africa. From which city did Kruger apparently flee with the gold?

Answer: Pretoria

On the 9th of May 1883 Paul Kruger became president of the South African Republic. At the end of 1899, the Second Boer War broke out and eventually Kruger was forced to flee the city of Pretoria, as the British were coming. It isn't known exactly where he stayed in the last days before boarding a ship to France, although places like Middleburg and Machadodorp are mentioned.

The gold he took with him was never found and is supposedly still hidden somewhere in Transvaal.
4. In 1946, the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered. Part of the discoveries made in later years was a copper scroll divided into two parts, somewhat different from the rest of the scrolls. In these scrolls at least 63 locations were mentioned hiding a treasure in gold and silver. What is the name of the famous dig site where the discovery was made?

Answer: Qumran

The Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered in 1946 at the Qumran site in Israel, near the shore of the Dead Sea. As part of the discoveries, a copper scroll was found in 1952 which cited locations where a treasure in gold and silver could be found. It was never determined where the treasure was hidden. Several theories have been given, with the most important one being that the treasure belonged to the Jewish Temple. Expeditions have unearthed possible treasure locations, but no treasure was found. Presumably the Romans found it when they destroyed the temple.
5. In November 1511 the Portuguese carrack Flor de La Mar sunk near the island of Sumatra. It was supposedly carrying a large treasure for the Portuguese king. The treasure of the ship was never found. To what country does the island Sumatra belong?

Answer: Indonesia

The Portuguese carrack Flor de La Mar was built in 1502 and its captain was Alfonso de Albuquerque. The ship was on its way back from the conquest of Malacca carrying a large treasure for the Portuguese king Manuel I. The ship was lost in bad weather near the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

The treasure was never recovered. A replica of the ship can be found at the Maritime Museum in Malacca.
6. Peter Carl Fabergé was given the assigment to make a golden egg for Tsar Alexander III as a gift to his wife. Over the years, the Russian jeweller and his company made several of these Fabergé eggs, worth a lot of money. Some of them remain missing. One of the missing eggs honours the parents of Maria Feodorovna. Her father Christian IX was king of a country that this egg was named for. What country, where Christian is buried at Roskilde Cathedral, gives the egg its name?

Answer: Denmark

Peter Carl Fabergé made over fifty eggs. Some of them have yet to be found. Others are found in a collection, like at the Kremlin Armoury or the Viktor Vekselberg collection. Among the lost eggs is the one that was made in 1903 called The Royal Danish.

It has pictures of the parents of Maria Feodorovna, King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel. It was a present to Maria from her son Nicholas II of Russia.
7. In the year 1715 twelve ships left Havana in Cuba with a large treasure from the New World. Most of the ships were lost in a hurricane and only part of the treasure could be recovered. Among the ships still lost is the San Miguel. What country did these ships come from?

Answer: Spain

In the year 1715 the twelve ships were travelling back to Spain from Havana, Cuba. Supposedly they had waited to a moment before the hurricane season's official start. Most of the ships were still lost in a hurricane however near Florida. Parts of the cargo could be found back although pirates made it harder to do so. Several of the ships have still not been found. Among them is the San Miguel, that was reputed to be carrying a lot of gold and silver.
8. In 1701 architect Andreas Schluter started work on a series of panels made of amber. Put together they created the Amber Room, a room intended to be used for the Charlottenburg Palace in Prussia. It was moved a few times and later seized by the Germans in the Second World War, to be displayed at Konigsberg Castle. It disappeared after the war, not to be seen again. In which city is Charlottenburg Palace, where the Amber Room was originally planned?

Answer: Berlin

Work on The Amber Room was first started in 1701 by architect Andreas Schluter. It was to be placed in the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, the home of the King of Prussia, Friedrich I. It was eventually placed in the Berlin City Palace and later given as a gift to Peter The Great.

He had it reinstalled in Russia. The German army seized it in the Second World War, moving it to Konigsberg Castle. What happened to it afterwards is unknown, the room was possibly destroyed when the castle was set on fire.

In 2003 the Amber Room was recreated in St. Petersburg, after 24 years of construction.
9. A lot of legends are attached to the Knights Templar, a military order founded around 1119. After they had fallen out of favour about 200 years later, many of their members were arrested and killed. Supposedly some of the remaining members managed to flee and hide a famous treasure, aided by Robert The Bruce, helping him with the Battle of Bannockburn in return. One of the mentioned locations of the treasure is Rosslyn Chapel. Where is this church located?

Answer: Scotland

The Knights Templar were a military order founded in medieval times. They were sanctioned by the Catholic Church and played a part in the Crusades. In 1307 they fell out of favour and Pope Clement V order the arrest of many of their members on Friday the 13th of October.

Many legends are connected to the Knights Templar, several of them concerning the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Convenant. One of the theories is that several members managed to flee to Scotland aided by Robert the Bruce. In turn they helped him in the Battle of Bannockburn. Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland is mentioned as one of the places where the Knights Templar might be hidden.
10. Oak Island is a popular location for treasure hunters. In 1795 a man named Daniel McGinnis reportedly found a dig site and tried unearthing a treasure hidden there. Later the location was to be known as The Money Pit, but no treasure has been found. In what country is the island located, near the shores of Nova Scotia?

Answer: Canada

The first reports of a treasure located on Oak Island in Canada date from 1795, when Daniel McGinnis and some of his friends found the location now known as the Money Pit. They discovered signs that something was buried there, but were unable to find it, despite finding a large stone with symbols on it suggesting where the treasure was. Supposedly a treasure is still buried below the island, with theories going around about the treasure belonging to Captain Kidd or Blackbeard.
Source: Author James25

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