Quiz - how well did you understand the podcast?
Quiz
Who were the people who lived in England before the English came?
- the Saxons
- the Celts
- the Germans
We know about the people who lived in England before the Celts:
- because we have found documents which they wrote
- because the Romans wrote about them
- because archaeologists have found burial places etc which these people made.
The oldest parts of Stonehenge are:
- about 5,000 years old
- were built in the 5th century
- are the "bluestones"
The "bluestones" come from:
- Wales
- a place about 40km from Stonehenge
- Scotland
How do we think that the great stones, weighing 25 tonnes each, were brought to Stonehenge:
- pulled by horses
- pulled by 500 men each
- on small boats
There are lots of theories about Stonehenge. Which one is definitely not true:
- it was a religious temple
- it was a place of healing
- it was a place to remember people who had died
- it was used for motor racing
The summer solstice is:
- the longest day in the year
- the shortest day in the year
- the wettest day in the year
Which one of these is the odd one out (ie which one has a very different meaning from the others):
- perhaps
- definitely
- maybe
- it could be that