Hominids
Hominid Discovery Quiz
Test your knowledge about our ancient ancestors with the Hominid Discovery Quiz! Dive deep into the fascinating world of hominids, from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens, and discover what makes us uniquely human.
In this quiz, you'll explore various aspects such as:
- Fossil discoveries
- Species characteristics
- Cultural evolution
- Key historical findings
Which of these groups of primates does not belong to the Hominidae family.
Homo
Pan
Pongo
Hylobates
Which of these places is known to be the "cradle of mankind"?
Flores Island.
Laetoli planes in Tanzania.
Atapuerca.
Olduvai Gorge.
Check the true statements about the Laetoli footprints.
Three Australopithecus afarensis.
They walked upright, without using their knucles at all.
Mobile big toe (ape like).
No mobile big toe.
They walked upright but brushing their knucles slightly on the floor.
Two Australopithecus afarensis.
Arched feet.
They were in a hurry.
They were running away from a predator.
They walked leisurely.
Which adaptation marks the beginning of the hominids?
Use of fire
Use of tools
Use of language (albeit primitive)
There is no consensus
Louis Leakey found a fossilised skull of Paranthropus boisei.
True
False
Mary Leakey and Louis Leakey worked at the Olduvai Gorge site.
True
False
Allen's rule stated that...
The smaller the corporal surface, the minimum heat will be lost.
The smaller the corporal surface, the maximum amount of heat will be lost.
Who's the closest relative to the common ancestor of human and apes?
Orrorin tugenensis.
Sahelanthropus Tchadensis.
Ardipithecus ramidus.
Proconsul africanus.
Select the hominids in the correct chronological order.
Aust. anamensis > Aust. afarensis > Aust. garhi > Aust. sediba.
Aust. anamensis > Aust. sediba > Aust. afarensis > Aust. garhi.
Aust. afarensis > Aust. anamensis > Aust. sediba > Aust. garhi.
Aust. afarensis > Aust. anamensis > Aust. garhi > Aust. sediba.
Check the bodily features that are characteristic of monkeys.
Sagital crest.
Arched feet.
Small brain.
Underneath foramen magnum.
Prominent supraorbital ridge.
Small ear canal.
Short arms and long legs.
Non-protruding face.
Mobile big toe.
Flat feet.
To which species did the fossil "Toumaï" belong to?
Ardipithecus ramidus.
Proconsul africanus.
Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
Orrorin tugenensis.
To which species did the hominid Lucy belong to?
Australopithecus afarensis.
Australopithecus sebida.
Australopithecus africanus.
Homo naledi.
Which two species are theorised to be the bridge between Australopithecus and Homo?
Aust. Sediba and Homo naledi.
Aust. Sediba and Homo Habilis.
Aust. Garhi and Homo naledi.
Aust. Garhi and Homo Habilis.
Which of these species is not an ancestor of Homo?
Australopithecus anamensis.
Australopithecus africanus.
Australopithecus sediba.
Paranthropus aethiopicus.
Which of these species is the oldest ancestor of homo sapiens?
Proconsul africanus.
Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
Orrorin tugenensis.
Ardipithecus ramidus.
Which of the following Homo species are not from Africa?
Homo naledi.
Homo habilis.
Homo georgicus.
Homo ergaster.
Homo rudolfensis.
Homo antecessor.
Homo rhodesiensis.
Homo erectus.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Homo florisiensis.
Homo neanderthalensis.
Denisova man.
Homo luzonensis.
How old is the Kenyanthropus platyops or "flat-faced man of Kenya"?
5 million years old.
3'5 million years old.
2 million years old.
1 million years old.
To which species are the Laetoli footprints associated to?
Aust. anamensis.
Aust. afarensis.
Aust. africanus.
Aust. garhi.
Which species is responsible for the first funeral rites?
Homo naledi.
Homo habilis.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Homo georgicus.
Which species is responsible for the first stone tools?
Homo ergaster.
Homo rudolfensis.
Homo habilis.
Homo erectus.
Which species created the Acheulean biface?
Homo habilis.
Homo naledi.
Homo ergaster.
Homo antecessor.
Which species is responsible for the Oldowan stone tool?
Homo ergaster.
Homo habilis.
Homo antecessor.
Homo erectus.
Which species is said to have created the first vocal language?
Homo naledi.
Homo antecessor.
Homo habilis.
Homo ergaster.
To which species did the Turkana boy with the tooth infection belong to?
Homo habilis.
Homo ergaster.
Homo naledi.
Homo georgicus.
The taung child was a fossil of a child who was caugh by an eagle, from which species?
Australopithecus afarensis.
Paranthropus boisei.
Paranthropus aethiopicus.
Australopithecus africanus.
Which of these statements best represents the Homo rudolfensis?
Homo rudolfensis was an active hunter.
Homo rudolfensis was very similar to Homo habilis but with a more modern face and a larger braincase.
Homo rudolfensis made the first complex tools: axes, spears, etc.
Homo rudolfensis was a cannibal.
Which of these homo species was just not a gatherer or a scavenger, but started to actively hunt?
Homo rudolfensis.
Homo antecessor.
Homo rhodesiensis.
Homo georgicus.
Which species was responsible for the first complex tools (axes, spears, etc.)?
Homo ergaster.
Homo antecessor.
Homo rhodesiensis.
Homo erectus.
Which species (from the following ones) have been found in Atapuerca?
Homo antecessor.
Homo neanderthalensis.
Homo sapiens.
Homo erectus.
Homo georgicus.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Which species is also known as Java man and Beijing man because it has been found in these places?
Homo heidelbergensis.
Homo erectus.
Homo antecessor.
Homo floresiensis.
What happened to the Paranthropus boisei? Why didn't it evolve to our days?
It couldn't survive the cold temperatures.
It perished due its poor diet.
Was preyed upon by many species of the time.
Bad luck.
Which species did the fossil Miguelón belong to?
Homo antecessor.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Homo habilis.
Homo neanderthalensis.
Which species is said to (still not entirely proved) have used fire?
Homo habilis.
Homo antecessor.
Homo erectus.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Which hominid is the oldest species in Europe?
Homo antecessor.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Homo georgicus.
Homo habilis.
Which species did the Leakey marriage discover? (Choose two).
Homo habilis.
Paranthropus boisei.
Homo naledi.
Paranthropus aethiopicus.
Define the conditions for Island dwarfism to occur.
Many instances of dwarfism amongst the island population.
Long term isolation on a small island.
Limited food resources.
No predators.
Abundance of predators.
Abundance of food resources.
Where was Homo luzonensis found?
Tanzania.
Madagascar.
Flores Island.
The Phillipines.
Which of these Homo species lived during the last glacial period?
Homo neanderthalensis.
Homo antecessor.
Homo naledi.
Homo ergaster.
Choose the option with the homo species in correct chronological order.
Naledi > habilis > georgicus > ergaster > rudolfensis.
Naledi > habilis > ergaster > rudolfensis > georgicus.
Habilis > naledi > ergaster > rudolfensis > georgicus.
Ergaster > rudolfensis > habilis > naledi > georgicus.
Which species is said to have engaged in cannibalism?
Homo ergaster.
Homo erectus.
Homo antecessor.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Choose the option with the homo species in correct chronological order.
Rudolfensis> antecessor > rhodesiensis > erectus > heidelbergensis.
Rudolfensis> antecessor > erectus > heidelbergensis > rhodesiensis.
Erectus > rudolfensis > antecessor > heidelbergensis > rhodesiensis.
Rudolfensis > rhodesiensis > erectus > antecessor > heidelbergensis.
Choose the option with the homo species in correct chronological order.
Heidelbergensis > floresiensis > luzonensis > neanderthalensis > sapiens.
Floresiensis > luzonensis > heidelbergensis > neanderthalensis > sapiens.
Heidelbergensis > neanderthalensis > floresiensis > luzonensis > sapiens.
Luzonensis > neanderthalensis > heidelbergensis > floresiensis > sapiens.
Which hominid species is the Denisova man contemporary to?
Homo neanderthalensis.
Homo heidelbergensis.
Homo sapiens.
Homo erectus.
Which size is the human brain?
1200cc.
1400cc.
1600cc.
2000cc.
Which was the key adaptation that allowed for the evolution of humans?
Bipedalism.
Consuption of cooked foods.
Disappearance of the sagital crest.
Losing the tail.
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