Oldest Things (10 Questions)

Questions

  1. What is the oldest known man-made structure still standing today?
  2. The oldest known fossils of multicellular organisms date back approximately how many million years?
  3. What is the oldest known written language, dating back over 5,000 years?
  4. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
  5. What is the oldest known living organism on Earth, estimated to be over 5,000 years old?
  6. The oldest known human-made object ever discovered is a tool made from what material?
  7. Which ancient civilization is credited with building the oldest known pyramids?
  8. What is the oldest known object in the universe, believed to be remnants of the Big Bang?
  9. The oldest known spoken language still in existence today is believed to be which language family?
  10. The oldest known human fossil discovered outside of Africa is found in which European country?

Answers

  1. Göbekli Tepe
  2. Approximately 600 million years
  3. Sumerian
  4. Damascus, Syria
  5. Methuselah, a bristlecone pine tree
  6. Stone
  7. The Ancient Egyptians
  8. Cosmic microwave background radiation
  9. The Afroasiatic language family
  10. Spain

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