Stonehenge Quiz

Stonehenge Quiz Questions

1. Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure in which English county?
2. It's built on which chalk plateau, covering 300 square miles in southern England?
3. What stones are the large, circle uprights of silicified sandstone?
4. Which hills in south-west Wales did the smaller bluestones come from?
5. An ancient avenue connects Stonehenge with which river?
6. What did Sir Cecil Chubb do in 1918?
7. Experts fears which rare plant organisms on the rock could be irreparably damaged after an attack in 2024?
8. Who famously stopped for a spot of sightseeing with a visit to Stonehenge on September 5, 2014?
9. Which small village, not far from Stonehenge, is actually home to the largest ancient stone circle in Britain?
10. Stone 52 bears a name believed to have been carved by someone born in 1632. Who was this person?
11. What is the name that's been given to the heaviest stone which stands in isolation to the main circle?

Answers

1. Wiltshire
2. Salisbury Plain
3. Sarsen stones
4. The Preseli Hills
5. River Avon
6. He was the last private owner of Stonehenge and donated it to the British government
7. Lichen
8. American President Barack Obama
9. Avebury
10. Sir Christopher Wren
11. The Heel Stone