Lost Treasures Trivia Questions

Sample Lost Treasures Questions

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1. 1.This legendary city of gold was sought by Spanish conquistadors throughout South America, but was never found.

   • El Dorado
   • Atlantis
   • Shangri-La
   • Camelot

2. 2.This ancient island civilization, described by Plato, allegedly sank into the ocean in a single day and night.

   • Lemuria
   • Atlantis
   • Mu
   • Avalon

3. 3.This boy pharaoh's tomb, discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter, contained over 5,000 artifacts including a solid gold death mask.

   • Ramesses II
   • Cleopatra
   • King Tutankhamun
   • Akhenaten

4. 4.This notorious 18th-century pirate allegedly buried treasure along the eastern coast of North America, sparking countless treasure hunts.

   • Captain Kidd
   • Blackbeard
   • Henry Morgan
   • Calico Jack

5. 5.This ship, which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg, carried wealthy passengers and their valuable possessions to the bottom of the Atlantic.

   • Lusitania
   • Britannic
   • Olympic
   • Titanic

6. 6.This legendary Welsh wizard from Arthurian tales is said to have hidden great treasures in a cave where he sleeps to this day.

   • Gandalf
   • Morgan le Fay
   • Merlin
   • Taliesin

7. 7.This Caribbean island was the base for pirate treasure and is rumored to still contain buried gold from the Golden Age of Piracy.

   • Barbados
   • Jamaica
   • Cuba
   • Oak Island

8. 8.This precious blue gemstone, said to carry a curse, was once part of the French Crown Jewels before being stolen.

   • The Koh-i-Noor
   • The Hope Diamond
   • The Star of India
   • The Cullinan Diamond

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