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Instructions: You and your opponent take turns picking numbers. If you don’t have an opponent,
play against your imaginary friend. Each correct answer gives you one point.
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What stone did the Maya use to build
their great buildings?
Limestone
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What did the Maya put in their teeth?
Jade Stones
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How many Maya books are still
around?
4 (3 is acceptable)
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What does a – represent in Mayan
math?
5
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We use a base 10 system. What base do the Maya use?
20
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Maya cities were built without the
use of what simple invention?
The Wheel
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How many days does the Vague (or
solar) calendar have?
365
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Why are there so few Maya books?
They were burned by the
Spanish
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A Maya book is also called a
_______?
codex
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What number is this?___________
147
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In the Maya language, words can
be...
written more than one way.
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How many days are there in a Maya
month?
20
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Pok ta Pok sometimes involved this after the game
was over?
Human Sacrifice
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All Maya glyphs were written in what
shape?
Squares
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Besides books, what else did the Maya write on?
Monuments and buildings
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How many days were there on the
Calendar that most Mayans used in their daily lives?
260
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What two physical characteristics did the Maya find appealing?
Flat foreheads and crossed eyes
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In Pok ta Pok, players cannot use
their what?
Hands or feet
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How did some Maya temples get to be so
big?
They would build one temple over the other.
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What is the Mayan ball game called?
Pok ta Pok
Or Pokatok