When Was the Stone Age? | History Quiz for Reception

Question 1

Which tool did Stone Age people use to chop and cut?

Accepted Answer

Stone axe

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Sword

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Telescope

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Computer

Question 2

When did the Stone Age end?

Accepted Answer

3,000 years ago

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100 years ago

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1,000 years ago

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5,000 years ago

Question 3

Which period of the Stone Age was the first?

Accepted Answer

Paleolithic Age

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Iron Age

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Neolithic Age

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Bronze Age

Question 4

How did Stone Age people hunt for food?

Accepted Answer

Using spears

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Buying from shops

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Farming crops

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Driving cars

Question 5

What did Stone Age people use to make fire?

Accepted Answer

Flint and steel

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Matches

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Electricity

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Gas

Question 6

Why is the Stone Age named like that?

Accepted Answer

Because people used stone tools

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Because they lived in caves made of stone

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Because the ground was covered in stones

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Because people worshipped stone gods

Question 7

How did Stone Age people talk to each other?

Accepted Answer

Talking

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Using phones

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Writing

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Sign language

Question 8

Why did Stone Age people start to live in one place?

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To grow their own food

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To build more houses

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To find better hunting grounds

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To be closer to their friends

Question 9

Which was the first part of the Stone Age called?

Accepted Answer

Paleolithic Age

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Mesolithic Age

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Neolithic Age

Question 10

Which of these things did NOT happen in the Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

Using computers

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Hunting animals

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Farming crops

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Building homes

Question 11

Which of these animals was NOT hunted by Stone Age people?

Accepted Answer

Dinosaurs

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Mammoths

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Deer

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Tigers

Question 12

How did Stone Age people make fire?

Accepted Answer

Flint and steel

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Matches

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Lighters

Question 13

Why did Stone Age people create cave paintings?

Accepted Answer

To tell stories

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To draw pictures

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To play games

Question 14

Which of these was NOT invented in the Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

The car

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Pottery

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Farming

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Writing

Question 15

How long did the Stone Age last?

Accepted Answer

2.6 million years

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1,000 years

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5,000 years

Question 16

When did the Stone Age happen?

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From around 2.6 million years ago to 3,000 years ago

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From around 5 million years ago to 5,000 years ago

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From around 1 million years ago to 10,000 years ago

Question 17

What did Stone Age people use to make sharp tools?

Accepted Answer

Stone

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Metal

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Wood

Question 18

Where did Stone Age people often live?

Accepted Answer

Caves and simple shelters

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Castles

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Modern houses

Question 19

Which of these was NOT a way that Stone Age people got food?

Accepted Answer

Farming

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Hunting

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Gathering

Question 20

Why is it called the Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

Because people used stone to make tools and weapons

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Because people lived in stone houses

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Because people painted on stone walls

Question 21

How did Stone Age people make fire?

Accepted Answer

Flint and steel

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Matches

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Electricity

Question 22

What important new thing did people learn to do during the Neolithic period?

Accepted Answer

Farm

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Make pottery

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Work metal