Where does the Pyramid of the Moon stand?

At the northern end of the Avenue of the Dead

What did archaeologists find under the Feathered Serpent temple from 2003?

A long tunnel filled with offerings

Teotihuacan Quiz: The Avenue of the Dead and Its Pyramids

A city that may have held 100,000 people rose near today's Mexico City long before the Aztecs, and this Teotihuacan quiz walks its great avenue. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, the Feathered Serpent temple, the 2003 tunnel discovery, liquid mercury and the UNESCO listing.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Location
Near which modern city is Teotihuacan?
Name
What does the Aztec name Teotihuacan mean?
Avenue
What is the main street of Teotihuacan called?
Sun
Which is the largest structure at Teotihuacan?
Moon
Where does the Pyramid of the Moon stand?
Serpent
Which temple is decorated with feathered serpent heads?
Tunnel
What did archaeologists find under the Feathered Serpent temple from 2003?
Mercury
What unusual substance was found in the tunnel?
Peak
Roughly when was Teotihuacan at its height?
UNESCO
When was Teotihuacan listed by UNESCO?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Near which modern city is Teotihuacan?
Answer: Mexico City
It lies about 50 km to the northeast.
Q2: What does the Aztec name Teotihuacan mean?
Answer: Place where the gods were born
The Aztecs found the ruins centuries after its fall.
Q3: What is the main street of Teotihuacan called?
Answer: The Avenue of the Dead
The Aztecs thought the platforms were tombs.
Q4: Which is the largest structure at Teotihuacan?
Answer: Pyramid of the Sun
It is one of the largest pyramids in the Americas.
Q5: Where does the Pyramid of the Moon stand?
Answer: At the northern end of the Avenue of the Dead
It frames the mountain Cerro Gordo.
Q6: Which temple is decorated with feathered serpent heads?
Answer: Temple of the Feathered Serpent
It sits within the Ciudadela.
Q7: What did archaeologists find under the Feathered Serpent temple from 2003?
Answer: A long tunnel filled with offerings
Sergio Gómez led the excavation.
Q8: What unusual substance was found in the tunnel?
Answer: Liquid mercury
It may have symbolized an underworld river or lake.
Q9: Roughly when was Teotihuacan at its height?
Answer: About 100 to 550 CE
It was one of the largest cities in the world then.
Q10: When was Teotihuacan listed by UNESCO?
Answer: 1987
It is one of Mexico's most visited sites.

Teotihuacan Quiz – City of the Gods

Teotihuacan, about 50 km northeast of Mexico City, was one of the largest cities in the world around 100 to 550 CE, with perhaps 100,000 people. The Aztecs later found it in ruins and named it the place where the gods were born.

The Avenue of the Dead runs through the city, with the Pyramid of the Sun along its side and the Pyramid of the Moon at its northern end. The Temple of the Feathered Serpent, decorated with serpent heads, stands in the Ciudadela.

From 2003, archaeologist Sergio Gómez explored a tunnel beneath that temple, finding thousands of offerings and liquid mercury. Teotihuacan became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

What This Quiz Teaches

History fans and travelers will enjoy these questions.

Where Teotihuacan is
What its name means
Which monuments stand there
What lay beneath the temple
When it flourished

Did You Know?

Hot air balloons fly over the pyramids at sunrise.
The city's builders remain somewhat mysterious.
Murals show jaguars and rain gods.
Its layout follows a careful grid.
Visitors can no longer climb the Pyramid of the Sun.