What happened to their original colors?

The paint faded quickly after exposure

Terracotta Army Quiz: Xi'an Warriors and Qin Shi Huang

This Terracotta Army quiz steps into the pits near Xi'an where farmers struck clay soldiers in 1974. Play 10 interactive questions on Qin Shi Huang, the well-digging discovery, thousands of warriors, individual faces, lost paint, horses and chariots, real bronze weapons, Pit 1, the unopened tomb and the UNESCO listing.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Emperor
Whose tomb does the Terracotta Army guard?
City
Near which city were the warriors found?
Found
When were they discovered?
Count
About how many soldiers are estimated to exist?
Faces
What is special about the soldiers' faces?
Paint
What happened to their original colors?
Weapons
What kind of weapons did the soldiers carry?
Pit
Which pit holds the largest number of warriors?
Tomb
What is true of the emperor's own burial mound?
UNESCO
When did the site become a World Heritage Site?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Whose tomb does the Terracotta Army guard?
Answer: Qin Shi Huang
He was China's first emperor.
Q2: Near which city were the warriors found?
Answer: Xi'an
It is in Shaanxi province.
Q3: When were they discovered?
Answer: 1974
Farmers were digging a well.
Q4: About how many soldiers are estimated to exist?
Answer: About 8,000
Many are still buried.
Q5: What is special about the soldiers' faces?
Answer: Each one is different
Workers used molds and hand details.
Q6: What happened to their original colors?
Answer: The paint faded quickly after exposure
Conservation is still a challenge.
Q7: What kind of weapons did the soldiers carry?
Answer: Real bronze weapons
Some blades stayed sharp.
Q8: Which pit holds the largest number of warriors?
Answer: Pit 1
It is a huge hall of ranks.
Q9: What is true of the emperor's own burial mound?
Answer: It has not been opened
Ancient texts describe rivers of mercury.
Q10: When did the site become a World Heritage Site?
Answer: 1987
It is one of China's top sights.

Terracotta Army Quiz – Xi'an Warriors and Qin Shi Huang

In 1974 farmers digging a well near Xi'an found pieces of clay figures. They had discovered the Terracotta Army, buried to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, who died in 210 BCE.

About 8,000 soldiers are estimated, along with horses and chariots, and each face is different. They were once brightly painted, but much color faded soon after exposure, and they carried real bronze weapons.

Pit 1 holds the largest ranks of warriors. The emperor's own burial mound remains unopened, partly to protect what lies inside, and the site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

What This Quiz Teaches

History fans will enjoy these questions.

Who the army guards
How it was found
What the soldiers look like
What they carried
What remains unopened

Did You Know?

A kneeling archer is one of the best-preserved figures.
Bronze chariots were found near the mound.
Excavation continues today.
Some warriors have toured museums worldwide.
The figures were made in workshops with clay molds.