1. Do you know where the Falkland Islands originally came from?

a. South America
b. South Africa
c. Australia
2. Of the list, can you pick out the five types of rock that are found in the Falklands?

a. Sandstone and Mudstone
b. Limestone
c. Glacial mud with boulders
d. Quartzite
e. Granite
f. Basalt
g. Chalk
3. How old are the rocks of the Falkland Islands?

a. 50 - 100 million years old
b. 150 - 200 million years old
c. 250 - 400 million years old

4. How old are the Stone Runs?

a. 1 million years old
b. 100,000 - 120,000 years old
c. 26,000 - 13,000 years old
5. Why is the soil acidic in the Falklands?

a. Because there is no limestone
b. Because there is too much sandstone
c. Because levels of quartzite are too high

6. Peat is the traditional local fuel, but do you know how old it is?

a. Between 6,000 and 2,000 years old
b. Between 13,000 and 7,000 years old
c. Between 26,000 and 14,000 years old
7. This is the most common type of fossil found in the Falklands, but do you know its name?
Mystery fossil

a. archaeocyathid
b. brachiopod
c. crinoid
All materials for this quiz were taken from: Fossils of the Falkland Islands by Phil Stone and Don Aldis. British Geological Survey for Department of Mineral Resources, Falkland Islands Government. Keyworth Notingham, NG12 5GG UK. Copywrite NERC and Falkland Islands Government, 2002.