Museum Quiz

The world's oldest museum was built around 530 BCE in the city of Ur in Ancient Mesopotamia.

• True

• False

Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum contained artifacts that were only 500 years old.

• True

• False

Ole Worm was a Danish collector who published an illustrated catalog in 1653.

• True

• False

The term "cabinets of curiosity" originated in the 18th century.

• True

• False

Museums and exhibitions are a way to display items of cultural importance.

• True

• False

India's oldest museum is the Indian Museum in Kolkata.

• True

• False

The Indian Museum in Kolkata opened in 1914.

• True

• False

Some modern museums allow people to interact with exhibits using touchscreens.

• True

• False

The first public museums were only accessible to scientists and historians.

• True

• False

The Museum of Mathematics is located in New York, USA.

• True

• False