Fossil Expedition Quiz

What is Tim Yuan's role at the Natural History Museum?

• Music composer for the expedition

• Curator responsible for fossil sea urchins and starfish

• Senior fossil preparator

• Co-discoverer of crinoids

How did Sally Hollingworth and her husband discover the crinoids?

• Through a tip from a local historian

• Through a planned scientific expedition

• By pure chance while exploring a quarry

• During a museum exhibition

What was Sally's initial impression of the slab they took home?

• It seemed to be a piece of ancient pottery

• It looked like a treasure chest

• It was clearly full of fossils

• It appeared to be a lump of clay

What is Mark Graham's main task at the Natural History Museum?

• Curating exhibitions

• Preparing fossils for study and display

• Composing music for museum events

• Leading guided tours

What makes the quarry site particularly important according to Mark Graham?

• Its proximity to the museum

• The historical significance of the location

• The presence of rare gemstones

• Its rich content of well-preserved fossils