COUNTY SLIGO
SEO CONTAE SHLIGIGH
2002 A.D.

Rock Quiz

Objective: answer 7 or more questions correctly by clicking on the correct radio buttons.


1. The boulders found strewn on the land after the Great Ice Age in Co. Sligo are mainly _______?

Sandstone
Shale
Granite
Limestone

2. Which rock, commonly found in Sligo, contains fossils ?

Limestone
Bassalt
Granite
Old Red Sandstone

3. Which local legend refers to children being turned into rocks?

The Salmon Stones
The Mermaid Rocks
The Wishing Pebbles
Sligo's Rocky Places

4. What is produced when stones rub off each other?

Sweet music
Sand
Clay
All of the above

5. Which stone is used mainly on road surfaces in Co. Sligo?

Granite
Sandstone
Shale
Limestone

6. What name is given to a pile of stones placed over a Stone Age grave?

A Stone Hill
A Rock Pile
A Cairn
A Dolmen

7. What is the usual colour of stones found under peatlands after the turf is cut away?

Black
Red and black
White and bleached
Blue-grey

8. Which stone types are mainly used to build monuments in Sligo?

Sandstone and shale
Quartz and bassalt
Granite and limestone
All of the above

9. What shape are grains of sand?

Round or sphere shaped
Square or cube shaped
Triangular or tetrahedron shaped
All of the above

10. What is the huge boulder, in two halves and found near Easkey, called?

The Split Rock
Fionn's Rock
The Easkey Boulder
The Fairy Stone



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