Lost River
What town is Lost River Caverns located in?
Hellertown
What has happened over 80 times in the Crystal Chapel?
Couples have gotten married/weddings
What is the most common mineral found in caves?
Calcite
Name a team from Legends of the Hidden Temple
Red Jaguars, Blue Barracudas, Green Monkeys, Purple Parrots, Silver Snakes, Orange Iguanas
What famous food item did Mayans invent?
Chocolate
What two types of rock is the cavern mainly made up of?
Limestone and shale
When was Lost River Caverns discovered?
1883
Does a stalactite hang form the ceiling or build up from the floor?
From the ceiling
What network aired Legends of the Hidden Temple?
Nickelodeon
True or false: the Mayan calendar predicted the world would end in 2012
False, it predicted a new astrological age
Why is the Lost River called the Lost River?
The source and mouth of the river have not been found
How long ago did the cavern start forming?
250,000 years ago
The three types of rocks are sedimentary, igneous and...
Metamorphic
Name two events in Legends of the Hidden Temple
The Moat, the Steps of Knowledge, the Temple Games, the Temple Run
What country does half of the Maya population live in today?
Guatemala
Name two structure you saw in the caverns
Chambers, stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, flowstone, columns, soda straws, rimstone and anthodites
What temperature are the caverns constantly at?
52 degrees
What was Earth's last massive supercontinent called?
Pangea
Who hosts Legends of the Hidden Temple?
Who erased much of the Mayans history?
How were the caverns formed?
By waterflow
How long is lost river caverns?
1200 feet
What U.S. state was formed by a hotspot of magma that was fed to the crust from the mantle?
Hawaii
1993, 1994, 1995
Which ancient civilization besides the Mayans used the number zero?
Babylonians