NewsTracker Answers for week of July 26, 2010

Q: Archaeologists have unearthed a second henge at Stonehenge in southern England. Where is England?

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Q: The new "henge" - which means a circular monument dating to Neolithic and Bronze Ages - is about 2,950 feet the from the giant stones of Stonehenge in England. The country is part of . . .

A. The British Isles

B. Great Britain

C. The United Kingdom

D. All of the above

D. The British Isles include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and over six thousand smaller islands. The countries of England, Scotland and Wales on Great Britain, and Northern Ireland comprise the nation of the United Kingdom.

Q: Stonehenge is not far from England's southern coast on the . . .

A. North Sea

B. English Channel

C. Irish Sea

D. Bay of Biscay

B. The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from France to the south. The North Sea is east of the island, and the Irish Sea separates the island from Ireland to the west. All of these bodies of water  including the Bay of Biscay on France's west coast  are part of the Atlantic Ocean.

Q: Stonehenge is about 90 miles west of London, the capital of the United Kingdom and the largest city  by population - in Europe. What is Europe's second largest city?

A. Berlin

B. Madrid

C. Paris

D. Rome

A. With a population of about 3.4 million, Berlin has less than half as many people as London's 7.5 million. Berlin is followed in size by Madrid, Rome and Paris.

Q: Stonehenge was built by England's original inhabitants over hundreds of years and completed about 2400 B.C. The name 'England' came much later after the invasion of Angles and Saxons from areas that are now part of . . .

A. France

B. Germany

C. Norway

D. The Netherlands

B. The name "England" is derived from the Old English name name Engla land, which means "land of the Angles." The Angles were one of the Germanic tribes that settled in England during the Early Middle Ages.