See if you can use these clues to name famously mysterious figures, objects and places from the past. The answers appear on page 17.
1. What North Carolina island colony was established by John White in 1587 — but all the colonists had disappeared when White returned three years later?
2. Stretching from Miami to Bermuda to Puerto Rico, what area has seen the disappearance of numerous ships and aircraft?
3. What colossal Egyptian structures near Giza still pose questions about how the massive stones were transported, lifted and laid with tremendous precision?
4. What name has been given to the chalice purportedly used by Jesus at the Last Supper that became the subject of countless medieval legends and quests?
5. What prehistoric stone monument on the Salisbury Plain in England still poses many questions about its use and construction?
6. What infamous London killer sent taunting letters to the media and murdered at least five women in 1888?
7. What 14-foot-long linen cloth marked with wounds consistent with crucifixion is still debated as being the burial cloth of Jesus?
8. Described by Plato as having a prosperous and advanced civilization, what mythical island supposedly sank into the ocean during a catastrophic event?
9. What 1872 vessel is famously known as “the ghost ship” because it was found in the Atlantic Ocean abandoned and adrift yet still fully provisioned and intact?
10. On what island did ancient Polynesian people move and erect 887 giant stone statues called Moai?
11. Despite centuries of sightings, searches and photographs, what infamous Scottish lake monster remains unidentified and unverified?
12. What is the name given to the massive Peruvian drawings of animals, plants and geometric shapes that are only visible from the air?
ANSWERS:
1. Roanoke
2. The Bermuda Triangle
3. Great Pyramids
4. Holy Grail
5. Stonehenge
6. Jack the Ripper
7. The Shroud of Turin
8. Atlantis
9. The Mary Celeste
10. Easter Island
11. Loch Ness Monster
12. The Nazca Lines
