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The mystery of the Roman treasure
First screened 26 December 2008

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Time Trial

How much do you know about the illegal antiquities trade? Try our quick quiz and see how you get on.

Question 1 of 6
Which country has the largest number of reported art and antiquity thefts, at around 20,000 each year?




Question 2 of 6
How many agents does the FBI have working on the illicit trade in stolen art and antiquities?




Question 3 of 6
According to the German newspaper Der Spiegel, who approached a professor at the University of Göttingen offering to sell artefacts from Afghanistan because he 'wanted to buy a plane'?






Question 4 of 6
How many tablets and cylinder seals has the Archaeological Institute of America estimated are being looted from Iraq every year?




Question 5 of 6
What proportion of the profit on illegally traded antiquities is estimated to be made by the people who initially unearth those antiquities, as opposed to intermediaries, who sell them on?




Question 6 of 6
Which of the following did not return marbles during 2008 that had been taken from the Parthenon in Athens?




out of 6 correct on first try

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