Ancient Egypt

What is this?

• A mummy case (sarcophagus)
• A throne
• A treasure chest
• A wooden boat

Answer: A mummy case (sarcophagus)

What kind of writing is this?

• Chinese characters
• Hieroglyphs
• Latin letters
• Runes

Answer: Hieroglyphs

What is this beetle-shaped object?

• A button
• A coin
• A ring
• A scarab amulet

Answer: A scarab amulet

Who is this famous queen?

• Cleopatra
• Elizabeth I
• Nefertiti
• Victoria

Answer: Nefertiti

What is this?

• A canopic jar
• A lamp
• A teapot
• A vase for flowers

Answer: A canopic jar

What is this animal statue?

• A cat goddess (Bastet)
• A dog god
• A lion king
• A sphinx

Answer: A cat goddess (Bastet)

What was the king of Ancient Egypt called?

• A pharaoh
• A shogun
• A sultan
• An emperor

Answer: A pharaoh

Which river was the centre of life in Ancient Egypt?

• The Amazon
• The Danube
• The Nile
• The Thames

Answer: The Nile

What were the pyramids built as?

• Markets
• Palaces
• Schools
• Tombs for pharaohs

Answer: Tombs for pharaohs

What is a mummy?

• A body kept safe by drying and wrapping it
• A ghost that lives inside a pyramid
• A painting on the wall of a tomb
• A statue of a king made of gold

Answer: A body kept safe by drying and wrapping it

What did Egyptians write on?

• Glass
• Paper from trees only
• Papyrus
• Plastic

Answer: Papyrus

Which famous boy pharaoh's tomb was found in 1922?

• Cleopatra
• Khufu
• Ramses II
• Tutankhamun

Answer: Tutankhamun

What is the Great Sphinx's body like?

• A bird's body
• A horse's body
• A lion's body
• A snake's body

Answer: A lion's body

Which stone helped people read hieroglyphs again?

• The Blarney Stone
• The Moonstone
• The Rosetta Stone
• The Stone of Destiny

Answer: The Rosetta Stone

Which animal did Egyptians love and treat as sacred?

• Cats
• Dogs only
• Penguins
• Pigs

Answer: Cats

Who was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt?

• Cleopatra VII
• Khufu
• Nefertiti
• Tutankhamun

Answer: Cleopatra VII

Which pyramid is the biggest at Giza?

• The Great Pyramid of Khufu
• The Pyramid of Menkaure
• The Red Pyramid
• The Step Pyramid

Answer: The Great Pyramid of Khufu

What is an obelisk?

• A coffin made for a mummy
• A kind of boat used on the Nile
• A tall striped hat worn by a pharaoh
• A tall, thin stone pillar with a pointed top

Answer: A tall, thin stone pillar with a pointed top

Which desert covers most of Egypt?

• The Atacama
• The Gobi
• The Kalahari
• The Sahara

Answer: The Sahara

Which god had the head of a falcon?

• Anubis
• Bastet
• Horus
• Thoth

Answer: Horus

Which god had the head of a jackal?

• Anubis
• Horus
• Osiris
• Thoth

Answer: Anubis

What is the capital of Egypt today?

• Alexandria
• Cairo
• Giza
• Luxor

Answer: Cairo