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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Egypt
| Who was the novelist that wrote 'The Children of Gebelawi' and 'Cairo Trilogy'? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Naguib Mahfouz. Naguib was the first Arabic-language writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. Abbas was a great poet. Umm was a singer and fan favorite. Umm died in 1975. She has a theater in Cairo named after her. Mohamad is a film director.
| Who was the chief god of Memphis, and also the patron of artists and crafts-people? | Egypt (bluenose) |
| Who is the god of wisdom? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Thoth. Re is the sun god. Isis is the great mother-goddess. And Osiris is the god of corn and fertile crops. Thoth was said to have invented the hieroglyphics.
| Who did Anwar Sadat share the Nobel Peace Prize with in 1978? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Menachem Begin. Hosni was Vice President to Sadat and became President after the assassination of Sadat in 1981. Jimmy Carter was the U.S. President when Sadat and Begin signed the Camp David Accords.
| Who developed the hieroglyphic 'dictionary' after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Jean-Francois Champollion.
| Who designed the Suez Canal? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
Ferdinand de Lesseps. Various attempts were made to design and create a canal, starting in the time of the Pharaohs and on to the time of Napoleon. However, it was not until 1854 that Ferdinand de Lesseps started the construction of the canal. It was opened on November 17th, 1869. The canal divides Africa from Asia, so part of Egypt is actually in Asia.
| Who defeated German Erwin Rommel at the Battle of el-Alamein? | Egypt (bluenose) |
| Who conquered the Mameluke army at the Battle of the Pyramids? | Egypt (bluenose) |
| Who conquered Egypt in 30 B.C., ending the reign of the pharaohs? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Octavian. Marc Antony and Cleopatra married to gain power, but Octavian defeated them in Egypt. This marked the end of the pharaohs. Alexander invaded Egypt in 332 B.C.
| Which sea is the popular holiday resort of Sharm El Sheikh located on? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
The Red Sea. Sharm El Sheikh is on the Sinai Peninsula, in north eastern Egypt. The Red Sea is considered to be one of the best places for diving and snorkelling in the world and is popular with holiday makers from Europe.
| Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Khufu. Menkaure and Khafre built the other 2 Giza pyramids. Khafre was the son of Khufu. Djoser built the step pyramid near Memphis.
| Which general of Alexander the Great became Pharaoh of Egypt, around 323 B.C.? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Ptolemy. Cleopatra was the last Ptolemy Pharaoh.
| Which colour does NOT appear on the Egyptian flag? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
green. The Egyptian flag has three stripes - the top stripe is red, the middle one white and the lower one black. In the middle of the white stripe is the eagle of Saladin.
| Which city is near the 'City of The Dead'? | Egypt (bluenose) |
| Which city in Egypt was originally the ancient city of Thebes? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Luxor. The Valley of the Kings, and the Temple of Karnak are found at Luxor.
| Where does the Blue Nile start? | Egypt (bluenose) |
Ethiopia. And the other river that flows into the Nile River is?
| When did Egypt attain independence, and from whom? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
In 1922 from the UK. Egypt had been part of the Turkish empire. In 1882 there was a revolt and the British invaded Egypt; it was declared a British protectorate in 1914. In 1922, after Egypt had appealed to the Paris Peace Conference, the British were forced to recognize Egyptian independence. Independence day is celebrated on 28th February.
| What is the name of the Nile River flooding season that occurs in July? | Egypt (bluenose) |
akhet. Shemu is the dry season that runs from March to July. Peret is the season of plowing and planting, when the river recedes in November.
| What is the name of the famous Egyptian actor who starred in 'Doctor Zhivago' and 'Lawrence of Arabia'? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
Omar Sharif. Omar Sharif was born in 1932; he has starred in numerous English and Arabic language films. At the time of 'Doctor Zhivago' and 'Lawrence of Arabia' he was a very popular actor with audiences in Britain and Egypt.
| What is the name of the dam that was built, thereby creating Lake Nasser? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
Aswan High Dam. When the Aswan Dam was built in the 1950's Lake Nasser was created. It is in southern Egypt, located near the city of Aswan. The dam is 11,811 feet long, 3215 feet thick at the base and 364 feet tall. Nasser, president at the time of the dam's construction, paid for it by nationalizing the Suez Canal. When it was created, Lake Nasser was the largest man made lake in the world.
| What is the currency of Egypt? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
Egyptian Pound. 100 piastres make up one Egyptian pound.
| What does 'Beladi, Beladi' mean? | Egypt (bluenose) |
my country, my country. Beladi, Beladi is Egypt's national anthem.
| What do Egyptians call Egypt? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
Misr. The full name of the country in Arabic is Junhuriyah Misr al-Arabiyah, which means the Arab Republic of Egypt. Egyptians call their country Misr; when they talk about Cairo, if they live outside of the capital, they refer to it as Misr, too.
| What are Whirling Dervishes? | Egypt (bluenose) |
dancers. The movements of some Whirling Dervishes are meant to imitate the paths of stars and planets whirling in the heavens.
| Umm Kulthum was a famous Egyptian __________? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
singer. Umm Kulthum was well loved across the Arab world. She died in 1975, but sales of her records still continue, even outselling some of the more modern Arabic singers.
| The longest river in the world flows through Egypt. What is it called? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
Nile. The River Nile flows from Central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea - a distance of 4,160 miles (or 6,695km). It comes from two tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile. They meet at Khartoum in the Sudan.
| The desert can be icy cold at night because the sand does not retain the sun's heat. True or false? | Egypt (bluenose) |
| The Ancient Egyptians had a special kind of writing. What was it called? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphic writing was used a lot in tombs; it was how important or religious documents were written in ancient Egypt. It is a form of writing that uses pictures instead of letters.
| Pharaoh comes from the words 'per' aa', meaning 'big land'. True or false? | Egypt (bluenose) |
f. You are right. It means 'big house'.
| One of the seven wonders of the ancient world was built in the desert at Giza, near modern Cairo. What is it known as? | Fabulous Egypt (beckyel) |
The Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid is also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, or Cheops. It was built around 2560 BC, making it more than 4500 years old. The lighthouse at Alexandria was also one of the wonders of the ancient world, although nothing remains of it today.
 Frequently Asked Questions about Egypt
- How many pyramids are there in Egypt? ( goto )
- Who was Egypt's only woman pharaoh? ( goto )
- Which pretty flower ruled in Ancient Egypt? ( goto )
- What do you call the study of ancient Egypt? ( goto )
- What did Egypt and Syria unite to form on February 1, 1958? ( goto )
- In 1827 a special ambassador was sent from Egypt to France. Who was this ambassador? ( goto )
- There have been how many queens of Egypt named Cleopatra? ( goto )
- In ancent Egypt, were there any animals mummified besides cats? ( goto )
- Which region of ancient Egypt did the Israelites occupy before the Exodus? ( goto )
- What Nobel Laureate was a spy for the Germans in Egypt during World War II? ( goto )
- Which country has the greatest number of pyramids, China, Sudan, Mexico or Egypt? ( goto )
- If the Rosetta Stone was discovered by Napoleon's men in Egypt when did the British pinch it? ( goto )
- Who was the third pharaoh of the twenty-fifth dynasty in Egypt who ruled from 690 to 664 BC? ( goto )
- Excluding Egypt, through which other three countries does the river Nile flow? ( goto )
- In ancient Egypt how long did it take from start to finish to embalm a mummy? ( goto )
- Is El Alamein in Libya or Egypt? I have seen both answers in different quiz books. ( goto )
- What evidence is there that the Americas traded with Africa, Egypt, or the Mediterranean? How come they both made pyramids? ( goto )
- The Bandung Conference in 1955 was hosted by which of the following: Nasser of Egypt, Tito of Yugoslavia, Nehru of India, or Sukarno of Indonesia? ( goto )
- Due to the shifting of the earth's surface, how far are the great pyramids of Egypt from where they originally stood? ( goto )
- What was killed by a meteor at Nakhla, Egypt in 1911? The unlucky creature is the only creature known to have been killed by a meteor. ( goto )
- In Egypt it was leather, but in China gold. Much later in France, it was glass (or maybe fur), and later still, in Germany, it was gold again. What is it? ( goto )
- Whose curse got its start in 1922 when Lord Carnarvon died of an infection after nicking himself shaving in Egypt?
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- A major film of a celebrity star was banned in Egypt for some fifteen years because of his or her conversion to Judaism. Can you name the star? ( goto )
- In November 1869, Egypt's Khedive Ismail opened both the Suez Canal and the Cairo Opera House, which debuted with Rigoletto. But what Verdi opera was the khedive hoping to have instead? ( goto )
- What popular and influential leader proclaimed himself prime minister of Egypt in 1954, following a military coup d'etat he staged in 1952 that abolished the monarchy rule of King Farouk?
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- Does anyone have any information on the mooring mast/tower that was to have accommodated the R101 airship if it had arrived in Ismailia (Egypt). i.e when was it removed, what happened to it etc? ( goto )
- Originally an adminsitrative division of Nubia, along with Wawat, it became its own separate kingdom sometime in the 8th century BC, and briefly conquered all of Egypt before getting driven back to Nubia by the Assyrians. What was
the name of kingdom? ( goto )
- What is the name given to an area situated on the north Mayo coast in the west of Ireland whose location contains one of the oldest known field systems in the world and its creation and development goes back some five thousand years before the building of the pyramids of Egypt? ( goto )
- A black basalt slab was found by a soldier in 1799 that contained fragments of passages written in three different scripts: Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Egyptian demotic. Two decades later, French Egyptologist Jean Franýois Champollion was able to decipher the hieroglyphics using his knowledge of Greek as a guide, and the language and culture of ancient Egypt was suddenly open to scientists as never before. What was the name of this artifact?
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