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Abdullah's Pyramid Adventure Trivia Quiz

Join Abdullah al Mamun, who made the first recorded expedition into the Great Pyramid, in his quest to find out what's inside!

A multiple-choice quiz by ponycargirl. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ponycargirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,765

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. In what year did Abdullah al Mamun begin his pyramid adventure? Hint

24 BC

44 BC

1066 AD

820 AD

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Question 2 of 15

2. Abdullah's father held an important title. Translated from Arabic into English, it means "successor." What title did he hold? Hint

caliph

sheikh

iman

Mahdi

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Question 3 of 15

3. Abdullah's father ruled from the most important city of the Abbasid Dynasty. Which city was it? Hint

Cordoba

Baghdad

Cairo

Damascus

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Question 4 of 15

4. Abdullah intended to make a survey of the Great Pyramid. Which Egyptian pharaoh is credited with building the Great Pyramid? Hint

Menkaure

Khafre

Narner

Khufu

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Question 5 of 15

5. Abdullah had to travel far from his homeland to make his survey of the Great Pyramid. What is the name of the plateau upon which the pyramid was built? Hint

Gizeh (Giza)

Nile

Cairo

Aswan

6. Unable to find the door that was the entrance, Abdullah and his men decided to make their own. They heated the pyramid stones until they were red hot. From what type of material was the core stones of the Great Pyramid constructed? Hint

basalt

rose granite

tura limestone

nummulite limestone

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Question 7 of 15

7. Because Abdullah and his men couldn't find an entrance into the Great Pyramid, they had to make their own by tunneling. They heated the stones, and when they were red hot, the stones were doused with a liquid that made them break. What liquid was used for this purpose? Hint

water

milk

beer

vinegar

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Question 8 of 15

8. After tunneling for quite a ways into the Great Pyramid, Abdullah and his men found a tunnel which is now called the Descending Passage. About how large was this tunnel? Hint

2' x 2'

4' x 3.5'

6' x 4"

10' x 10'

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Question 9 of 15

9. The first room that Abdullah found in the Great Pyramid was actually below the bedrock upon which the pyramid stood. Consequently, it was aptly named the ___? Hint

Pit

Basement

Hole

Ditch

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Question 10 of 15

10. The above-ground room, which Abdullah and his men found below the apex of the Great Pyramid, had a sloped ceiling. Because they buried their dead females in tombs with sloping ceilings, they named the room the _____? Hint

Women's Place

Queen's Chamber

Lady's Room

Princess Vault

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Question 11 of 15

11. Abdullah and his men found a statue in the room with the sloping ceiling.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. The largest room Abdullah discovered in the Great Pyramid was certainly for the pharaoh, so what was it named? Hint

King's Chamber

Ra's Sanctuary

Ruler's Room

Pharaoh's Place

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Question 13 of 15

13. What did Abdullah find in the largest chamber of the Great Pyramid? Hint

Gold jewelry

All of the answers are correct.

Sarcophagus

Paintings

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Question 14 of 15

14. Abdullah found that the passages in the Great Pyramid were decorated with murals that depicted the pharaoh's life.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. At the end of his adventure, what did Abdullah find in the Great Pyramid? Hint

Initials, rubble

Astronomical charts, treasure

Maps, mathematical tables

Mummies, jewelry

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year did Abdullah al Mamun begin his pyramid adventure?

Answer: 820 AD

Abdullah began his scientific survey of the Great Pyramid in 820 AD. Actually, it was the Greek, Strabo, who visited in 24 BC. He claimed there was an entry door that was flush with the wall of the pyramid when lowered. Abdullah's men did find the door - but only after tunneling through about 100 feet of solid rock, finding a passage, and working their way back to it!

2. Abdullah's father held an important title. Translated from Arabic into English, it means "successor." What title did he hold?

Answer: caliph

The caliph is the successor (for the time being) to Mohammad. Unfortunately, Mohammad did not name his successor before his death, and that caused a controversy which still exists in the Islam religion. Sunni Moslems believe the caliph should be elected by the people.

When Mohammad died, his best friend, Abu Bakr, was chosen to be caliph. Shi'ite Moslems believe Mohammad wanted the caliph to be a member of his family. They chose his daughter Fatimah's, husband, Ali, to be their leader. Both Abdullah and his father held the position.

3. Abdullah's father ruled from the most important city of the Abbasid Dynasty. Which city was it?

Answer: Baghdad

Abdullah's father, Harun al Rashid, was the seventh caliph of Baghdad. His caliphate is well known, and the stories of "Thousand and One Nights" are said to be fantastical works about his reign and court. His influence was so far-reaching that he even received envoys from Charlemagne and exchanged gifts with him.

Although Abdullah was older than his brother, Amin, he was not his father's heir. Amin's mother was the Queen Zubayda, while Abdullah's mother was a Persian slave girl. After his father's death, Abdullah defeated Amin and became caliph in his own right.

4. Abdullah intended to make a survey of the Great Pyramid. Which Egyptian pharaoh is credited with building the Great Pyramid?

Answer: Khufu

Also called Cheops, Khufu is given credit for building the Great Pyramid. One of the Seven Wonder of the Ancient World, and the only one still mostly intact, the Great Pyramid took approximately twenty years to build. It was completed about 2560 BC. Khafre, the son of Cheops, built a second pyramid nearby, along with the Great Sphinx. Menkaure, the grandson of Cheops, also built a pyramid that shares the same plateau.

5. Abdullah had to travel far from his homeland to make his survey of the Great Pyramid. What is the name of the plateau upon which the pyramid was built?

Answer: Gizeh (Giza)

The Gizeh (Giza) plateau has been found to be crowded with all kinds of structures. One area includes three pyramids, the Great Sphinx, pyramids of queens, other temples, and the mastabas of nobles, while another area is made up of private tombs for workmen and ordinary citizens.

Answer: nummulite limestone

The nummulite limestone came from a quarry located about 200 meters south of the pyramid. Used for the casing of the pyramid, the white limestone came from a quarry on the eastern side of the Nile. The granite came from Aswan, about 900 kilometers from the plateau.

Answer: vinegar

Abdullah and his men used this method of breaking in for about one hundred feet. You would think they were quite relieved to finally hit a tunnel - but read on!

8. After tunneling for quite a ways into the Great Pyramid, Abdullah and his men found a tunnel which is now called the Descending Passage. About how large was this tunnel?

Answer: 4' x 3.5'

Finally! Abdullah and his men hit what is called the Descending Passage. However, they had to crawl in darkness in very cramped quarters.

9. The first room that Abdullah found in the Great Pyramid was actually below the bedrock upon which the pyramid stood. Consequently, it was aptly named the ___?

Answer: Pit

At its deepest point the Pit measures about 11'6". There is an empty hole in the Pit, as well as rubble and initials on the ceiling that Abdullah believed had been left by Roman tourists.

Answer: Queen's Chamber

In order to make their way from the Pit to the next room, the group had to tunnel around three huge, granite plugs. The fourth plug was made of limestone, which they easily crushed. Almost square, the chamber measured approximately 18' x 18'.

11. Abdullah and his men found a statue in the room with the sloping ceiling.

Answer: False

On the eastern wall Abdullah and his men found a cavity that they thought had once held a statue, but the room was completely empty. Even though they hoped the cavity would lead to another passage, they dismissed the notion after tunneling through about a yard of solid granite.

12. The largest room Abdullah discovered in the Great Pyramid was certainly for the pharaoh, so what was it named?

Answer: King's Chamber

In order to reach this room, Abdullah and his men had to climb up a slippery passage, which eventually led to a room with walls of polished red granite. Abdullah noted it was "a right noble apartment."

13. What did Abdullah find in the largest chamber of the Great Pyramid?

Answer: Sarcophagus

The sarcophagus was made of dark brown granite that was 6.5' x 2'3". It didn't even have a lid.

14. Abdullah found that the passages in the Great Pyramid were decorated with murals that depicted the pharaoh's life.

Answer: False

This is one of the reasons modern scholars feel that the Great Pyramid was never used as a tomb. Murals are a major feature of a pharaoh's tomb; scenes from the pharaoh's life and the Book of the Dead are always displayed.

15. At the end of his adventure, what did Abdullah find in the Great Pyramid?

Answer: Initials, rubble

Luckily for Abdullah, he was from a wealthy and powerful family. He had another adventure waiting for him at home.

Source: Author ponycargirl

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