King Tut Trivia Quiz

Answer: Egypt

Tut ruled ancient Egypt in the 18th dynasty. He was very young when he ascended the throne and was under the influence of many other people. Like many other rulers, Tut had a special title that he was called by. The boy king was not a very effective ruler of the country.

Answer: Pharaoh

Tut was the pharaoh of Egypt. Like the other pharaohs, Tut was believed to be a living god. This "living god" was weak and sick much of the time.

Answer: 1341 BC

Tut was born in 1341 BC in Egypt. His father was the pharaoh of Egypt. His mother was the mummy called "The Younger Lady" which may have been Nerfertiti. His early life was spent learning to be a pharaoh.

Answer: Tutankhaten

Tut's father Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten. He worshiped the god Aten instead of the god Amun. When his son was born, he was named Tutankhaten which meant "Living Image of Aten". After Tut became the pharaoh he banned the practices of worshipping Aten and changed his name to Tutankhamun which meant "Living Image of Amun".

Answer: Thebes

Thebes was the original capital. Tut moved it back there as part of his reforms against the policies implemented during Akhenaten's reign. Thebes stayed the capital of Egypt for the remainder of the 18th Dynasty.

Answer: 1332 BC

Tut succeeded his father Akhenaten. During the beginning of his reign, Nerfertiti was the main leader. After Nerfertiti died, Tut took over. Although he was the pharaoh, Aye (his chief vizier) held a lot of power. Another person that swayed Tut's leadership was the general Horemheb.

Answer: Ankhesenamun

He married his half-sister after he became king. Their marriage was probably a happy one, as shown in Tut's tomb. After Tut's death, Aye forced his widow to marry him. Records of the queen disappeared and she was thought to have been poisoned by Aye.

Answer: 1323 BC

He died at the age of 19 years old. The cause of death is unknown and up for debate. Some say he caught malaria and died. Another theory was that he suffered a wound after a fall from a horse which led to an infection. An even newer theory is that he was assassinated.

Answer: Sennedjem, his teacher

The book has led to controversies. Ankhesenamun, Aye and Horemhob all were said to have one thing in commmon: they all wanted power. Ankhesenamun wanted the power but was double-crossed by Aye. Aye poisoned her and fed her to the crocodiles. Horemhob helped with all this. Later, Horemhob killed Aye and took over as pharaoh.

Answer: 1922

In 1922, Carter sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon, his sponsor, stating that he had found the tomb. Carnavon rushed to the site. They made a hole with a chisel in the wall. Carter got a candle and looked in the hole. Carnavon asked him, "What do you see?" Carter replied, "Wonderful things."