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The Ultimate Egypt Quiz | Africa

Ten questions about Egypt.

A multiple-choice quiz by bluenose. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bluenose

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,481

Updated
Apr 01 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1995

Last 3 plays: mazza47 (10/10), Guest 81 (6/10), DeepHistory (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The desert can be icy cold at night in part because the sand does not retain the sun's heat. True or false?

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Pharaoh comes from the words 'per' aa', meaning 'big land'. True or false?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the Nile River flooding season that occurs in July? Hint

shemu

akhet

peret

notwet

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the novelist that wrote 'The Children of Gebelawi' and 'Cairo Trilogy'? Hint

Mohamad Khan

Umm Khulthum

Naguib Mahfouz

Abbas al-Aqqad

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who conquered the Mameluke army at the Battle of the Pyramids? Hint

Saladin

Napoleon

Muhammad

Constantine

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid? Hint

Khafre

Menkaure

Djoser

Khufu

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who developed the hieroglyphic 'dictionary' after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone? Hint

Howard Carter

Jean-Francois Champollion

Said Port

Jacques-Pierre Lafleur

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who defeated German Erwin Rommel at the Battle of el-Alamein? Hint

General Brock

General Montgomery

Gamal Nasser

General Sakic

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the chief god of Memphis, and also the patron of artists and crafts-people? Hint

Ptah

Thoth

Isis

Osiris

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Question 10 of 10

10. During mummification the brain was thrown away, because it was believed to be worthless. True or false?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The desert can be icy cold at night in part because the sand does not retain the sun's heat. True or false?

Answer: True

2. Pharaoh comes from the words 'per' aa', meaning 'big land'. True or false?

Answer: False

It means 'big house'.

3. What is the name of the Nile River flooding season that occurs in July?

Answer: 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.

4. Who was the novelist that wrote 'The Children of Gebelawi' and 'Cairo Trilogy'?

Answer: 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.

5. Who conquered the Mameluke army at the Battle of the Pyramids?

Answer: Napoleon

6. Which pharaoh built the Great Pyramid?

Answer: Khufu

Menkaure and Khafre built the other 2 Giza pyramids. Khafre was the son of Khufu. Djoser built the step pyramid near Memphis.

7. Who developed the hieroglyphic 'dictionary' after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?

Answer: Jean-Francois Champollion

8. Who defeated German Erwin Rommel at the Battle of el-Alamein?

Answer: General Montgomery

9. Who was the chief god of Memphis, and also the patron of artists and crafts-people?

Answer: Ptah

10. During mummification the brain was thrown away, because it was believed to be worthless. True or false?

Answer: True

Source: Author bluenose

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