Year 3 Ancient Egypt quiz

Question 1

What is the capital of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Cairo

Question 2

Who was the god of wisdom and writing?

Accepted Answer

Thoth

Question 3

Complete the line from Ozymandias: 'The hand that mocked them and the _______________ '.

Accepted Answer

heart that fed

Question 4

The Great Pyramid at Giza was built by...

Accepted Answer

Slaves

Question 5

What metal were Egyptian chisels made of?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Question 6

The climate of Egypt is...

Accepted Answer

Roasting and arid, Hot and dry, Blazing and waterless, Sizzling and parched

Question 7

How old was Tutankhamun when he died?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 8

How long did the mummification process take?

Accepted Answer

70 days

Question 9

Which river runs through Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 10

What were the jars that contained the organs of the dead called?

Accepted Answer

Canopic

Question 11

When was Tutankhamun's tomb discovered?

Accepted Answer

1922

Question 12

Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?

Accepted Answer

Howard Carter

Question 13

The Sphinx has the head of a woman and the body of a...

Accepted Answer

Lion

Question 14

Who was the god of the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

Osiris

Question 15

The base of a pyramid is a...

Accepted Answer

Square

Question 16

Which beetle was sacred to the Ancient Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

Scarab

Question 17

The jar with the human head contained which organ?

Accepted Answer

The liver

Question 18

The Ancient Egyptian period started in about...

Accepted Answer

3,100 B.C.

Question 19

What does polytheistic mean?

Accepted Answer

Belief in many gods

Question 20

Which of these was an Egyptian pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

Khufu

Question 21

According to legend, who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Horus

Question 22

Which organ was left inside the mummified body?

Accepted Answer

Heart

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