King Tut

Question 1

How many rooms were found in King Tut's tomb?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 2

Why won't they drill a hole to check if Nefertiti is behind the painted mural?

Accepted Answer

It would destroy the painted mural in King Tut's tomb

Question 3

Who does King Tut's face mask supposedly belong to?

Accepted Answer

A woman, possibly Queen Nefertiti, King Tut's step-mom

Question 4

When were King Tut's tomb stairs discovered?

Accepted Answer

1922

Question 5

Who was the 1st person to find King Tut's tomb?

Accepted Answer

Howard Carter

Question 6

What did Howard Carter see when he shone his light in the tomb?

Accepted Answer

Gold

Question 7

Where was King Tut's tomb located?

Accepted Answer

Valley of The Kings

Question 8

What are Egyptian kings called?

Accepted Answer

Pharaohs

Question 9

What part of the body did the Egyptian's remove 1st during the mummification process?

Accepted Answer

Brain

Question 10

Which river was so important in Ancient Egypt becoming a thriving civilization?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 11

What year did King Tut die?

Accepted Answer

1323 BC

Question 12

Has Queen Nefertiti's tomb been discovered?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 13

How many babies did King Tut and his wife have?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 14

When did Howard Carter begin excavation on King Tut's tomb?

Accepted Answer

1917

Question 15

What did Akhenaten insist Egyptians do?

Accepted Answer

Worship only 1 God (Ra)

Question 16

What are some theories of how King Tut died?

Accepted Answer

Natural causes, murdered, broken and infected leg, Malaria

Question 17

How old was King Tut when he became King?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 18

What is the animal/insect that supposedly protects mummies?

Accepted Answer

Scarab

Question 19

Who helped King Tut rule Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Ay

Question 20

Who did King Tut marry?

Accepted Answer

His sister (Ankhesenamun)

Question 21

How many nesting shrines protect King Tut?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 22

Where do scientists believe Queen Nefertiti's tomb is located?

Accepted Answer

Attached to King Tut's tomb in a hidden chamber

Question 23

What was King Tut's "curse of the pharaoh"?

Accepted Answer

Many unnatural causes of death for those who excavated him

Question 24

What year did King Tut take control of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

1333 BC

Question 25

What is interesting about King Tut's face mask?

Accepted Answer

It may not have been made for him

Question 26

What was King Tut's full name?

Accepted Answer

Tutankhamun

Question 27

What happened to King Tut's tomb since he died so young?

Accepted Answer

Artifacts were borrowed from other tombs

Question 28

Who was King Tut's father?

Accepted Answer

Akhenaten

Question 29

What is unique about the babies?

Accepted Answer

They were stillborn and buried in tiny sarcophagus's

Question 30

How old was King Tut when he died?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 19

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