1
What's the name of the Egyptian god depicted as a falcon or as a man with a falcon’s head?
Horus
Osiris
Anubis
Ra
37% got this right
Horus was a sky god associated with war and hunting.
2
Where are the pyramids of Giza located?
38% got this right
3
What is the name of this hieroglyphic symbol?
Ank
Ankh
58% got this right
4
In what year was Tutankhamun's tomb discovered?
1770 —
1922
— 1970
52% got this right
The tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter.
5
What queen is depicted in this bust?
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Merneith
49% got this right
The bust is one of the most-copied works of ancient Egypt.
6
What ancient Egyptian site is shown in the picture?
Abu Simbel
Karnak
Temple of Hatshepsut
Luxor Temple
25% got this right
Between 1964 and 1968, the entire site was carefully cut into large blocks and reassembled in a new location.
7
Blur reveal
Who played Cleopatra in the 1963 movie?
Elizabeth Taylor
Audrey Hepburn
Rita Hayworth
Grace Kelly
45% got this right
Cleopatra was the highest-grossing film of 1963.
8
Thebes was one of the most important cities in ancient Egypt. Where was it located?
21% got this right
The ruins of Thebes lie within the modern Egyptian city of Luxor.
9
After the death of Alexander the Great, which of his companions founded a dynasty in Egypt?
Ptolemy
Seleucus
Cassander
Antigonus
41% got this right
The Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt until the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC.
10
What was the name of the stone that made possible the deciphering of hieroglyphs?
Rosseta stone
Rossetta stone
Rosseta
Rossetta
Rosetta
Rosetta stone
65% got this right
The stone has the same text written in hieroglyphs and Greek.
