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Printable Ancient Egypt Trivia Questions

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1. What writing system did ancient Egyptians use?

ACuneiform

BHieroglyphics

CLinear A

DPhoenician alphabet

2. Which Egyptian queen is famous for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

ANefertiti

BHatshepsut

CCleopatra

DIsis

3. Which river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt?

ATigris

BEuphrates

CNile

DJordan

4. What is the name of the giant limestone statue at Giza with the body of a lion and the head of a human?

AColossus

BGreat Sphinx

CAbu Simbel

DObelisk

5. Whose nearly intact tomb did archaeologist Howard Carter discover in 1922?

ARamesses II

BKhufu

CAkhenaten

DTutankhamun

6. For which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?

AKhufu

BTutankhamun

CRamesses II

DCleopatra

7. What writing material did ancient Egyptians make from reeds?

AParchment

BPapyrus

CClay tablets

DSilk

8. Why did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?

ATo keep tombs clean

BTo honor the Nile

CTo preserve the body for the afterlife

DTo make statues of the dead

9. Which stone, found in 1799, helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphs?

ABlack Stone

BMoon Stone

CBlarney Stone

DRosetta Stone

10. Which Egyptian god is usually shown with the head of a jackal?

AAnubis

BRa

CHorus

DThoth

Answer Key

1.b

2.c

3.c

4.b

5.d

6.a

7.b

8.c

9.d

10.a

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