Ancient Egypt Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 15
What pharaoh, who began his reign around the age of 9 or 10, died before reaching 20 years old in the 1300s B.C.?
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tutankhamun
What textile, made from flax, was commonly worn by ancient Egyptian priests and used in mummification?
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linen
In which peninsula did Pepy I wage war 4,200 years before Egypt took possession of it?
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sinai peninsula
Which Egyptian queen is depicted as Aphrodite on a bronze coin from the 1st century B.C.?
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cleopatra
What type of monument at Saqqara was initially designed as a rectangular mastaba?
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pyramid
What potent potable did ancient Egyptians make by soaking bread in water and fermenting the mixture?
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beer
What is the name of the statue that likely depicts the Pharaoh Khafre and is located near a pyramid he built?
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sphinx
Which young pharaoh took the '-aton' off his name and restored the old state religion that Akhenaton had changed?
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tutankhamun
Which queen's now-famous painted bust was discovered by a German expedition at Tell el-Amarna in 1912?
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nefertiti
Which salad green was used in the rituals of the god Seth and was believed to have magical powers in ancient Egypt?
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lettuce
What common name was shared by all 15 Macedonian kings of Egypt from 323 to 30 B.C.?
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ptolemy
Which young pharaoh's efforts to stabilize the government are described in the Restoration Stela?
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tutankhamun
What did Queen Hatshepsut wear as a symbol of manhood?
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beard
What was the favorite beverage of ancient Egyptians, made from barley?
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beer
Which large monkey, specifically the hamadryas species, was revered by the Egyptians as a companion of Ptah?
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baboon
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