| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What city was founded by Alexander the Great? | Alexandria | 94%
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| Who was Egypt's last active pharaoh and also one of its rare female pharaohs? | Cleopatra | 94%
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| What paper-like substance was used to make scrolls? | Papyrus | 92%
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| What empire conquered Egypt in 30 BC? | Rome | 89%
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| What boy pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922? | Tutankhamun | 89%
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| What canal did Egypt nationalize in 1956, sparking a foreign invasion? | Suez | 87%
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| What country controlled Egypt from 1914–1952? | United Kingdom | 81%
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| What was the form of writing used in ancient Egypt? | Egyptian Hieroglyphs | 80%
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| What stone, found in 1799, provided the key to decipher that writing? | Rosetta Stone | 79%
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| What empire controlled Egypt before that? | Ottoman Empire | 78%
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| Which ancient Egyptian capital shares its name with a city in Tennessee? | Memphis | 71%
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| What peninsula did Israel seize from Egypt in 1967 and return in 1980? | Sinai Peninsula | 69%
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| What "great" pharaoh reigned for 66 years? | Ramses II | 61%
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| What German general invaded Egypt during WWII? | Erwin Rommel | 56%
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| What ancient goddess was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife? | Isis | 55%
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| What dam was built on the Nile River during the 1960s? | Aswan Dam | 48%
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| Who was the President that was overthrown in 2011? | Hosni Mubarak | 43%
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| What President was assassinated after making peace with Israel? | Anwar Sadat | 35%
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| What President decided to nationalize the canal? | Gamal Abdel Nasser | 33%
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| What square in Cairo was the site of massive protests during the Arab Spring? | {Tahrir} Square | 26%
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