| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What are Egyption leaders called? | Pharaoh | 94%
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| Who was the lover of Marc Anthony and Julius Caesar? | Cleopatra | 92%
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| God of the sun | Ra | 92%
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| What young leader's tomb was found in 1922? | Tut | 92%
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| On what river do the vast majority of Egyptians live? | Nile | 87%
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| What paper-like material was invented by the ancient Egyptians? | papyrus | 85%
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| In what city can the Great Pyramid be found? | Giza | 81%
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| What famous landmark has a lion's body and a human head? | Sphinx | 81%
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| What city was founded by Alexander the Great? | Alexandria | 79%
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| What is the capital of Egypt? | Cairo | 79%
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| What stone, found in 1799, provided the key to decipher that writing? | Rosetta | 76%
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| What Egyption capital shares a name with a city in Tennessee? | Memphis | 71%
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| What empire conquered Egypt in 30 BC? | Rome | 71%
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| What is the official language of Egypt? | Arabic | 66%
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| What symbol-based system of writing was used in ancient Egypt? | Hieroglyphics | 66%
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| Goddess of motherhood, magic, and funerary rites | Isis | 62%
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| What country controlled Egypt from 1914-1952? | United Kingdom | 62%
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| God of the dead | Osiris | 60%
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| What empire controlled Egypt before that? | Ottoman | 52%
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| What ancient Egyptian has been called history's first architect and doctor? | Imhotep | 49%
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| God of mummification. Depicted with the head of a wolf | Anubis | 48%
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| What city is the namesake of a popular Las Vegas casino? | Luxor | 44%
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| What are the leader's of Egypt put in after the mummifying process? | Sarcophagi | 43%
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| Patron god of the city of Thebes, he merged with the above andbecame King of the Gods | Amun (Ra) | 42%
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| God of kingship and the sky. Depicted with the head of a falcon | Horus | 38%
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| God of chaos | Set | 38%
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| Who was the first ruler that brought upper and lower Egypt together? | Narmer | 35%
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| Originally a moon god, later a god of wisdom and measurement.Depicted with the head of an ibis | Thoth | 23%
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| Goddess with the head of a cat | Bastet | 20%
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| Goddess of the sky | Nut | 20%
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| Goddess of love and music. A sky goddess, she is oftenrepresented with a headdress of cow horns | Hathor | 14%
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| What "great" leader led Egypt for 66 years beginning in 1279 B.C.? | Ramsesses II | 13%
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| Goddess of warrior and healing. Depicted with head of a lion | Sekhmet | 13%
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| God of craftsmen and architects. Father of Imhotep | Ptah | 12%
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| What stone had that ruler on it? | Narmer's Pallet | 10%
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