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Before the Mummies Eat You ... Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge of the history of the land of the pharaohs, mummies and pyramids - Egypt! I hope you enjoy it. Do send in feedback.

A multiple-choice quiz by vrinda_coolcat. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
vrinda_coolcat

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
262,268

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these animals was NOT usually mummified by the Egyptians? Hint

Cats

Crocodiles

Monkeys

Spiders

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Question 2 of 10

2. The ancient Egyptians called the northern part of their country Upper Egypt?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Scarab Beetle was sacred to the: Hint

Sun god- Re

Water god- Sebek

Goddess of Heavens- Nut

King of the gods- Osiris

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the Egyptian word for 'cat'? Hint

miw

chate

mew

taw

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Question 5 of 10

5. How were Egyptian brushes made? Hint

By tying hair from a horse's tail to a stick

By fraying the ends of reeds

They used pieces of frayed linen as brushes

They didn't use brushes at all

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was used to hold a wig in place?
Hint

hair pins

sticky reed pulp

grease

beeswax

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nilometers were long, graded wooden logs used to measure the depth of Nile.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Egyptian god or goddess had the head of a hippopotamus? Hint

Thoth

Isis

Nut

Tawaret

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Question 9 of 10

9. Approximately how many gods and goddesses did the Ancient Egyptians worship? Hint

10,000

2,000

100

500

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Question 10 of 10

10. No woman, except Cleopatra, ever ruled Egypt.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these animals was NOT usually mummified by the Egyptians?

Answer: Spiders

The ancient Egyptians not only mummified humans but they often did the same with their dearest pets. Mostly, monkeys, cats and crocodiles were the lucky ones.

2. The ancient Egyptians called the northern part of their country Upper Egypt?

Answer: No

In fact, Egyptians called Northern Egypt Lower Egypt and Southern Egypt Upper Egypt. Northern Egypt is downstream on the Nile; Southern Egypt is upstream.

3. The Scarab Beetle was sacred to the:

Answer: Sun god- Re

The Egyptians loved to wear lucky charms. Their favourites were the scarabs. These were believed to drive away ill fate and bring in good luck.

4. What was the Egyptian word for 'cat'?

Answer: miw

The Egyptian word for cat was miw- a cross between miaow and mew! Egyptians were probably the first ones to domesticate cats. They used them to catch mice in grain stores.

5. How were Egyptian brushes made?

Answer: By fraying the ends of reeds

The Egyptians wrote not with quills but with these brushes. The paint or ink was made from soot or red earth.

6. What was used to hold a wig in place?

Answer: beeswax

The Egyptians wore wigs which were made of real hair. These were tied into hundreds of tiny plaits and held in place by sticky beeswax.

7. Nilometers were long, graded wooden logs used to measure the depth of Nile.

Answer: False

Nilometers were not wooden logs but giant notched stones. But yes, they were used to measure the depth of water.

8. Which Egyptian god or goddess had the head of a hippopotamus?

Answer: Tawaret

Tawaret was the goddess of childbirth and babies and she had the head of a hippopotamus.

9. Approximately how many gods and goddesses did the Ancient Egyptians worship?

Answer: 2,000

These included sun god Re, Thoth, Tawaret, Isis, Osiris, Nut, Geb and many more. What a long list!

10. No woman, except Cleopatra, ever ruled Egypt.

Answer: False

Though only a few women ruled Egypt, Cleopatra was not the only one. Another famous woman pharaoh was Hatshepsut. These women had to wear badges of royalty which included a false beard too!

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Source: Author vrinda_coolcat

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