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Tomb of Tutankhamun Trivia Quiz

In November, 1922, the most famous archaeological find ever made was discovered - The tomb of Tutankhamun. This quiz is about that discovery and the famous boy pharoah.

A multiple-choice quiz by sancho_pft. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sancho_pft

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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244,157

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is credited with finding the tomb? Hint

Giovanni Battista Belzoni

Gaston Maspero

Ludwig Burkhardt

Howard Carter

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which English nobleman financed the expedition to find the tomb? Hint

Lord Carnarvon

Lord Chesterfield

Lord Cornwallis

Lord Carlisle

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many rooms does the tomb possess? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why had the tomb never been discovered earlier? Hint

It lay directly underneath the tomb of Ramses VI, and the steps had been filled with debris

The old maps showed it to be elsewhere

It was too deeply buried and needed special equipment to find it

Tutankhamun had been expunged from the records so no-one was searching for his tomb

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tutankhamun's mummy was encased in a number of coffins, within the stone sarcophagus. How many coffins were there? Hint

Two

Six

Four

Three

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Question 6 of 10

6. Tutankhamun's mummy was accidentally beheaded during the unwrapping. What happened to cause this? Hint

The resins poured into the coffin had hardened and it was impossible to remove the mummy

One of the workers dropped a tool onto it

It was a prank that went wrong

One of the workers misunderstood instructions and pulled too hard

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Question 7 of 10

7. A curse was inscribed over the main door of the tomb.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is Tutanhkamun's mummy now? Hint

The British Museum

Cairo museum's 'Royal Mummy Room'

Still in the tomb

Luxor museum

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Question 9 of 10

9. All the tombs in The Valley of the Kings are now known by numbers, which all begin "KV--" (for 'Kings Valley'). What is Tutankhamun's tomb number? Hint

KV57

KV5

KV62

KV7

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tutankhamun's young wife is depicted on many of the items found in the tomb. What was her name? Hint

Hatshepsut

Nefertiti

Ankhesenamen

Irenifer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is credited with finding the tomb?

Answer: Howard Carter

Carter uncovered the steps leading down into the tomb on November 4, 1922.

The others are all famous Egyptologists who explored the ancient land.

2. Which English nobleman financed the expedition to find the tomb?

Answer: Lord Carnarvon

Carnarvon, concerned that he had spent so much money without any substantial find being made, had withdrawn his funding of Carter's expedition. However, Carter pleaded with him, and obtained funding for one final winter season.

3. How many rooms does the tomb possess?

Answer: 4

From the entrance steps, they are: the antechamber; the annex; the burial chamber and the treasury chamber.

4. Why had the tomb never been discovered earlier?

Answer: It lay directly underneath the tomb of Ramses VI, and the steps had been filled with debris

Due to Tutankhamun's early death at a young age, the normally lavish tomb was nowhere near completed and a new tomb was hurriedly prepared. The spoil from the excavations for Ramses VI's tomb completely filled the steps.

5. Tutankhamun's mummy was encased in a number of coffins, within the stone sarcophagus. How many coffins were there?

Answer: Three

The three coffins all fitted one inside the other, although (again due to the haste with which preparations had to be made) one of them appeared to have been roughly trimmed to fit inside the stone sarcophagus.

6. Tutankhamun's mummy was accidentally beheaded during the unwrapping. What happened to cause this?

Answer: The resins poured into the coffin had hardened and it was impossible to remove the mummy

It was the tradition to unwrap mummies 'in situ'. Although Carter was opposed in this instance, Carnarvon had invited a number of influential friends to the unwrapping, and in his haste Carter tried to break the solidified resins and broke the pharoah's head off.

7. A curse was inscribed over the main door of the tomb.

Answer: False

Despite press speculation, there was no "curse of King Tut".

8. Where is Tutanhkamun's mummy now?

Answer: Still in the tomb

Tutankhamun still lies in his sarcophagus, in one of the three anthropomorphic coffins - the only pharoah originally buried in the Valley of the Kings who is still there.

9. All the tombs in The Valley of the Kings are now known by numbers, which all begin "KV--" (for 'Kings Valley'). What is Tutankhamun's tomb number?

Answer: KV62

KV5 is the tomb of the sons of Ramses II ('The Great'). It is the largest known tomb in the entire valley, and excavation and exploration are still in progress. KV7 is the tomb of Ramses II himself, while KV57 belonged to Horemheb.

10. Tutankhamun's young wife is depicted on many of the items found in the tomb. What was her name?

Answer: Ankhesenamen

Queen Ankhesenamen is believed to have been closely related to Tutankhamun - some Egyptologists even think she may have been his sister.

Source: Author sancho_pft

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