Queen Hatshepsut Trivia Quiz

Answer: Thuthmose I

He was the 3rd king of the 18th Dynasty. He was well known for putting down many rebellions in Nubia; personally killing their King. Also, he led campaigns into Syria. He was the first king who definitely was buried in the Valley of the Kings. Her mother was Queen Ahmose.

Answer: Thutmose II

Her brother was the father of her daughter Neferue. He is also the father of Thutmose III by a lesser wife named Iset. Little record remains of Thutmose II's reign. It is believed that Hatshepsut was the real power behind the throne.

Answer: No

She was the second to be Queen of Upper and Lower Egypt after Sobekneferu of the 12th Dynasty. Many other queens had co-regencies.

Answer: The Hyksos

Re-establishing those routes helped in building up of the wealth that the 18th Dynasty is well known for.

Answer: Frankincense trees

Thirty-one live trees were brought back and planted in the courtyards of her Deir el-Bahari mortuary complex. Cedar came from the area around modern day Lebanon. Myrrh was her favorite fragrance which was easily obtained and rose granite was quarried outside of Aswan. In fact, a cracked and abandoned obelisk of rose granite at Aswan is attributed to her.

Answer: Deir el-Bahari

This area is near the entrance of the Valley of the Kings. It is a magnificently terraced and colonnaded temple that blends well with the impressive curtain of cliffs behind it. One used to be able to walk the path next to it, over the hill, and access the Valley of the Kings directly. Due to security measures that has ceased to be possible.

If you ever get to make it to the high conical hill above; see if "Tarkio 1978" is still spelled out in stones. It was the year that my group worked there.

Answer: all of these

The Punt colonnade commemorates the voyage to Punt; complete with an image of the corpulent Queen of Punt. Punt is believed to be the Somaliland coast.

The Amun colonnade gives Hatshepsut legitimacy. Amun is seen impregnating her mother with an Ankh held up to her nose.

In the Hathor chapel she is seen drinking from Hator's (in the guise of a cow) udder.

Answer: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

During her reign a large amount of statuary was produced. Many larger museums have at least one. The MMA has enough to warrant a room dedicated to her.

Answer: Yes

Positive DNA comparison with Ahmose Nefertari (her great-grandmother) and a body from KV60 was a match. Further evidence (revealed by a CAT scan) shows that a tooth that was removed and found in a box with her cartouche is a direct match as well.

Answer: Thutmose III

She had originally intended her daughter Neferure to succeed her as Pharaoh but she predeceased her. After Hatshepsut's death Thutmose III worked hard to erase her name from all monuments and records. He missed the ones on top of her obelisk in Karnak temple.