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These multiple choice ancient Egypt trivia questions and answers come in four rounds: the kingdoms and their capitals, the last centuries, daily work and writing, and the Sphinx.
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Great Sphinx of Giza trivia questions and answers
The last round is all Sphinx: its necropolis, its names in two languages, the pharaoh who dug out its paws, the emperor it was cleared for and the hatch fitted in 1926. How it lost its nose is not asked; the accounts disagree.
Ancient Egyptian trivia questions in order of time
Kingdoms, kings and capitals runs from the first capital at Memphis to Ramesses the Great. Kushites, Saites and the last centuries goes on to the Roman province. Writing, work and ships has faience, the deben, mastabas and the Abydos boats.
Tips
- For hard trivia questions on ancient Egypt, try Writing, work and ships or The Great Sphinx of Giza: five each.
Questions and answers
What are some easy ancient Egypt trivia questions?
Where did the first dynastic kings set up their capital? By which other name is Ramesses II known? Who conquered Egypt in 332 BC? The answers are Memphis, Ramesses the Great and Alexander the Great.
How big is the Great Sphinx of Giza?
It is 73 meters long from paw to tail, 20 meters high from the base to the top of the head, and 19 meters wide at its rear haunches.
When did ancient Egypt begin and end?
By the conventional chronology it began around 3150 BC, when Upper and Lower Egypt were united. Its end is set either at the conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 BC or at the Roman conquest of 30 BC.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article Ancient Egypt or Great Sphinx of Giza, whichever the question links. Gods and their stories, medicine and the articles' sections on population are not asked.