Egyptian Museum

Egyptian Museum - Quiz

1. What happened to the museum gardens in 1954?

A) The land was expropriated to build the Cairo Municipality Building.
B) They were destroyed by a massive flood.
C) The government sold them to a private hotel chain.
D) They were expanded to reach the Nile banks.

2. Who was appointed the first female director general of the museum in 2004?

A) The Minister of Antiquities
B) Wafaa El Saddik
C) The curator of the Louvre
D) Ramy Essam

3. How many objects were reported stolen during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution?

A) 54
B) 7
C) 25
D) 201

4. How many Ushabtis of Yuya were originally missing after the 2011 unrest?

A) Fifty-four
B) Six
C) Two
D) Seven

5. When were the restored artifacts from the 2011 unrest displayed in the 'Damaged and Restored' exhibition?

A) November 2018
B) August 2006
C) May 2012
D) September 2013

6. In what year was the museum building registered as an Egyptian heritage site?

A) 1954
B) 2016
C) 2004
D) 1983

7. What entity funded the studies and research for the 2012 rehabilitation plan?

A) The International Environmental Quality Association
B) The Louvre Museum
C) The Cairo Municipality
D) The German Foreign Ministry

8. What was the primary purpose of replacing the window glass during the renovation?

A) To provide UV protection to safeguard artifacts.
B) To improve the architectural design of the windows.
C) To allow for better street views.
D) To increase the natural light for visitors.

9. How many preserved panels in the museum's library provided the original designs for restoration work?

A) 257
B) 2016
C) 1983
D) 54

10. What addition allowed for nighttime visits to the museum in July 2016?

A) The expansion of the museum's opening hours.
B) The construction of a new entrance.
C) Upgraded internal and external lighting systems.
D) The installation of new security cameras.

11. Which international museum directors were part of the committee overseeing artifact redistribution?

A) Directors from the Cairo Municipality Building.
B) Directors from Turin, the Louvre, United Museums, and Berlin.
C) Directors from the British Museum and the Metropolitan Museum.
D) Directors from local Egyptian universities.

12. Which musician was reported to have been detained and tortured at the museum during the 2011 revolution?

A) Ramy Essam
B) Wafaa El Saddik
C) An unnamed tourist
D) A local museum guard

13. Where were the collections of Yuya and Thuya displayed starting in November 2018?

A) In the administrative annex
B) In the basement vaults
C) On the upper floor
D) In the museum garden

14. What type of statues were two of the recovered artifacts of King Tutankhamun made of?

A) Polychrome glass
B) Cedar wood covered with gold
C) Solid limestone
D) Granite and marble

15. Who designed the Egyptian Museum in 1897?

A) Hermann Grabe
B) Marcel Dournon
C) Alessandro Parazenti
D) Gaston Maspero

16. Where is the Egyptian Museum located?

A) Giza Plateau
B) Tahrir Square
C) Luxor
D) Alexandria

17. When was the foundation stone of the museum laid?

A) 1 April 1897
B) 15 November 1902
C) 9 March 1902
D) November 1903

18. Which German architect completed the museum project?

A) Alessandro Parazenti
B) Hermann Grabe
C) Marcel Dournon
D) Auguste Mariette

19. Who received the keys to the museum on 9 March 1902?

A) Alessandro Parazenti
B) Abbas Hilmi II
C) Hermann Grabe
D) Marcel Dournon

20. Where did the museum's initial archaeological collections come from?

A) The tomb of Mariette
B) Khedive Ismail's palace in Giza
C) The Cairo Citadel
D) The British Army barracks

21. How were the large artifacts transported to the new museum?

A) By two trains
B) By river boat
C) By wooden carts
D) By animal caravan

22. How many wooden carts were required for the move?

A) Five thousand five hundred
B) Five hundred
C) Fifty
D) Five thousand

23. What was the total weight of the first shipment of stone coffins?

A) Exactly 100 tons
B) Approximately 500 tons
C) Over 5,000 tons
D) Over 1,000 tons

24. When was the transfer of artifacts from Giza completed?

A) 13 July 1902
B) 9 March 1902
C) 15 November 1902
D) 1 April 1897

25. Whose tomb was moved to the museum garden?

A) Mariette
B) Khedive Ismail
C) Abbas Hilmi II
D) Marcel Dournon

26. On what date was the Egyptian Museum officially opened?

A) 15 November 1902
B) 1 April 1897
C) 13 July 1902
D) 9 March 1902

27. How were the artifacts arranged in the new museum?

A) Alphabetically
B) By geographical origin
C) By material type
D) Chronologically

28. What did Maspero compare the museum to when addressing overcrowding?

A) A royal palace
B) A market square
C) A storage facility
D) A pharaonic tomb or temple

29. In what year was the current Egyptian Museum building constructed?

A) 1901
B) 1914
C) 1902
D) 1899

30. In what year was the first museum established by the Egyptian government?

A) 1848
B) 1901
C) 1835
D) 1858

31. Who was the director of the Department of Antiquities who inspected antiquities in Middle Egypt?

A) Gaston Maspero
B) Youssef Diaa Effendi
C) Linan Bek
D) Auguste Mariette

32. To which Austrian leader did Khedive Abbas I donate the contents of the Cairo Citadel museum hall?

A) Auguste Mariette
B) Khedive Ismail
C) Archduke Maximilian
D) Archduke Franz Ferdinand

33. Where are the artifacts donated by Khedive Abbas I currently kept?

A) The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
B) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
C) The Louvre, Paris
D) The British Museum, London

34. Where was the museum established in 1858 located?

A) Giza
B) Ezbekieh Garden
C) Boulaq
D) Tahrir Square

35. What event caused damage to the Boulaq Museum in 1878?

A) An earthquake
B) A Nile flood
C) A fire
D) Political instability

36. Who served as director of the museum during the move from Boulaq to Giza in 1889?

A) De Morgan
B) Auguste Mariette
C) Loret
D) Gaston Maspero

37. The Egyptian Museum is considered the first national museum of which region?

A) Europe
B) North Africa
C) Africa
D) The Middle East

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