Explore the Pyramids of Egypt
- 1. How many pyramids are located on the Giza Plateau?
A) Seven
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten
- 2. Which is the largest pyramid in Egypt?
A) The Pyramid of Djoser
B) The Bent Pyramid
C) The Red Pyramid
D) The Great Pyramid of Giza
- 3. Who is believed to have built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A) Pharaoh Tutankhamun
B) Pharaoh Khufu
C) Pharaoh Akhenaten
D) Pharaoh Ramses II
- 4. In which Egyptian city is the Step Pyramid of Djoser located?
A) Luxor
B) Aswan
C) Saqqara
D) Alexandria
- 5. Which ancient Greek historian wrote extensively about the pyramids and Egypt in his work 'Histories'?
A) Plutarch
B) Xenophon
C) Herodotus
D) Thucydides
- 6. What is the name of the casing stones that originally covered the Great Pyramid of Giza?
A) Granite
B) Sandstone
C) Tura limestone
D) Basalt
- 7. Who discovered the intact burial chamber of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings?
A) Zahi Hawass
B) Jean-François Champollion
C) James Henry Breasted
D) Howard Carter
- 8. What is the nickname of the Pyramid of Djoser due to its unique shape?
A) Red Pyramid
B) Step Pyramid
C) Bent Pyramid
D) Collapsing Pyramid
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