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  • 1. What range of healthcare facilities is widely available in Giza?
A) Private to public facilities
B) Only public clinics
C) Exclusively international hospitals
D) Only local pharmacies
  • 2. How has the Egyptian government prioritized improving healthcare in Giza?
A) By relying solely on foreign aid
B) Through investment in the development of public hospitals
C) By privatizing all medical centers
D) By reducing the number of local pharmacies
  • 3. Which of the following is listed as a private hospital in Giza?
A) ABC Hospital
B) Alexandria Medical Center
C) Nile Valley Hospital
D) Cairo General Hospital
  • 4. Which hospital is included in the list of private medical centers in Giza?
A) Pyramid Health Center
B) Giza Central Hospital
C) Pharaohs Medical Hub
D) Sphinx Specialized Hospital
  • 5. Which of these is a hospital located in Giza?
A) Aswan Community Hospital
B) Port Said Medical Clinic
C) Luxor Metropolitan Hospital
D) El Safa Hospital
  • 6. Access to Giza historically depends primarily on which airport?
A) Cairo International Airport
B) Sphinx International Airport
C) Aswan International Airport
D) Luxor International Airport
  • 7. Where is Cairo International Airport located relative to Giza?
A) 100 kilometers from Giza
B) Directly inside Giza
C) 10 kilometers from Giza
D) 45 kilometers from Giza
  • 8. In what year was Sphinx International Airport opened?
A) 2015
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2020
  • 9. Why was Sphinx International Airport opened?
A) To completely replace Cairo International Airport
B) To serve as a military-only base
C) To handle cargo flights exclusively
D) As an alternative to the congested Cairo International Airport
  • 10. What specific sites is Sphinx International Airport intended to improve accessibility to?
A) The Giza necropolis and the Grand Egyptian Museum
B) The Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple
C) The Citadel of Qaitbay
D) The Bibliotheca Alexandrina
  • 11. What is another name for Bashteel Railway Station?
A) Upper Egypt Railway Station
B) Pharaohs Railway Terminal
C) Giza Junction
D) Greater Cairo Central Station
  • 12. In which district is Bashteel Railway Station located?
A) Zamalek district
B) Maadi district
C) Heliopolis district
D) Bashteel district
  • 13. What is the purpose of Bashteel Railway Station?
A) To serve as an airport terminal
B) To replace all subway lines in Cairo
C) To handle only freight trains
D) To serve as a new major railway hub and relieve congestion at Ramses Station
  • 14. What is the official name of the subway system shared between Giza and Cairo?
A) Cairo Underground
B) Subway Express
C) Giza Rapid Transit
D) Metro
  • 15. How is traffic in Giza generally described?
A) Empty and quiet
B) Light and well-regulated
C) Smooth and fast-moving
D) Overwhelming and overcrowded
  • 16. What road surrounds the outskirts of the Cairo metropolitan area and connects with Giza?
A) Desert Highway
B) Pharaohs Avenue
C) Nile Corniche
D) Ring Road
  • 17. Which axis allows fast transportation from one side of the city to the other when traffic is not heavy?
A) Sphinx axis
B) Nile axis
C) Giza Central axis
D) Saft El Laban axis
  • 18. In what year did Uber become available in Cairo and Giza?
A) 2020
B) 2017
C) 2015
D) 2018
  • 19. In what year did Swvl become available in Cairo and Giza?
A) 2020
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2015
  • 20. What are water taxis in Giza described as?
A) Motorized feluccas
B) Large cruise ships
C) Wooden canoes without motors
D) High-speed hovercrafts
  • 21. Where are water taxis used for transport in Giza?
A) Along the Ring Road canals
B) Inside the subway tunnels
C) Along the Nile River
D) Across the desert highways
  • 22. What are the two types of buses in Giza?
A) School buses and tour buses
B) Trolleybuses and double-deckers
C) Minibuses and public buses
D) Electric buses and coaches
  • 23. What collection is slated to be moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum?
A) The Tutankhamun collection
B) The Greco-Roman collection
C) The Modern art collection
D) The Islamic art collection
  • 24. What museum's entire collection is being moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum?
A) Coptic Museum
B) Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
C) Nubian Museum
D) Museum of Egyptian Civilization
  • 25. When was the Grand Egyptian Museum due to open?
A) By the end of 2020
B) By the end of 2018
C) By the end of 2022
D) By the end of 2015
  • 26. What is the Grand Egyptian Museum dedicated to?
A) Middle Eastern natural history
B) Islamic architecture and science
C) Ancient Egypt and its culture, society, and artifacts
D) Modern Egyptian history and politics
  • 27. What superlative describes the Grand Egyptian Museum in relation to a single civilization?
A) The tallest museum tower in the world
B) The largest museum in the world for a single civilization
C) The oldest museum in Africa
D) The most expensive building in Egypt
  • 28. What facilities are included inside the Grand Egyptian Museum besides exhibition spaces?
A) A subway station and a train depot
B) A conservation center, a conference center, and various dining and shopping areas
C) A hotel and an international airport terminal
D) A sports stadium and a university campus
  • 29. Which of the following hospitals is located in Giza according to the text?
A) Al Assema Hospital
B) Maadi Military Hospital
C) Cairo University Hospital
D) Heliopolis General Hospital
  • 30. Which hospital is listed among the private medical centers in Giza?
A) El Salam Hospital El Haram
B) Alexandria Royal Hospital
C) Aswan Medical Center
D) Luxor Health Clinic
  • 31. What is the name of the specialized hospital in Giza from the list?
A) Giza Specialized Hospital
B) Cairo Specialized Hospital
C) Sphinx General Hospital
D) Nile Specialized Hospital
  • 32. Which hospital rounds out the list of private medical centers in Giza?
A) El Nozha Hospital
B) El Mokattam Hospital
C) El Rehab Hospital
D) El Shorouk Hospital
  • 33. Which governorate is adjacent to the governorate of Giza?
A) Governorate of Alexandria
B) Governorate of Aswan
C) Governorate of Luxor
D) Governorate of Cairo
  • 34. Along which road is Cairo International Airport located?
A) Cairo–Alexandria desert road
B) Cairo–Giza expressway
C) Aswan agricultural road
D) Red Sea coastal highway
  • 35. Sphinx International Airport serves the cities of Sheikh Zayed and which other area?
A) Nasr City area
B) New Cairo area
C) Shubra area
D) 6th of October area
  • 36. Besides Sheikh Zayed and 6th of October, which governorate is served by Sphinx International Airport?
A) Port Said
B) Suez
C) Beni Suef
D) Alexandria
  • 37. Which other governorate is served by Sphinx International Airport alongside Beni Suef?
A) Damietta
B) Fayoum
C) Minya
D) Gharbia
  • 38. Ramses Station congestion is intended to be relieved by which new railway station?
A) Cairo South Station
B) Bashteel Railway Station
C) Sphinx Railway Station
D) Giza Central Station
  • 39. What transport infrastructure connects Giza with 6th of October City and Cairo?
A) A monorail system
B) An extensive road network
C) A high-speed bullet train
D) A cable car network
  • 40. What is the ranking of Giza by area and population in Egypt?
A) Second-largest city
B) Largest city
C) Fourth-largest city
D) Third-largest city
  • 41. What is Giza's ranking by population in Africa?
A) Eighteenth-largest city
B) Twentieth-largest city
C) Tenth-largest city
D) Fifth-largest city
  • 42. What was the population of Giza as of 2023?
A) 6,272,571
B) 4,458,135
C) 2,681,863
D) 4,872,448
  • 43. How far north of Memphis does Giza lie?
A) More than 100 kilometres
B) Exactly 50 kilometres
C) Less than 30 kilometres
D) 5 kilometres
  • 44. What is the modern-day village that corresponds to ancient Memphis?
A) Qorsaya
B) Mit Rahina
C) Al-Warraq
D) Giza
  • 45. During whose reign was Memphis the capital of the unified Egyptian state?
A) Pharaoh Khufu
B) Pharaoh Ramses II
C) Pharaoh Tutankhamun
D) Pharaoh Narmer
  • 46. Around what year was Memphis the capital during Narmer's reign?
A) Roughly 500 BC
B) Roughly 1500 BC
C) Roughly 3100 BC
D) Roughly 2000 AD
  • 47. How many tourists visited Giza in 2025?
A) 14.7 million
B) 10.2 million
C) 5.4 million
D) 20.5 million
  • 48. Which association football club has its home in Giza?
A) Al Ahly SC
B) Pyramids FC
C) Ismaily SC
D) Zamalek SC
  • 49. How many districts (ahya') comprise Giza city as a municipal division?
A) Twelve districts
B) Three districts
C) Five districts
D) Nine districts
  • 50. What was the population of Giza's districts according to the 2017 census?
A) 6,272,571
B) 2,681,863
C) 4,458,135
D) 4,872,448
  • 51. What was the population of Giza city reported as in the 2006 national census?
A) 4,872,448
B) 6,272,571
C) 2,681,863
D) 4,458,135
  • 52. In what year was the Great Pyramid of Giza advocated as the location for the Prime Meridian?
A) 1925
B) 1900
C) 1750
D) 1884
  • 53. Which permanently inhabited Nile island is administered by the Janoub/Giza district?
A) Qorsaya Island
B) Elephantine Island
C) Al-Warraq Island
D) Gezira Island
  • 54. Which other permanently inhabited Nile island is also in the Janoub/Giza district?
A) Roda Island
B) Dahab Island
C) Qorsaya Island
D) Al-Warraq Island
  • 55. Which island is located in the Al-Warraq district?
A) Gezira Island
B) Qorsaya Island
C) Dahab Island
D) Al-Warraq Island
  • 56. Which Köppen climate classification is given for Giza?
A) Cfb
B) BWh
C) Am
D) Dfc
  • 57. What is the seasonal timeframe for frequent windstorms bringing Saharan dust?
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Autumn
D) Winter
  • 58. What are the high temperatures in Giza during summer?
A) 30 °C
B) 25 °C
C) 40 °C
D) 50 °C
  • 59. How low can summer temperatures drop in Giza?
A) About 20 °C
B) About 0 °C
C) About 5 °C
D) About 12 °C
  • 60. How is rain described in Giza?
A) Heavy
B) Seasonal
C) Infrequent
D) Constant
  • 61. How common is snow in Giza?
A) Occurs annually
B) Extremely rare
C) Frequent in spring
D) Common every winter
  • 62. What was the highest recorded temperature in Giza up to August 2013?
A) 43 °C
B) 40 °C
C) 46 °C
D) 50 °C
  • 63. On what date was the highest recorded temperature in Giza measured?
A) 13 June 1965
B) 21 July 1970
C) 5 August 1965
D) 13 June 1985
  • 64. On what date was the lowest recorded temperature in Giza measured?
A) 8 January 1966
B) 20 December 1965
C) 8 February 1966
D) 15 January 1975
  • 65. What forms the tombs of the pharaohs in the Giza pyramid complex?
A) Underground caves
B) Mud-brick mastabas
C) Rock-cut tombs
D) Giant pyramids
  • 66. What was the name of the Byzantine village located south of Giza?
A) Alexandria or Pelusium
B) Babylon or Fustat
C) Memphis or Helopolis
D) Phylake or Terso
  • 67. What does the Coptic name 'Terso' mean?
A) The desert edge
B) The great pyramid
C) The fortress
D) The side of the height
  • 68. What is the modern name derived from Terso?
A) Toukh
B) Tanta
C) Tersa
D) Taba
  • 69. What did ancient Egyptians call the area of Giza?
A) Tipersis
B) Phylake
C) Memphis
D) Fustat
  • 70. According to Eutychius, who founded the city according to legend?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Ramesses II
C) Julius Caesar
D) Artaxerxes Ochus or Hūš
  • 71. According to Abu Salih, who founded the area at the same time as Qasr ash-Sham?
A) A Byzantine emperor
B) Hūš
C) A Persian pharaoh
D) A Roman general
  • 72. When did Muslims of the fledgling Islamic caliphate begin their conquest of Egypt?
A) 639 AD
B) 650 AD
C) 642 AD
D) 622 AD
  • 73. In what year was the Muslim victory at the battle of Yarmouk?
A) 641 AD
B) 639 AD
C) 636 AD
D) 633 AD
  • 74. In what year did Muslims capture the city of Alexandria during their conquest?
A) 641 AD
B) 639 AD
C) 636 AD
D) 642 AD
  • 75. In what year was the city of Giza founded by the Muslims?
A) 639 AD
B) 650 AD
C) 642 AD
D) 641 AD
  • 76. What year was the founding of Giza in the Islamic calendar?
A) Year 15
B) Year 21
C) Year 30
D) Year 10
  • 77. What is known about the exact etymology of the name Giza?
A) It comes strictly from Greek
B) It is derived from Arabic exclusively
C) It is unknown
D) It means 'the fortress' in Coptic
  • 78. Who suggested an irregular Arameo-Arabic root meaning 'edge, side' as the source of Giza's name?
A) Eutychius
B) Al-Maqrizi
C) Peust
D) Everett-Heath
  • 79. Who suggested the Ancient Egyptian source 'r-gs-ḥr' meaning 'on the side of the height (pyramid)'?
A) Al-Maqrizi
B) Abu Salih
C) Everett-Heath
D) Peust
  • 80. Who suggested a Persian etymology for Giza from the Middle Persian word 'diz'?
A) Al-Maqrizi
B) Peust
C) Eutychius
D) Everett-Heath
  • 81. What does the Middle Persian word 'diz' mean?
A) Desert, wind
B) Edge, side
C) Height, pyramid
D) Fortress, castle
  • 82. Which body implements government policies in Giza?
A) Health Affairs Directorate
B) Giza Elementary Court
C) Local People's Council
D) Executive Council
  • 83. Which urban district is also known as The Pyramids district?
A) Agouza
B) El-Haram
C) Bulaq el-Dakrur
D) North Giza
  • 84. Which filmmaking studio is located in Giza?
A) Cinecittà
B) Paramount Pictures
C) Studio Misr
D) Universal Studios
  • 85. When was Giza Paints & Chemical Industries established?
A) 2024
B) 1984
C) 1891
D) 1974
  • 86. What was Egypt's national tourism revenue in 2024?
A) $8.4 billion
B) $10.5 billion
C) $15.3 billion
D) $20.2 billion
  • 87. Which ancient burial ground serves as the necropolis for Memphis and is included in the Giza Plateau?
A) Alexandria
B) Thebes
C) Karnak
D) Saqqara
  • 88. When was Jacob Island transformed into the Pharaonic Village?
A) 1984
B) 2024
C) 1891
D) 1974
  • 89. Whose museum is located in the Pharaonic Village alongside Gamal Abdel Nasser's?
A) King Fuad
B) Gustave Eiffel
C) Anwar Sadat
D) Adel El-Ghadban
  • 90. Approximately how many acres does the Giza Zoo cover?
A) 120 acres
B) 80 acres
C) 200 acres
D) 50 acres
  • 91. Who designed the suspension bridge inside the Giza Zoo?
A) King Fuad
B) Anwar Sadat
C) Gamal Abdel Nasser
D) Gustave Eiffel
  • 92. In which year was the Japanese Kiosk constructed at the Giza Zoo?
A) 1984
B) 1891
C) 1974
D) 1924
  • 93. During whose reign was the Japanese Kiosk constructed?
A) Anwar Sadat's presidency
B) Gamal Abdel Nasser's presidency
C) The Khedive's rule
D) King Fuad's reign
  • 94. From where was the black stone used to pave roads in the Giza Zoo imported?
A) Imbaba
B) Cairo
C) Trieste
D) Memphis
  • 95. How many animal species are represented in the zoo approximately?
A) Over 75
B) Over 100
C) Over 250
D) Over 175
  • 96. Which of the following large mammals is housed in the zoo?
A) Elephants
B) Giraffes
C) Zebras
D) Bears
  • 97. In what year did the Egyptian government announce expansion plans for the zoo?
A) 2020
B) 2023
C) 2025
D) 2021
  • 98. To what number did the government plan to expand the animal species?
A) 186
B) 200
C) 175
D) 150
  • 99. What was the previous number of animal species mentioned before the expansion plan?
A) 85
B) 50
C) 100
D) 71
  • 100. Which of the following is part of the renovation project's specialized zones?
A) Oceania Zone
B) Arctic Zone
C) Safari Trips
D) Australian Zone
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