1) The River Nile, the lifeline of Egypt originates in 2 other countries.
What are they?
2) The Rosetta Stone, which made it possible to decipher Hieroglyphics, was
discovered by an officer from which country’s army?
3) In the largest heritage rescue effort, UNESCO shifted the Abu Simbel
temples in 1986 to save them from being submerged in the lake that was formed
due to the construction of the Aswan Dam on the Nile. What is the name of the
lake?
4) In 1958 Egypt formed a federation called United Arab Republic with which
other country?
5) Egypt is known as Misr in Arabic. What does it roughly translate as?
6) Which Egyptian pharaoh is credited with the first known peace treaty in
history - the Kadesh Peace Treaty?
7) Which Egyptian god was considered the ruler of the underworld and judge
of the dead?
8) Which pharaoh attempted to replace Egypt’s traditional gods with the
worship of a single deity, Aten?
9) What creature is the national emblem of Egypt and appears on its
national flag?
10) Karnak, one of the largest religious complexes in the world, is
dedicated to the god Amun. What is Amun the god of?
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