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 Great Sphinx Quiz

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Coverage : The Great Sphinx Quiz will challenge your knowledge of the history of this first enormous royal statue in Egypt, the Great Sphinx, which stands as a national symbol of Egypt, as it has for thousands of years.

1. The Great Sphinx is an immense statue with the head of a man and the body of a what?
a.Ram
b.Tiger
c.Panther
d.Lion
 
2. Where is the Great Sphinx located?
a.Cairo
b.Giza
c.Ethiopia
d.Alexandria
 
3. The Sphinx was carved from a single block of what?
a.Limestone, left over from the quarry used to build the pyramids
b.Clay
c.Granite left by glaciers
d.Slate
 
4. The Sphinx has been badly eroded over time.
a.True
b.False
 
5. How long and how high is the Sphinx?
a.240 feet by 66 feet
b.360 feet by 66 feet
c.440 feet by 77 feet
d.330 feet by 80 feet
 
6. The Sphinx is believed by scholars to have been sculpted by what pharaoh?
a.Tutankhamen
b.Khafre
c.Tuthmosis IV
d.Alexander VI
 
7. The first attempted restoration of the Sphinx was attempted when?
a.1500s
b.1800s
c.About 1400 B.C.
d.1900s
 
8. What does the word “sphinx” mean?
a.Crafty
b.God
c.Strangler
d.Powerful
 
9. Numerous sphinx exist in Egypt.
a.True
b.False
 
10. The beard from the Sphinx is displayed in what museum?
a.Egypt’s Museum of Archeology
b.The Cairo Museum
c.The British Museum
d.Egypt’s Museum of Art
 
11. The Sphinx used to have a hole in the top of its head.  What purpose did this serve?
a.None
b.To hold head decorations such as plumes and crowns
c.As a secret hiding place
d.As a way to enter the Sphinx
 
12. The Sphinx faces the setting sun.
a.True
b.False
 

 
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What others think about Great Sphinx
By: Kath on 8/28/2008
  It's a really good quiz.
By: Samantha on 8/27/2008
  This is so cool. Even though I really did not know some of the questions, it was still fun!
By: Alice on 8/26/2008
  Its a very good Quiz. It rocks my socks!!!!!
By: Sridhar on 8/25/2008
  Its a really good way to brush up things and informative also.
By: Aumkar on 8/24/2008
  It was enjoyable.
  


 





 
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