Cairo - City Sights
The Sphinx
According to Egyptologists, when was the Sphinx of Giza built?
4500 years ago
Approximately when was the Sphinx built?
2700 – 2600 BC
How tall is the Great Sphinx of Giza?
20 meters
In which direction should you move to get to the Sphinx if you’re in Cairo?
Southwest
What address does the Great Sphinx of Giza have?
Giza Governorate, Egypt
What colour do scientists believe that the body of the Sphinx was painted?
Red
What is the largest and most famous sphinx?
Great Sphinx of Giza
What material is a Sphinx usually made of?
Limestone
What part of the Sphinx was detroyed?
The nose
What’s the name of the Sufi fanatic who is said to have cut off the nose of the Sphinx?
Sa’im al-Dahr
What type of body does the Sphinx in Cairo have?
The body of a lion
Which of the pyramids is the Sphinx believed to be guarding?
The Pyramid of Khafre
Who named the Sphinx?
The Greek
What kind of head does the Sphinx have?
A human head
Which pharaoh restored the Sphinx after its decay?
Thutmose IV
Al-Azhar Mosque
According to Islam, what was the name of the last prophet?
Muhammad
How many days are in a Muslim calendar year?
354
In what year was the Al-Azhar Mosque built?
970
Male Muslim believers are required to pray in the mosque at least once a week. On which day would that be?
Friday
What does Al-Azhar Mosque roughly mean?
Mosque of the brightest
What is the name of Islam’s Holy book?
Qu'ran
What is the name that is thought to have been given to the mosque?
Fatimah
Which mosque was the first one to be built in Cairo?
Al-Azhar Mosque
Which mosque was the largest in the world when it was completed in 1986?
The Shah Faisal Mosque
Who leads the prayers in the mosque?
Imam
What business is conducted in the Al-Azhar mosque these days?
University
What caused damage to the Al-Azhar mosque in 1302?
Earthquake
Islam is the second largest religion after what religion?
Christianity
Approximately how many can be inside the Al-Azhar mosque at the same time?
20,000
Pyramid of Cheops
Cheops was the son of what Pharaoh?
Sneferu
During what dynasty was the Pyramid of Cheops built?
The fourth dynasty
How heavy are the largest rocks found in the pyramid by the “King’s Chamber”?
Between 25 and 80 tonnes
How many millions of boulders is the Pyramid of Cheops made of?
2.3 million
How old was Tutankhamen when he became Pharaoh?
11
How was the majority of the stone transported to the pyramid?
By boats on the river Nile
The first archaeological coated pyramid is attributed to which architect?
Imhotep
What building material is the pyramid made of?
Limestone
What’s the name of the ancient burial plots that were used before the Egyptian pyramids?
Mastaba
Where is the Pyramid of Cheops located?
Giza
Which of the following chambers can NOT be found in the Pyramid of Cheops?
The Gods' Chamber
Which of the following is the Greek name for Cheops?
Khufu
Who among these was a female Pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
How many smaller pyramids built for Cheops' wives are still placed around the Pyramid of Cheops?
Three
At what estimated age did Tutankhamun become Pharaoh?
9 years old
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