Cairo

What year did a change of the city limits reduce the calculated population of Cairo?

2008

When did Napoleon's Army go ashore in Alexandria and then on to Cairo?

1797

What does the name Cairo mean?

Victorious

What is the main way in which Cairo's suburbs are connected to each other?

Bridges

You are in Cairo and are about to walk to the Pyramids of Giza. In which point of the compass should you walk?

South-west

What can be found in Coptic Cairo, which is a part of old Cairo?

Babylon Fortress

Since when does Cairo have a subway system?

1980s

The official name of Cairo is Al Qahirah, meaning what?

Subduer

Which attraction of modern Cairo is approximately 180 meters high?

The Cairo Tower

How many suburbs had been established around Cairo in 2000?

2

What is correct about Cairo?

Hot summers and mild winters

In Cairo, the markets that we see in the picture are common. But what are they called with a different word?

Bazaars

How many kilometers from the Egyptian Mediterranean coast is the city of Cairo located?

150 km

What is the name of the magnificent castle that you find in Cairo?

The Saladin Citadel

Which building do we see in the picture?

Mosque of Muhammad Ali

What is the name of the church in Cairo that is located above the Babylon Fortress?

The Hanging Church

Which of the following is a square in central Cairo?

Tahrir Square

How would the eastern part of Cairo best be characterized?

Religious district

Cairo, one of the largest cities in Africa, covers an area similar to which of these cities?

New York City

What is the name of Cairo's governor in 2016?

Abdul Azim Wazir

What threatened Cairo in 1168?

Christian crusaders

When were the modern structures of Cairo mainly created?

1800s

The centrally located Tahrir Square in Cairo is also known as?

Martyr Square

What operations are carried out in the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo?

University

Which geographical principal line travels closest to Cairo?

The Tropic of Cancer

What will you NOT find in the Giza pyramid complex near Cairo?

Al-Azhar Mosque

What is the name of the piece of cloth that the man in the picture has on his head, which is common in Cairo?

Turban

What is the official name of Cairo on a political map?

Al Qahirah

Which of the following is a large bazaar in Cairo?

Khan el-Khalili

What is the name of the museum in Cairo, which has the world's largest collection of antiques, mainly objects from the Pharaonic days?

Egyptian Museum

If you enjoy a "sheesha" in Cairo, what do you do?

Smoke the hookah

Cairo is one of the driest cities in the world. How much rain falls here on average per year?

20 mm

Approximately how many mosques can be found in the city of Cairo?

500

With its desert climate, the exports from Cairo mainly consist of what?

Vegetables

In what year was the Cairo Conference held?

1943

Which of the following was a war goddess in Egyptian mythology?

Bastet

Who was Egypt's first Pharaoh?

Menes

What are the writing signs of ancient Egypt called?

Hieroglyphs

What is the name of the Egyptian musician who is considered to be "the father of popular music" in Egypt?

Sayed Darweesh

What was the name of the Pharaoh who ordered the first stone pyramid?

Djoser

What kind of food is Basbousa, which is popular in Egypt?

Pastry

Egypt, Syria and one more country made up the United Arab Republic 1958 - 1961. What was the third country?

Yemen

In what year was the Suez Canal opened?

1869

What was the name of the first-named Egyptian ruler, often identified in literature as Pharaoh Menes?

Narmer

Approximately what will be the population of Egypt in 2024?

110 million

What type of government does Egypt have?

Republic

What was the name of the Roman general who married the Egyptian Queen "Cleopatra"?

Marcus Antonius

Which of the following years did Egypt win the African championships in football?

2010

What is the "Ras Mohamed National Park" in Egypt famous for?

Its coral reef

What is seen in the centre of the flag of Egypt?

Eagle of Saladin

What happened to the Library of Alexandria which unfortunately no longer exists?

It burned down

What was the name of the Egyptian football player who has played for both Ajax and Tottenham?

Mido

What was the name of the wife of Pharaoh "Ramses II"?

Nefertari

Which African capital is located where the "White Nile" and the "Blue Nile" meet?

Khartoum

Naguib Mahfouz is one of few Egyptian Nobel Prize winners. In what category did he win?

Literature

What was Egypt previously called?

The Black Land

What is the name of the African people that mainly live in Sudan and southern Egypt?

Nubians

Egypt has experienced fluctuations in tourism over recent years. Approximately how many tourists visited the country in 2023?

11 million

What does the Sphinx of Giza represent?

A pharaoh with a lion's body

In which ancient land were kings known as "Pharaohs"?

Egypt

Which Pharaoh's grave was discovered in 1922?

Tutankhamen

What is the Sphinx believed to represent?

Pharaoh Chephren

What do we see in the picture?

Hieroglyphs

What was the name of the war that Egypt fought against Israel, which ended in 1973?

The October War

Which palm tree is the most common in Egypt?

The date palm

What kind of animal is a "scarab" which was worshiped by the ancient Egyptians?

A beetle

When was the "Book of the Dead" used, which is a famous collection of texts from ancient Egypt?

Funerals

How many medals did Egypt win in total during the Olympics in Rio in 2016?

3

Which nickname does the Egyptian national football team have?

The Pharaohs

Which temple city in Egypt do you see in the picture?

Karnak

Which famous archaeologist found Tutankhamen's nearly intact tomb in 1922?

Howard Carter

What is Egypt's third largest city? It is directly linked to Cairo.

Giza

How is the Egyptian god Horus usually depicted?

With a falcon's head

Which of the following is a State-owned TV channel in Egypt?

Nile TV

What is the name of the fertile agricultural area which stretches from Mesopotamia to Egypt?

The Fertile Crescent

What is the name of the famous valley near Luxor where many pharaohs are buried?

Valley of the Kings

Which country's national anthem is called, in the nation's language, "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady"?

Egypt's

Which Pharaoh built the Pyramid that is considered to be one of the seven wonders of the world?

Cheops

What is the name of Egypt's highest mountain?

Mount Catherine

What is Cleopatra's Needle?

A pair of obelisks

What do they call Egypt's national football stadium?

Stad El Qahira El Dawly

Besides the pyramids, Egypt hosted another of the Seven Wonders of the World in ancient times. What was it?

Lighthouse of Pharos

Which continent is home to Egypt?

Africa

What family ties did Tutankhamun have to the person that he married when he was 12 years old?

Half-sister

Which of these countries does NOT border Egypt?

Jordan

Which nickname did the popular Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez have?

The Dark-Skinned Nightingale

What is the full name of Egypt?

The Arab Republic of Egypt

How much of Egypt's population are Muslims?

90%

The shape of the pyramids of ancient Egypt is said to be inspired by?

Sun rays

What is the capital of Egypt?

Cairo

You are very likely to encounter this bird in Egypt. What is the name of the specie?

Heron

Which of these countries DOES NOT have a land border with Egypt?

Jordan

Which ethnic group is Egypt's largest?

Arabs

What colors are on the Egyptian flag?

Red, white, black and gold

What kind of food is Basbousa, which is popular in Egypt?

Pastry

Approximately how many years ago were the pyramids of Egypt built?

4,600 years ago

In which city is the mouth of the Nile situated?

Alexandria

What was the name of the man that queen Cleopatra had her son Ptolemy with?

Julius Caesar

What is the name of an Egyptian cross?

Ankh

Which currency is used in Egypt?

Egyptian pound

What made King Tutankhamun's tomb so special?

It contained a great number of finds

What is the name of the dam built to prevent the river Nile from overflows?

The Aswan Dam

What was the name of the Albanian mercenary who in 1801 managed to take power formally as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire?

Muhammad Ali

Who was the sun god in Egyptian mythology?

Ra

What is the name of the pyramid in the picture?

Pyramid of Khafre

What is the vehicle in the picture called?

Hansom cab

What is the name of the historical person that you see in the picture?

Tutankhamun

You have just rented a "felucca". Where is it most likely that you are?

At sea

What is the name of the salt water inlet between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?

The Red Sea

What colour was the pyramid when it was just completed?

White

What is the name of the temple 3km north of Luxor, which was the main temple for the Amun cult?

The Karnak Temple

What is "Khamsin", something that occasionally happens in Egypt?

A sand storm

After whom is the city of Alexandria in Egypt named?

Alexander the Great

What language is primarily spoken in Egypt?

Arabic

These two countries are where the main parts of the "Six Day War" took place in 1967...

Israel and Egypt

Outside which megacity are the Pyramids of Giza located?

Cairo

What was the name of the material that you wrote on in ancient Egypt?

Papyrus

What is marked red in the map?

The river Nile

What is the name of the stone that taught us to decipher hieroglyphics?

The Rosetta Stone

Which famous place in Egypt do you see in the picture?

The Valley of the Kings

What is Africa's oldest national park?

Kruger

Which of the following is a known Egyptian tourist destination?

Sharm El Sheikh

What is true about Tutankhamun's parents?

They were brother and sister

Which of these cities is located in Egypt?

Alexandria

What was the name of the sun god that the ancient Egyptians worshiped, often portrayed with a falcon's head?

Ra

Which building do we see in the picture?

The Great Sphinx of Giza

By which river is the city of Cairo located?

The Nile