The sphinx
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The Sphinx is a colossal sculpture that depicts a Pharaoh with a lion's body. It's located in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt. As you can see, the nose is missing, do you know why? The Sphinx is old and it's very difficult to determine exactly how old it is.
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
Al-Azhar Mosque
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The Al-Azhar Mosque was the first mosque in Cairo. It is situated in islamic Cairo, the eastern part of this Egyptian city. It was constructed in the new capital in year 970, and construction finished two years later, in 972.
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?
The Quran
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
Pyramid of Cheops
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The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the world's most renowned pyramids and is also the biggest in Egypt. the pyramid consists of 2.3 million stone blocks that each weigh about 2,500 kg. Imagine building those a thousand years ago.
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 God’s Chamber
Which of the following is the Greek name for Cheops?
Khufu
Who among these was a female Pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
The sphinx
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of head does the Sphinx have? A human head
Which pharaoh restored the Sphinx after its decay? Thutmose IV
Al-Azhar mosque
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
Pyramid of Cheops
How many smaller pyramids built for Cheops' wives are still placed around the Pyramid of Cheops? Three