Are you as wise as a pharaoh?

Would you like to be a tourist in Ancient Egypt? Step into ajc.com's time machine to travel thousands of years back to the land of the pharaohs and see how much you know about this ancient civilization.

Producer: Faith Dawson

1. As a tourist in Ancient Egypt, you want to find the famous pyramids. Where are the best-known pyramids?
   1. Giza
   2. Cairo
   3. Macedonia
   4. Alexandria
2. The pyramids aren't just a tourist attraction. Why were they built?
   1. They predict the weather.
   2. They're military arsenals.
   3. They're tombs for pharaohs.
   4. They're jails for unruly slaves.
3. You want to stop at the seaside for a glass of Egyptian beer. Ancient Egypt's coast lies on what body of water?
   1. Red Sea
   2. Mediterranean Sea
   3. Egyptian Ocean
   4. Atlantic Ocean
4. A local tells you to see the Great Sphinx. The Sphinx is a statue of ...
   1. A man's body with a lion's head
   2. A lion's body with a man's head
   3. A woman's body with a falcon's head
   4. A lion's body with a sparrow on its back
5. The local writing of Ancient Egypt doesn't look familiar to you. It's generally known as ...
   1. Arabic
   2. Phonetics
   3. Hieroglyphics
   4. Esperanto
6. You see a lot of statues of animal gods. Which animal is NOT present in Egyptian mythology?
   1. Bull
   2. Cat
   3. Snake
   4. Giraffe
7. Your guidebook recommends Karnak. What will you find there?
   1. A group of temples
   2. A ritzy hotel
   3. A used-chariot dealer
   4. A museum of daily life
8. You sign up for a river cruise. Which river will you sail on?
   1. Tigris River
   2. Congo River
   3. Euphrates River
   4. Nile River
9. No one in Ancient Egypt seems to know where Cairo is. Why not?
   1. It was founded years after the empire dissolved
   2. It was thought to be a city of the afterlife
   3. Ancient Egyptians couldn't travel that far
   4. Cairo had another name back then
10. Your tour guide mentions a number of Egypt's female pharaohs and regents. Who was NOT one of them?
    1. Cleopatra
    2. Hatshepsut
    3. Nefertiti
    4. Tutunzophun