This quiz complements DIG's January 2008 issue entitled:
"Egypt's Great Sphinx"


Pick one answer from the menu under each question.

1. The fragments of the Sphinx’s beard are kept in museums in Cairo and what other city?

a. Paris
b. Alexandria
c. New York
d. London

2. The headdress the Sphinx wears is called what?

a. Hat
b. Nemes
c. Crown of Lower Egypt
d. Tarboush

3. Which king most likely built the Sphinx?

a. Khafre
b. Djoser
c. Menkaure
d. Djedefre

4. The goddess Hathor was the daughter of this sun god:

a. Osiris
b. Amun
c. Horus
d. Re

5. The use of this in limestone quarries was damaging the Sphinx:

a. Dynamite
b. Jackhammers
c. Bulldozers
d. Trucks

6. The word “sphinx” comes from this country:

a. Egypt
b. Greece
c. England
d. Turkey

7. Who solved the riddle of the Greek sphinx?

a. Thutmose IV
b. Hatshepsut
c. Oedipus
d. Khafre

8. What is the answer to the riddle of the sphinx?

a. Love
b. Life
c. Fire
d. Man

9. In Saqqara, there is an avenue lined with sphinxes near this structure:

a. Pyramid
b. Serapeum
c. Valley Temple
d. Palace

10. This ancient historian divided Egypt into the 30 dynasties, which are still recognized today:

a. Herodotus
b. Diodorus
c. Manetho
d. Ptolemy

11. In the ninth century, crowbars were used to break off this part of the Sphinx:

a. Nose
b. Toe
c. Tail
d. Beard

12. The Sphinx used to have this article of clothing painted on him:

a. Gloves
b. Socks
c. Collar
d. Shawl