Egypt Trivia

Greetings Travelers. Who's ready for some Egypt, trivia. This is episode 230 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins and it's time for another country Trivia episode and it's one with a long history. We've covered other countries in past episodes and we'll have more this season if you're new to the show, welcome. Every week dgn has 30 trivia questions on a different topic. Sometimes, it's movies TV Comics or history, the sky's the limit for this show. If you'd like to learn more about us or how to support the show, visit dorky geeky nerdy.com and with all that out of the way, let's begin. The dorky round. Number one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which is the only standing today. The Great Pyramids, they're also the oldest of the seven. Number two, which Egyptian queen killed herself with poison and not by being bitten by an asp. Cleopatra. Number three, what 1978 treaty between Egypt and Israel was facilitated by President? Jimmy Carter. The Camp David Accords. Number four though. Missing its knows what Limestone sculpture from the 26th Century. BC is still a popular tourist, attraction in Egypt. The Great Sphinx. Number five, 90% of modern, Egyptians practice. What religion. Islam. It's the official religion of Egypt. Number six, ending Egypt. What is considered the longest river in the world? The Nile River. Number 7, what is the official language of Egypt? Arabic. Number 8, what ancient Egyptian script gets its name from the Greek for sacred carving. Hieroglyphics. Number 9, what is the capital of Egypt? Cairo. Number 10, Egyptians used the rise and fall of the Nile River to create the first. What? The first 365 day calendar. The geeky round number 1. What actor from Egypt starred in movies like Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. Omar Sharif. Never to what man-made Waterway connects the Red Sea, to the Mediterranean Sea. The Suez Canal. Number three. What landmass is bordered, by the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba The Sinai Peninsula. number four, the English name, Egypt isn't from Egyptian but rather from what other ancient language Ancient Greek. Number five, made from granodiorite and rediscovered in 1799, what artifact allowed for the modern translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics. The Rosetta Stone, it was inscribed with text in both ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek. Number 6. What French leader, invaded Egypt in 1798. Napoleon Bonaparte while the French didn't stay long. The Invasion began the modern era of European imperialism. Number seven. What country currently undergoing, a Civil War Between warlord's Borders, Egypt to the South. Sudan. Number 8. What is Egypt's second largest city? Alexandria. It's the largest city on the Mediterranean Coast. Number 9, you'll find the Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx next to what Egyptian city of over 4 million people. Giza. Number 10. What country borders, Egypt to the West. Libya. The nerdy round number one. The ancient city of Thebes can be found inside what modern Egyptian City. Luxor. Number two between the 16th and 11th centuries BC where were pharaohs and Nobles buried. The valley of Kings. Number three, what Egyptian president was the first Muslim to win the Nobel. Peace Prize. Anwar Sadat. He shared the prize with Israeli president. Menachem bacon. Number for the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Ousted what longtime president of Egypt. Hosni mubarek. He had been president for 40 years, Number five, who was the last monarch of Egypt? Ttttt. For wad. The second, he was deposed in 1953 when he was only one year old, he still alive and lives in Exile but visits Egypt occasionally, Number six. What War lasted from June 5th, to June 10th 1967 Don't overthink it, it's the Six-Day War, a coalition of Arab states Egypt, Syria and Jordan clashed with and lost territory to Israel. Number 7, who was the father of Cleopatra's oldest child? Julius Caesar Caesarean ruled Egypt until he was put to death by a gustus. Caesar. Number eight translated into English. What was the ancient Egyptian name for the country? Black land. Most likely a reference to the fertile soil, around the Nile. number 9, which of the pyramids in Egypt is the largest The Pyramid of Khufu. Number 10, which pharaoh ruled for 60 years and had over 90 children with his 8 wives in nearly 100 concubines. Ramses the Second. And we're back from the desert. How did you fare? I know people have asked for Egyptian mythology, along with other mythologies, but those are hard to lock down as to what's a right answer, but we'll see if I can sort something out. What's your take on this episode? Let me know on social media or Spotify. Have you ever been to Egypt or do you live there? And listen to the show? I want to hear from you, Egypt is on my bucket list, the ancient architecture fascinates me. I'll be back here next week with another episode. Here's a clue. What character debuting in 1981 was inspired by the adventure. Serials of the, 1930s and 40s Kind of related to today's episode. When you think about it, I'll see you back here next Wednesday. This was episode 230 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. The music is by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. This podcast was written produced and hosted by me. Brian Rollins. You could find me at the voices in my head.com, Thanks for listening. Immortality isn't just about living forever. Sometimes it's about forever refusing to let things die for his 15th, birthday. David Rose, wishes for things to go back to the way they were. He wants the nightmares to end the bullies to leave, and the claustrophobic memories of his near-drowning to disappear. Not to mention his surreal, encounter with a mythical creature. 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