Quiz Results

Hello entrants!

Thank you all for your thoughtful responses to our quiz! You will pleased to hear that the waiting is over, and the winner of the pyramid has been decided. It is Paul Handley, currently residing in Tajikistan, who was the only person to get all of the questions right! Obviously there is going to be some disagreement over such a valuable and prestigious prize, but I must insist that the adjudicator's decision is final (unless we get hold of another "prize"). Thank you for entering.



>1. Who was King Tuthankhamun's mother (probably)?
>a) Hatshepsut b) Cleopatra c) Siobhan from the Bangles d) Nefertiti e) Kiya

This was the hardest question, and the answer is agreed to be Kiya now by experts - and by us. Previously Nefertiti was considered to be his mother, possibly. But not any more.

>2. What is a felucca?
>a) an Egyptian snack served in a pita b) a small devotional statue with the
>head of an owl c) an olde-style sailboat d) none of the above, in which case you supply the >correct answer

Its a boat

>3) 10% of Egyptians are...
>a) Coptic Christians b) illiterate
>c) taxi or carriage drivers d) descended from the pharaohs

Christians

>4) A woman's headscarf is called:
>a) a naos b) a midan c) a higab d) a galabiyyah

The Higab

>5) Place in order of date of construction:
>a) Great Wall of China b) Pyramids at Giza c) Stonehenge d) Golden Gate
>Bridge The pyramids are the oldest, then Stonehenge, the Great Wall and the Bridge.

I think there might have been some evidence of construction at Stonehenge before the pyramids, but nothing that still exists.

>6) Which of these was not associated with an ancient Egyptian god or
>goddess?
>a) crocodile b) hippopotamus c) marmot d) jackal

Marmot - of course

>7)The streets of Cairo are covered with:
>a) crap and filth b) gizzards c) cats d) dead cats e) all of the above

Everything

>8) Elvis is buried in
>a) Giza b) Sinai c) Alexandria d) Memphis

Several entrants pointed out that Elvis is not buried anywhere, not being dead, but we think he's buried in Memphis.

>9) A typical Egyptian breakfast consists of:
>a) A big fry up, with plenty of strong coffee
>b) Fruit salad with fresh yoghurt and muesli/granola and orange juice
>c) Belgian waffles, whipped cream or maple syrup
>d) A couple of bits of dry hotdog bun with a segment of Laughing Cow cheese

We did not pose this question correctly it would appear, but the breakfast *we* most typically got (but did not really want) was d). And sometimes with a boiled egg

thankyou, Carrie and Adrian (in Thailand now)