Egypt links northeast Africa with the Middle East and holds one of the world's oldest civilizations.
This quiz asks 20 questions about Egyptian food, symbols, places, history and famous Egyptians.
One run asks 20 questions from a bank of 40, so two runs do not ask the same set.
How to play
- Each round shows one question and four answers. Tap the answer you think is right.
- You have three lives. Each wrong answer costs one life.
- After each answer, the game shows a short explanation of the right answer.
- The quiz saves your best score and best time.
What counts in this quiz
- The bank holds 40 questions about Egypt: food, drink, symbols, geography, history, people, music, film, science, business, sport, language, money.
- Every question has exactly one right answer among the four options.
What's not included, and why
- Facts that change with the news are not in the bank. The quiz asks no questions about sitting politicians or the rankings of today.
- Questions that need a map, such as naming every region of Egypt, live in the map quizzes.
Good to know
- The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that still stands.
- About 95 percent of Egyptians live along the Nile and its delta.
- Workers in ancient Egypt often received beer as part of their pay.
- Desert covers more than 90 percent of Egypt's land.