the Riddle of the Sphinx                          

    I.        The capital of Egypt is

1)Cairo      2)Alexandria      3)Giza

 II.        They speak

1)Egyptian       2)Arabic           3)English

III.        One of the longest rivers in the world is in Egypt. It is

1)the Amazon  2)the Nile 3)the Volga

IV.        96 % of its territory is desert

1)the Sahara and the Libyan Desert       2)the Great Victoria Desert        3)the Gobi Desert

  V.        What county does NOT border on Egypt?

1)Turkey          2)Israel            3)Sudan

VI.        The official religion is

1)Buddhism            2)Catholicism          3)Islam

VII.        What animal is sacred in Egypt?

1)mouse          2)dog               3)cat

VIII.        There is Sphinx in this Russian city

1)Moscow        2)Yoshkar-Ola 3)St. Petersburg

IX.        In what sea can you NOT swim in Egypt?

1)the Red Sea  2)the Yellow Sea      3)the Mediterranean Sea

 X.        What Egyptian is the ideal beauty?

1)Cleopatra             2)Isis               3)Nut

XI.        The traditional costume of Egyptian men is

1)sandals, short pants, white or blue woolen shirt        2)sneakers, shorts, T-shirts   3)barefoot, skirts made of palm leaves

XII.        Cats without fur are called

1)Sphincters   2)Spins            3)Sphinx

XIII.        What  Egyptian was the first doctor and architect in the world?

1)Imhotep        2)Tutankhamun              3)Pokemon

XIV.        Traditional way of making money in Egypt is

1)selling things to tourists      2)robbing tourists           3)killing tourists

XV.        The ruler of the country is

1)President              2)King      3)Pharaoh

XVI.        The country is

1)5000 years old             2)6000 years old             3)7000 years old

XVII.        The pyramids are in

1)Pisa              2)Pizza             3)Giza