Quiz  /  Inventions and Technology

  • 1. 
    What are hieroglyphics?

  • Special herbs used to cure diseases
  • A type of writing used by the Egyptians
  • A type of boat used to sail the Nile River
  • Machines used to build the pyramids

  • 2. 
    What did the Egyptians make their paper from?

  • The papyrus plant
  • The acacia tree
  • Crocodile skin
  • Crushed eggshells

  • 3. 
    From what region did Egypt buy cedar wood in order to build their boats?

  • Babylon
  • Israel
  • Nubia
  • Lebanon

  • 4. 
    What strange cure did the Ancient Egyptians use to try and cure a cough?

  • A whole cooked mouse
  • Cobra poison
  • Human brains
  • Ground up elephant hooves

  • 5. 
    True or False: The Egyptians were the first civilization to invent the wheel.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 6. 
    The Egyptians did NOT have a numeral for which of the following numbers?

  • One hundred
  • One
  • Seven
  • Ten

  • 7. 
    What was kohl?

  • A type of medicine used for fever
  • An animal that the Egyptians considered magical
  • A delicious vegetable
  • A dark eye makeup

  • 8. 
    Why did the Egyptians have problems with their teeth?

  • Because their bread was full of sand and grit
  • Because they used toothpaste
  • Because they did not drink enough milk
  • Because they ate too many sweets

  • 9. 
    What did the Egyptians invent to help take care of their teeth?

  • The dental drill
  • Braces
  • Toothpaste
  • Gold fillings

  • 10. 
    True or False: The Egyptians built boats from papyrus reeds.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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