Quiz  /  The Great Sphinx

  • 1. 
    What animal was the body of the sphinx modeled after?

  • Eagle
  • Lion
  • Elephant
  • Crocodile

  • 2. 
    Why did the Egyptians build statues of the sphinx?

  • To guard important buildings such as temples and tombs
  • Because they thought they were cool looking
  • To make fun of important people like the pharaohs
  • To scare off animals such as snakes and crocodiles

  • 3. 
    Around how tall is the Great Sphinx of Giza?

  • 24 feet
  • 90 feet
  • 10 feet
  • 66 feet

  • 4. 
    When was the Great Sphinx built?

  • 2500 BC
  • 500 AD
  • 1000 BC
  • 200 BC

  • 5. 
    What color do scientists think that the face and the body of the Great Sphinx were painted?

  • Red
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Yellow

  • 6. 
    What part of the Sphinx do some people think was shot off by soldiers doing shooting practice?

  • The nose
  • The ears
  • The beard
  • The toes

  • 7. 
    Why did the pharaoh Thutmose decide to restore the Great Sphinx?

  • He really liked sphinxes and wanted to restore the biggest one in the world
  • He wanted to see what it would look like uncovered and fixed up
  • He had a dream telling him he would be pharaoh if he restored it
  • He thought that it would come to life and fight for him

  • 8. 
    Whose face do many archeologists think that the head of the Great Sphinx is modeled after?

  • Khafra
  • Tutankhamun
  • Cleopatra
  • Thutmose

  • 9. 
    What color do archeologists think that the beard of the Great Sphinx was painted?

  • Purple
  • Orange
  • Yellow
  • Blue

  • 10. 
    What culture named this creature the sphinx?

  • The Assyrians
  • The Romans
  • The Greeks
  • The Persians
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