Ancient Egypt: pharaohs, pyramids and hieroglyphs quiz game
Year 3 · Free printable game: Secret code joke
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Secret code joke
What has keys but can’t open locks?
Answer each question. Find the letter next to the right answer and write it in the box with the same number. The letters spell the punchline!
- What were the kings and queens of ancient Egypt called?A pharaohsZ sultansM emperorsK chieftains
- What is a mummy?P a body preserved after deathC a type of pyramidM a boat on the NileE an Egyptian god
- In which continent is Egypt?I AfricaS AsiaO South AmericaV Europe
- What was ancient Egyptian picture writing called?C the alphabetA hieroglyphsH runesP emojis
- Who wrote hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt?C soldiersE pharaohs onlyN scribesL farmers
- What did the Egyptians make paper from?H woolA oak treesI plasticO papyrus
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Ancient Egypt: pharaohs, pyramids and hieroglyphs quiz game
Year 3 · Worksheet
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Circle the correct answer.
- What is the most famous pyramid called? Stonehenge the Parthenon the Great Wall the Great Pyramid of Giza
- Where was Tutankhamun buried? the Valley of the Kings inside the Great Pyramid under the River Nile in Rome
- What were the kings and queens of ancient Egypt called? pharaohs chieftains sultans emperors
- Which river did the ancient Egyptians live beside? the River Nile the River Thames the River Tiber the River Amazon
- Who wrote hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt? pharaohs only scribes farmers soldiers
- What was ancient Egyptian picture writing called? runes the alphabet emojis hieroglyphs
- About how long ago did ancient Egypt begin? 500 years ago 5 million years ago 50 years ago 5,000 years ago
- About how heavy is Tutankhamun’s golden mask? 1 gram 1,000 kilograms 100 grams 10 kilograms
- Which plant did Egyptians grow to make clothes? potatoes sunflowers flax bamboo
- Who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922? Tim Berners-Lee Howard Carson Christopher Wren Howard Carter
- In which continent is Egypt? Europe Africa Asia South America
- What did the Egyptians make paper from? papyrus plastic wool oak trees
- Why were the pyramids built? as tombs for pharaohs as lighthouses as houses for farmers as schools
- Which stone helped people understand hieroglyphs again? a stone from Stonehenge the Rosetta Stone the Stone of Scone the Blarney Stone
- What is a mummy? a type of pyramid a boat on the Nile an Egyptian god a body preserved after death
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Ancient Egypt: pharaohs, pyramids and hieroglyphs quiz game
Year 3 · Answer sheet
NC Y3
Secret code joke
What has keys but can’t open locks? A PIANO
1. pharaohs (A) · 2. a body preserved after death (P) · 3. Africa (I) · 4. hieroglyphs (A) · 5. scribes (N) · 6. papyrus (O)
Worksheet
- What is the most famous pyramid called? the Great Pyramid of Giza
- Where was Tutankhamun buried? the Valley of the Kings
- What were the kings and queens of ancient Egypt called? pharaohs
- Which river did the ancient Egyptians live beside? the River Nile
- Who wrote hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt? scribes
- What was ancient Egyptian picture writing called? hieroglyphs
- About how long ago did ancient Egypt begin? 5,000 years ago
- About how heavy is Tutankhamun’s golden mask? 10 kilograms
- Which plant did Egyptians grow to make clothes? flax
- Who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922? Howard Carter
- In which continent is Egypt? Africa
- What did the Egyptians make paper from? papyrus
- Why were the pyramids built? as tombs for pharaohs
- Which stone helped people understand hieroglyphs again? the Rosetta Stone
- What is a mummy? a body preserved after death
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