Egypt
Cairo is Egypt's capital. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 46 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Egypt trivia questions
What is the capital of Egypt?
Answer: Cairo
Bonus fact: Cairo is Egypt's capital.
Which river is central to Egyptian civilization?
Answer: Nile
Bonus fact: The Nile supported agriculture in ancient Egypt.
The Sinai Peninsula links Egypt geographically to which continent?
Answer: Asia
Bonus fact: Most of Egypt is in Africa, but Sinai lies in Asia.
Ancient Egypt developed along which river?
Answer: Nile
Bonus fact: The Nile supported agriculture and transportation.
Which writing system is strongly associated with ancient Egypt?
Answer: Hieroglyphs
Bonus fact: Egyptian hieroglyphs combined phonetic and symbolic signs.
In what year did Egypt become part of the Roman Empire after the death of Cleopatra VII?
Answer: 30 BC
Bonus fact: Alexander the Great had conquered Egypt in 332 BC, centuries before Roman annexation.
Which conqueror took Egypt from Persian rule in 332 B.C.?
Answer: Alexander the Great
Bonus fact: Alexander founded a new capital at Alexandria after conquering Egypt.
Which people invaded Egypt repeatedly between about 671 and 663 B.C.?
Answer: Assyrians
Bonus fact: The invasions occurred during Egypt’s Late Period.
Which foreign empire successfully controlled Egypt from 525 to 404 B.C.?
Answer: Achaemenid Persian Empire
Bonus fact: Achaemenid Persia again controlled Egypt from 343 to 332 B.C.
What new capital did Alexander the Great establish in Egypt after his conquest of 332 B.C.?
Answer: Alexandria
Bonus fact: Alexandria was oriented toward the Mediterranean and Hellenistic world.
After Alexander died, which of his generals became ruler of Egypt and founded a ruling dynasty?
Answer: Ptolemy
Bonus fact: Ptolemy and his descendants ruled Egypt during the Ptolemaic period.
Hatshepsut ruled Egypt during which dynasty?
Answer: 18th Dynasty
Bonus fact: The Metropolitan Museum of Art dates her rule to about 1473–1458 BC.