Pyramids

What country has the most Pyramids?

• Egypt

• Mexico

• Sudan

• Guatemala

The oldest Pyramid in the world, built around 2630 BCE in Egypt has how many tiers?

• 10

• 25

• 40

• 6

Pyramids were built as what?

• Houses

• Tombs

• Navigational landmarks

• Sand storm shelters

How many years did it take to build the Great Pyramid of Giza?

• 26

• 63

• 45

• 102

The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world for over 3,800 years, how tall was it?

• 944ft

• 481ft

• 1007ft

• 688ft

What material originally covered the pyramids?

• limestone

• cooper

• clay

• moss

What makes the Red Pyramid unique?

• black in color

• cat sculpture at base

• smooth sides

• tiny steps

While not a pyramid, but carved from the bedrock of the plateau that served as the quarry for the pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza has the head of a human and the body of a what?

• hyaena

• falcon

• crocodile

• lion

The heaviest of stones used in the pyramids weigh about how much?

• 20 tons

• 50 tons

• 70 tons

• 2.5 tons

The pyramids appear to be aligned to what?

• Stars

• The Nile

• Cairo

• The Western Desert