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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What animal was the body of the sphinx modelled on?
Cat
Dog
Lion
Elephant
Why did the Egyptians build the sphinx?
To guard
To make fun of the pharaohs
To scare off animals
For a playground
How tall is it?
10 feet
24 feet
66 feet
135 feet
When was it built?
2500 BC
1000 BC
200 AD
1200 AD
What colour do scientists think the body was painted?
Yellow
Red
Blue
Multicoloured
What part was said to have damaged by soldiers doing shooting practice?
Beard
Ears
Toes
Nose
Why did Thutmose decide to restore the Great Sphinx?
He was bored
He had a dream
He had a passion for sphinxes
He was an artist
Who's face do people believe the face is modelled after?
Tutankhamun
Cleopatra
Khafra
Thutmose
What colour do archaeologists believe the beard was painted?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Multicoloured
What culture named this creature the sphinx?
Romans
Persians
Egyptians
Greeks
