WorksheetsKing Tut
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
King Tut was a pharaoh of Egypt at 9 years old. True or False
True
False
A _______ is a dead body that is prepared so it doesn't break down like normal.
archaeologist
mummy
pharaoh
a god
King Tut's tomb held 6 chariots. True or False
True
False
Tut's mummy showed he must have had broken _____ when he was alive.
arm
neck
leg
foot
Scientists learned that King Tut had...
the flu
Chicken Pox
Covid
malaria
King Tut's tomb was found by Howard Carter and his team in
1922
15AD
2022
1323BCE
King Tut died when he was just _____.
54
3
27
19
Tut is short for
Tesla
Tulsa
Tutankhamun
TuTuTu
King Tut's tomb is in what country?
Egypt
U.S.A.
Canada
Mexico
Why was King Tut's tomb carved deep into the Valley of the Kings?
to keep him warm
to make it easy to find
to hide it from theives
What stopped robbers from continuing to plunder Tut's tomb?
flood waters from rain covered it with mud, shale, and limestone
Mrs. Hursh and Mr. Hursh
a giant gate
In his first weeks in the Valley of the Kings, Lord Carnarvon had been
eating too much
sleeping a lot due to Covid
receiving a steady stream of clables from a psychic
True or False. Despite Howard Carter's vast knowledge, no one would hire him after he sided with Egyptian guards.
True
False
True or False. Before digging at Carter's last unsearched area, Reis Gerigar's crew tore down crude stone huts.
False
True
True or False. Before an Antiquities Service inspector was at the tomb, Carter's group sneaked back into the tomb at night.
True
False
Lord Carnarvon's final illness began when he was bitten by a
tiger
mummy
pharaoh
mosquito
Carter was mystified by the sarcophagus lid, which was made of cheaper granite with a crack.
TRUE
it did have a crack
FALSE
it did not have a crack
Carter padlocked a steel door in the tomb and pocketed the keys after
the WIVES of the team were denied admission into the tomb
the MUMMIES of the team were denied admission into the tomb
the PHARAOHS of the team were denied admission into the tomb
the mummified CATS of the team were denied admission into the tomb
Why did the workman carry the coffins containing the mummy out of the tomb?
mummies were chasing them
the tomb was full of rats, mice, and snakes
so the hot sun would soften the glue between the coffins
to release the spirits into the skies
What was one thing Carter did after writing about the tomb's discovery?
sat on a veranda, eager to tell his story
kept it a secret
told only his mummy
