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Ancient Africa trivia quiz

How well do you really know Ancient Africa? Find out in a live duel. QuizDown has over 120 Ancient Africa questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Ancient Africa questions cover

  • Kush
  • Numidia
  • Garamantes
  • Aksum
  • Carthage
  • Kerma
  • Punic Wars
  • Aksumite Kings
  • Carthaginian Government
  • Egyptian Gods
  • Egyptian Scripts
  • Egyptian Trade

Try three Ancient Africa questions

Question 1

Which river's annual floods supported ancient Egyptian farming?

  1. Nile
  2. Jordan
  3. Tigris
  4. Euphrates
Show the answer

Nile

Question 2

On the outskirts of which Egyptian city are the Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx located?

  1. Thebes
  2. Giza
  3. Alexandria
  4. Memphis
Show the answer

Giza

Question 3

Which young Egyptian ruler's tomb was discovered largely intact in 1922?

  1. Ramesses II
  2. Khufu
  3. Tutankhamun
  4. Akhenaten
Show the answer

Tutankhamun

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Ancient Africa match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Ancient Africa questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

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