Egypt
What is Egyptian Writing called?
Hieroglyphs or Hieroglyphics
Name of the potion's teacher?
a) Professor Snape
b) professor McGonagall
c) Albus Dumbledore
a) Professor Snape!
Which game can you only play once?
Exit games!
What are the two most severe weather events?
Hurricanes and Tornadoes!
Are blueberries berries?
Yes!
Why is Egypt called “The Gift of the Nile”?
Because the Nile provided food, water, transportation; Ancient Egypt could not have existed without it.
What is the name of the Malfoys house elf?
Dobby!
What year was the first Monopoly game released?
A) 1984
B) 1935
C) 1899
B! 1935
Where was the highest temperature recorded?
Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California.
The Canary Islands were not named after the Canary Birds. What were they named after?
A) Hippos
B) Dogs
C) fish
B! The Canary Islands were named after dogs!
Who was most Egyptian art made for?
the dead
In what book did harry go to the quidditch world cup?
a) The goblet of fire
b) The prisoner of Azkaban
c) The 5th book
The Goblet of Fire!
A game where you can climb up and slide down.
Chutes and Ladders
What was the coldest temperature ever recorded? (In Celsius)
A) -68.3
B) -76.1
C) -89.2
C) -89.2
What is the only mammal that lays eggs?
Platypus!
Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?
To preserve the body for the afterlife/ they believed the body needed to be intact for the Ka (spirit) to recognize it in the afterlife.
What is Professor Dumbledore’s full name?
Albus Percival Wolfric Brian Dumbledore!
In what country was the game “Sorry” created?
England!
How many thunderstorms rain down on Earth every minute?
About 2,000 thunderstorms!
True or false, The US supreme court ruled that tomatoes are a vegetable?
True!
What happened to the nose of the Sphinx?
It was removed because people didn’t like how it represented polytheism (worship of many gods) instead of just one god. It was seen as anti-religious in a way to the Muslims traveling and living in Egypt in the 700’s.
What was Hagrid's pet Dragon’s Name? And what type of dragon was it?
Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback!
Which classic board game was one of the first board games to be created into a video game?
A) Sorry
B) Battleship
C) other/ none of the above
B! Battleship
Where does weather occur?
A) Thermosphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Troposphere
D) Mesosphere
C) Troposphere!
What is the population of Ashgabat, which is the capital of Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia?
(if you come within 100,000 you get the points)
846,000 people!