Although we now know him as Tutankhamun, this was not his original name. What was it?
  • Akhanamun
  • Tutankhoren
  • Nebkhamun
  • Tutankhaten
The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb is one of the 20th century’s most famous events. But what claim to fame does the tomb itself have within the Valley of the Kings?
  • It’s the most ornate tomb in the Valley of the Kings
  • More archaeologists have died inside it than any other tomb
  • It’s the smallest tomb in the Valley of the Kings
  • It’s carved with more spells and curses than any other pharaoh’s tomb
Tutankhamun’s middle coffin has been the subject of debate amongst Egyptologists – but why?
  • Its face does not match the faces of the other two coffins
  • Its wooden frame is covered in bronze, not gold
  • It’s covered in markings that no one can decipher
  • It dates from a much later period than the other two coffins
What animal did Tutankhamun love to hunt?
  • Crocodiles
  • Ostriches
  • Ibis
  • Hippos
Which organ was missing from Tutankhamun’s mummified body (although it should have been present)?
  • Lungs
  • Brain
  • Kidneys
  • Heart
Howard Carter found two daggers inside Tutankhamun’s tomb. What was rare about the second of the blades?
  • It was made of sulphur-stained silver
  • It was made of tin imported from western Asia
  • It was made of glass
  • It was made of meteorite
When musicians played Tutankhamun’s trumpets in a 1939 broadcast from Cairo Museum, what did some people later accuse the instruments of? 
  • Causing Britain to enter the Second World War
  • Tainting every other artefact stored in the museum
  • Unleashing a curse across the world
  • Fulfilling an ancient prophecy of disaster
How much does Tutankhamun’s innermost coffin weigh?
  • 98.6kg
  • 110.4kg
  • 113kg
  • 126.2kg
Tutankhamun’s body sustained damage at various stages after death. But what happened when the mummy was placed in its coffin?
  • His left fibula had become overly brittle during mummification and snapped
  • His toes had been poorly mummified, and they all fell off
  • A chemical reaction caused it to set on fire
  • One of the amulets inscribed with funerary spells broke
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