Q 01/05

What is the capital of Egypt?

A) Alexandria

B) Giza

C) Luxor

D) Cairo

Answer · why

D) Cairo

Greater Cairo is home to more than 22 million people, making it the largest urban area in Africa and the Arab world.

Q 02/05

Which river runs the length of Egypt into the Mediterranean?

A) Niger

B) Nile

C) Congo

D) Jordan

Answer · why

B) Nile

It supplies about 90% of Egypt's water, and almost the entire population lives within a few kilometres of it.

Q 03/05

Which man-made waterway links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea?

A) Panama Canal

B) Corinth Canal

C) Suez Canal

D) Kiel Canal

Answer · why

C) Suez Canal

It has no locks, so seawater flows freely through it, and it earned Egypt a record $9.4 billion in 2023.

Q 04/05

What is the official language of Egypt?

A) Arabic

B) Coptic

C) French

D) Turkish

Answer · why

A) Arabic

Coptic, the last stage of the ancient Egyptian language, survives only as the liturgy of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Q 05/05

Which religion is Egypt's official state religion?

A) Islam

B) Coptic Christianity

C) Judaism

D) Baháʼí Faith

Answer · why

A) Islam

Egypt also has the largest Christian population in the Middle East and North Africa, mostly Coptic Orthodox.