Q 01/05

The Great Pyramid was built as the tomb of which pharaoh?

A) Khufu

B) Khafre

C) Menkaure

D) Sneferu

Answer · why

A) Khufu

The Greeks called him Cheops; he ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.

Q 02/05

Roughly how long did the Great Pyramid take to build?

A) About 5 years

B) About 100 years

C) About 26 years

D) About 50 years

Answer · why

C) About 26 years

It was built around 2600 BC; Herodotus later claimed 100,000 labourers in three-month shifts for 20 years.

Q 03/05

What was the Great Pyramid's original height?

A) 138.5 metres

B) 100 metres

C) 200 metres

D) 146.6 metres

Answer · why

D) 146.6 metres

Loss of the casing and the tip has lowered it to 138.5 metres today.

Q 04/05

For how long was the Great Pyramid the tallest human-made structure on Earth?

A) About 500 years

B) About 1,000 years

C) About 2,000 years

D) More than 3,700 years

Answer · why

D) More than 3,700 years

That record ran from about 2600 BC into the Middle Ages.

Q 05/05

How long is each side of the Great Pyramid's base?

A) About 100 metres

B) About 500 metres

C) About 150 metres

D) About 230 metres

Answer · why

D) About 230 metres

That is 440 royal cubits; the volume is roughly 2.6 million cubic metres including an internal hillock.