Q 01/05

The Great Sphinx of Giza has the body of a lion and the head of what?

A) A falcon

B) A ram

C) A human

D) A jackal

Answer · why

C) A human

Like most Egyptian sphinxes it has a man's head and no wings, unlike the winged, woman-headed Greek version.

Q 02/05

From what kind of stone was the Great Sphinx carved?

A) Granite

B) Sandstone

C) Basalt

D) Limestone

Answer · why

D) Limestone

It was cut from the bedrock of the Eocene-aged Mokattam Formation, the same plateau that served as the quarry for the pyramids.

Q 03/05

In which compass direction does the Great Sphinx face?

A) South

B) West

C) East

D) North

Answer · why

C) East

It sits on the west bank of the Nile, gazing towards the sunrise, which fits its later identity as a solar deity.

Q 04/05

Roughly how long is the Great Sphinx from paw to tail?

A) 73 metres

B) 35 metres

C) 120 metres

D) 200 metres

Answer · why

A) 73 metres

It is 19 metres wide at the rear haunches.

Q 05/05

How high is the Great Sphinx from its base to the top of its head?

A) 8 metres

B) 60 metres

C) 45 metres

D) 20 metres

Answer · why

D) 20 metres

The 1817 dig measured 100 feet from the lowest step, and the space between the paws at 35 feet long.