Test Your Knowledge of Ancient Egypt with Our Quiz

It has finally happened. Behind schedule to the point that sceptical commentators had started to wonder whether it would ever be operational, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received its official opening earlier this week (on Nov 1), to much fanfare. It is certain to prove a case of good things coming to those who wait. Set on the western edge of Giza, just two miles from the Pyramids, the GEM is a remarkable new platform for Egypt’s ancient treasures. A complex of over half a million square metres, the museum offers 12 sizeable galleries, arranged in chronological order – as well as a state-of-the-art showcase for the relics found in the tomb of Tutankhamen a century ago. For those planning a visit, its inauguration amid the cooler conditions of what amounts to the Egyptian winter is an extra reason to make haste towards the airport. In the meantime, and in celebration of the museum’s long-awaited ribbon-cutting, why not tackle the following 15 quiz questions – on pyramids, pharaohs, and Bond films in mighty temples?