A little history/geography quiz

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It was in fact the discovery of the tomb of Egyptian Pharoah Tutenkhamun, more famously known as King Tut. Archeologist Howard Carter had long suspected the tomb was there to be found, but it took 5 years of searching, at great cost to Lord Carnarvon, a member of the British aristocracy who was his sponsor, before the tomb was found.

What was unique was that it was the only relatively untouched tomb of an Egyptian pharoah ever discovered, all others had long since been plundered by tomb robbers. The tomb was filled with hundreds of items made of gold, including the famous golden mask, golden statues, and golden coffins, which had lain indisturbed and undiscovered for approx 3,500 years.

The mummy's curse was associated with this event, whereby many people associated with the excavation supposedly died mysterious deaths, but most people consider this to be a fanciful myth invented by the mass media to sell newspapers.

A fascinating book on the subject, which I have read a few times, is called Tutenkhamun: The Untold Story, by Thomas Hoving.

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I knew that but didnt know how to spell it

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tut tut

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, whose turn X

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How many Islands does Indonesia have? Closest guess wins.

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How many Islands does Indonesia have? Closest guess wins.

35

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How many Islands does Indonesia have? Closest guess wins.

35

hahaha

higher. much higher. guess again

p.s. I was surprised to learn that Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world.

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A fascinating book on the subject, which I have read a few times, is called Tutenkhamun: The Untold Story, by Thomas Hoving.

But surely by writing the book, he was telling the untold story and thus rendering the book title fraudulent?

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A fascinating book on the subject, which I have read a few times, is called Tutenkhamun: The Untold Story, by Thomas Hoving.

But surely by writing the book, he was telling the untold story and thus rendering the book title fraudulent?

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What is the southmost country in Central America?

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I think Panama is the southernmost country in central America.

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That is correct sire. For bonus points, name the countries directly to the north and south of Panama. For even more points, name a famous variety of marijuana that came from Panama.

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Its the youngest country in the World Panama

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That is correct sire. For bonus points, name the countries directly to the north and south of Panama. For even more points, name a famous variety of marijuana that came from Panama.

I believe the next country to the south of Panama would be Peru, to the east is Columbia, to the west is Costa Rica I think? Directly to the North is the US. As for the mary jane, um Panama Jack?