A little history/geography quiz

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Who had the first phonetical alphabet, and what country would these people call their home if they were around today.

I think the answer is The Sumerians, though I am not sure where exactly they called home. Somewhere in the middle east I think

[X]

Sumeria is in modern day Iraq, i Think.

[armin]

Correct and correct, I guess to easy, should have perhaps asked what their alphabet was called,lol.

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What famous Nov 1922 event is credited to Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of England? What is unique about this event?

[Scrap]

Didnt they open a tomb.

[X]

It was the finding and opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen?

What was unique - it's the legend of the curse of the Mummy as all of them dies very shortly afterwards in mysterious circumstances?

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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.

[Scrap]

I knew that but didnt know how to spell it

[CGM]

tut tut

[Scrap]

, whose turn X

[CGM]

How many Islands does Indonesia have? Closest guess wins.

[killersheep]

How many Islands does Indonesia have? Closest guess wins.

35

[CGM]

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.

[killersheep]

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.

120?

[CGM]

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.

120?

Actually, I checked on a couple of different websites, and the answer is 17,508. Yep. It caught me by surprise. I imagine some of them might be kind of small.