22 Valley of the Kings Trivia Questions: Tombs, Curses, and Pharaohs

The Valley of the Kings is located near which modern-day Egyptian city?

Which green-skinned Egyptian deity was the lord of the underworld and judge of the dead?

In what year did Howard Carter discover the entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb?

Who was the wealthy aristocrat that financed Howard Carter’s search for Tutankhamun’s tomb?

Why were tomb entrances in the Valley of the Kings typically hidden or disguised?

What collection of spells and incantations was often interred with the deceased to guide them through the afterlife?

What is the official archaeological designation number for Tutankhamun’s tomb?

Which pharaoh’s tomb, KV7, is one of the largest in the Valley of the Kings?

What was the actual cause of Lord Carnarvon’s death shortly after the tomb’s opening?

What vessels were used by ancient Egyptians to store and preserve the internal organs of the deceased?

The tombs in the Valley of the Kings were primarily carved into cliffs made of what material?

Which Egyptologist was a prominent early promoter of the ‘pharaoh’s curse’ myth in the media?

Tutankhamun was a pharaoh belonging to which Dynasty?

In relation to the Nile, where is the Valley of the Kings located?

Besides pharaohs, who else was traditionally buried in the Valley of the Kings?

Which famous author claimed that the curse’s cause was ‘elementals’ left behind by priests?

Upon entering KV62, what room did Carter and his team encounter immediately?

What was the primary purpose of ‘ushabti’ figures left in royal tombs?

Who is historically credited as the first pharaoh to be buried in the Valley of the Kings?

What term describes the limestone flakes or pottery shards used by scribes and artists in the nearby workers’ village for notes and sketches?

What was the name of the settlement where the artisans and tomb builders lived?

Which event was widely publicized by the press as an ‘omen’ during the opening of Tutankhamun’s tomb?