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By K. Kris Hirst, About.com Guide to Archaeology

Quiz of the Week: King Tut and His Tomb

Sunday May 17, 2009

Today's Quiz of the Week is on Tutankhamun's tomb (also spelled Tutankhamen), the best known tomb in Egypt, after the pyramids at Giza. Built during the New Kingdom for the short-term ruler (ca 1342-1325 BC), King Tut's tomb inspired all kinds of people, from the art deco movement to stand-up comic Steve Martin.

Tutankhamun as a boy.
Part of the press display for 'Tutankhamun & The Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition at the O2 Arena on November 13, 2007 in Greenwich, London, England. Tutankhamun as a boy; wood, plaster, paint.
Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images

Trivia Quiz: Tutankhamun's Tomb Trivia Quiz

Cheat Sheet on Tutankhamun's Tomb

Timeline of Ancient Egypt

Dates and Locations of the current Tutankhamun & The Golden Age of the Pharaohs; closing in Dallas today, opening in San Francisco's De Young Museum in late June 2009

YouTube: Steve Martin Does King Tut

King Tut and the Art Deco Movement, from Jackie Craven, Architecture at About

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