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What blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Where was the heart of Egypt's 2011 uprising?

    Answer: Tahrir Square

    Why: Tahrir means 'liberation' in Arabic, a name made official in 1953 for the former Ismailia Square.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which country formed one state with Egypt from 1958 to 1961?

    Answer: Syria

    Why: Egypt kept calling itself the United Arab Republic after the split, until 1971.

  3. 3 Hard

    Whose name comes from the Greek word for 'Egyptian'?

    Answer: Copts

    Why: Coptic, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, is written with Greek letters plus six or seven taken from Demotic.

  4. 4 Easy

    What did Cairo parade through its streets in April 2021?

    Answer: Royal mummies

    Why: The 22 kings and queens rode in nitrogen-filled cases along a 5 km route to a new museum.

  5. 5 Medium

    What is Egyptian falafel usually made from?

    Answer: Fava beans

    Why: Chickpea falafel is typical of the Levant, while Egypt's ta'ameya is usually made with fava beans.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which plant's leaves make Egypt's green soup molokhia?

    Answer: Jute

    Why: Molokhia was once banned: in 1005 the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim forbade his subjects to eat it.

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