Nile quiz
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Who was hidden as a baby in a basket among the Nile's reeds?
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What lake did the Aswan High Dam create?
Answer: Lake Nasser
Why: Sudan calls its part of the reservoir, about 17% of the total, Lake Nubia.
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Which Egyptian god stood for the Nile's yearly flood?
Answer: Hapi
Why: Egyptians pictured Hapi living in a cave near Aswan, which they took to be the Nile's source.
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Who sent Roman soldiers to find the Nile's source?
Answer: Nero
Why: His explorers reached vast marshes, thought to be the Sudd in today's South Sudan, where boats could go no further.
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Which African country has the most pyramids?
Answer: Sudan
Why: Built by the Kushites, Sudan's pyramids are far steeper and narrower than Egypt's.
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Which star's return at dawn signaled the Nile flood?
Answer: Sirius
Why: Its dawn rising recurs almost exactly every 365.25 days, far more regularly than the flood itself.
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Who was the first European to see Lake Victoria?
Answer: John Hanning Speke
Why: His expedition partner, Richard Burton, was too ill for the 1858 trip and stayed behind at camp in Kazeh.
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