What is the ‘Curse of the Pharaohs’?
A A 1945 comedy starring Abbott and Costello
B Jay Pharoah’s 2019 stand-up special
C A curse believed to have killed those who disturbed Tut’s tomb
Soon after the discovery of King Tut’s tomb, the excavation’s patron, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, suddenly died of an infection. His death gave rise to stories of a ‘Mummy’s Curse,’ alleged to be cast upon those who dared violate the mummy of an ancient Egyptian, especially a pharaoh. Some even blame the curse for the death of the lead excavator of Tut’s tomb, Egyptologist Howard Carter, although he lived more than 16 years after the dig.
The correct answer is A curse believed to have killed those who disturbed Tut’s tomb.