Includes bibliographical references (p. 39) and index.

Did ancient Egyptians have cat gods and cat mummies? -- Did Egyptians really believe mummies would come back to life? -- Is it true that Egyptian royalty were buried with their servants- whether the servants were dead or not? -- Is it true that Egyptian pharaohs used to marry their sisters? -- Did Cleopatra kill herself with a snake? -- Did the ancient Greeks invent the idea of going to school? -- Did Socrates kill himself by drinking poison? -- Is Mount Olympus a real place? -- Were the first Olympic Games really held in ancient Greece? -- Did Greek warriors hide in a big wooden horse to sneak into the city of Troy? -- Did the Roman Emperor Nero play his violin while Rome burned? -- Is it true the Romans had such huge banquets that they had to vomit between courses? -- Did Hannibal march elephants across the Alps to attack Rome? -- Is it true that ancient Rome was invaded by people called vandals- and that's where we get the term vandalism? -- When Julius Caesar was murdered, were his last words, "Et tu, Brute?" -- Is it true the Romans invented "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" at gladiator fights? -- Did ancient people really believe the gods could appear on Earth at any time?