- 1. What year did French Sudan gain independence from France?
A) 1960
B) 1980
C) 1950
D) 1970
- 2. French Sudan is known today as which country?
A) Burkina Faso
B) Senegal
C) Chad
D) Mali
- 3. Who was the first President of French Sudan?
A) Modibo Keïta
B) Félix Houphouët-Boigny
C) Thomas Sankara
D) Sékou Touré
- 4. Which European country colonized French Sudan?
A) France
B) Portugal
C) Spain
D) Italy
- 5. What was the capital of French Sudan during French colonization?
A) Timbuktu
B) Dakar
C) Bamako
D) Abidjan
- 6. French Sudan was part of which French colonial federation before independence?
A) French Equatorial Africa
B) French Indochina
C) French Caribbean
D) French West Africa
- 7. French Sudan was rich in which natural resource that attracted European colonization?
A) Diamonds
B) Gold
C) Salt
D) Oil
- 8. What is the traditional attire worn by many men in French Sudan?
A) Agbada
B) Dashiki
C) Kaftan
D) Boubou
- 9. Who was the famous explorer who is credited with reaching French Sudan in the 19th century?
A) David Livingstone
B) Richard Francis Burton
C) Henry Morton Stanley
D) René Caillié
- 10. Which river is a significant geographic feature in French Sudan?
A) Zambezi River
B) Congo River
C) Senegal River
D) Niger River
- 11. During which major war did many soldiers from French Sudan fight for France?
A) Algerian War
B) World War II
C) World War I
D) Vietnam War
- 12. Which city in French Sudan is known as the 'City of 333 Saints'?
A) Bamako
B) Timbuktu
C) Djenne
D) Gao
- 13. Which ethnic group is the largest in the region of French Sudan?
A) Tuareg
B) Fulani
C) Bambara
D) Dogon
- 14. French Sudan was an important colony for the production of which commodity?
A) Coffee
B) Gold
C) Cocoa
D) Cotton
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