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