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