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