Antsirabe
  • 1. What country is Antsirabe located in?
A) Comoros
B) Mauritius
C) Seychelles
D) Madagascar
  • 2. What is Antsirabe known for?
A) Thermal springs
B) Mountains
C) Beaches
D) Deserts
  • 3. Which region is Antsirabe located in?
A) Analamanga
B) Atsinanana
C) Vakinankaratra
D) Itasy
  • 4. What is the approximate elevation of Antsirabe?
A) 1,200 meters
B) 1,500 meters
C) 800 meters
D) 2,000 meters
  • 5. What notable lake is located near Antsirabe?
A) Lake Ambatovy
B) Lake Manantali
C) Lake Tritriva
D) Lake Alaotra
  • 6. Who first established Antsirabe?
A) Arab traders
B) British explorers
C) French colonizers
D) Norwegian missionaries
  • 7. What type of cuisine is popular in Antsirabe?
A) Malagasy cuisine
B) Chinese cuisine
C) Indian cuisine
D) Italian cuisine
  • 8. Which century was Antsirabe founded?
A) 18th century
B) 20th century
C) 19th century
D) 17th century
  • 9. What is Antsirabe also known as?
A) Le Vichy malgache
B) Capital of Madagascar
C) Ville d'eau
D) City of salt
  • 10. As of 2014, what was the population of Antsirabe?
A) 150,000
B) 200,000
C) 265,018
D) 300,000
  • 11. What type of climate does Antsirabe have?
A) Relatively cool
B) Temperate
C) Desert
D) Tropical
  • 12. Antsirabe is known for a high concentration of what type of transportation?
A) Motorcycles
B) Pulled rickshaws or pousse-pousses
C) Bicycles
D) Taxis
  • 13. What does the Malagasy name 'Antsirabe' literally mean?
A) Cool climate
B) City of water
C) The place of much salt
D) Fertile land
  • 14. Which kingdom did the area of Antsirabe belong to in the early 1600s?
A) Betafo kingdom
B) Kingdom of Andrantsay
C) Imerina kingdom
D) Vakinankaratra kingdom
  • 15. What was the purpose of founding Antsirabe?
A) For mining activities
B) To serve as a hill station retreat centre due to its cooler climate
C) As a leper colony
D) To establish a trading post
  • 16. When were the thermal baths in Antsirabe opened?
A) 1868
B) 1872
C) 1917
D) 1921
  • 17. What was established by the Norwegian mission in 1886?
A) A Lutheran church
B) A mining company
C) A trade center
D) The leper hospital of Ambohipiantrana
  • 18. How many people with leprosy lived in the village around 1904?
A) 1500
B) 500
C) 2000
D) Around 950
  • 19. During which period did Antsirabe become the center of the Vakinankaratra region?
A) Post-independence
B) Norwegian missionary era
C) French colonial rule
D) Kingdom of Andrantsay
  • 20. When did Antsirabe become the seat of a Catholic Apostolic vicariate?
A) 1917
B) 1872
C) 1921
D) 1955
  • 21. In what year was Antsirabe promoted to a bishopric?
A) 1955
B) 1872
C) 1886
D) 1921
  • 22. Which ethnic group forms the majority of Antsirabe's population?
A) Andrantsay
B) Merina
C) Vakinankaratra
D) Imerina
  • 23. What language is widely understood in urban areas of Madagascar, including Antsirabe?
A) Norwegian
B) English
C) Spanish
D) French
  • 24. Who is the mayor of Antsirabe as of 2020?
A) Rajohnson Ralison
B) Honoré Gabriel Rasamimanana
C) Herizo Razafimahaleo
D) Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa
  • 25. Which climate classification does Antsirabe have?
A) Subtropical highland (Cwb)
B) Tropical rainforest (Af)
C) Desert (BWh)
D) Mediterranean (Cs)
  • 26. What is the highest peak in the Ankaratra volcanic field?
A) 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
B) 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
C) 2,644 m (8,675 ft)
D) 1,800 m (5,905 ft)
  • 27. Which of the following is a notable architectural site in Antsirabe?
A) Antananarivo Presidential Palace
B) Madagascar Opera House
C) Antsirabe National Museum
D) Stèle de l'Indépendance
  • 28. What is the name of the larger public market in Antsirabe?
A) Asabotsy
B) Isoraka
C) Ambodifasy
D) Ankorondrano
  • 29. Which religious group is NOT mentioned as having places of worship in Antsirabe?
A) Buddhists
B) Christians
C) Muslims
D) Protestants
  • 30. What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Antsirabe?
A) 15 °C (59 °F)
B) -1.0 °C (30.2 °F)
C) -5 °C (23 °F)
D) 0 °C (32 °F)
  • 31. What major industry is associated with Antsirabe in the textile sector?
A) Kobama
B) Star Brasseries
C) Socolait
D) COTONA, Cottonline, Aquarelle
  • 32. Which company is known for producing beverages in Antsirabe?
A) Malto
B) Socolait
C) Cotona
D) Star Brasseries
  • 33. What type of transport connects Antsirabe to the capital and port city of Toamasina?
A) National road 7
B) Taxi-brousses
C) TA railway line
D) Cyclo-pousse
  • 34. Which airport is located in Antsirabe?
A) Toamasina International Airport
B) Fianarantsoa Airport
C) Tananarive Airport
D) Antsirabe has an airport.
  • 35. Which neighborhood is located in Antsirabe?
A) Antananarivo Avaratra
B) Toliara South
C) Morondava East
D) Ambalavato Atsimo
  • 36. What basketball team won the Malagasy N1A league in 2016 and 2019?
A) USCA Foot Basketball
B) AS Adema Basketball Team
C) CNaPS Sport Basketball
D) GNBC
  • 37. What type of museum is hosted by the Military Academy of Antsirabe?
A) Art museum
B) History museum
C) Military museum (Akamia)
D) Science museum
  • 38. Which city in Mauritius is twinned with Antsirabe?
A) Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
B) Port Louis
C) Curepipe
D) Vacoas-Phoenix
  • 39. Who was the mayor of Antsirabe until November 2011?
A) Mohammed V
B) Andry Rajoelina
C) Henri de Laulanie
D) Olga Ramalason
  • 40. Which former President of Madagascar is a notable local from Antsirabe?
A) Hery Rajaonarimampianina
B) Marc Ravalomanana
C) Andry Rajoelina
D) Didier Ratsiraka
  • 41. Where did Mohammed V of Morocco and his family live in exile in 1955?
A) Grand Hotel in Toamasina
B) Hotel Colbert in Antananarivo
C) Hôtel des Thermes in Antsirabe
D) Raffles Hotel in Mahajanga
  • 42. Which folk-pop band got its start in Antsirabe?
A) Jaojoby
B) Tsapiky
C) Mandaza
D) Mahaleo
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