Democratic Republic of the Congo - Quiz
Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • 1. What is the presidential term length in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A) Five years
B) Four years
C) Six years
D) Seven years
  • 2. Who appoints the prime minister in the DRC?
A) The president
B) The National Assembly
C) The Senate
D) The Constitutional Court
  • 3. Which body is the highest administrative court in the DRC?
A) Supreme Court
B) Constitutional Court
C) Court of Cassation
D) Council of State
  • 4. How are senators elected in the DRC?
A) Appointed by the president
B) Indirectly by provincial legislatures
C) Directly by universal suffrage
D) Appointed by the prime minister
  • 5. Which institution evaluates the constitutionality of laws in the DRC?
A) Court of Cassation
B) Council of State
C) National Assembly
D) Constitutional Court
  • 6. How did The Economist Democracy Index classify the DRC in 2024?
A) Full democracy
B) Hybrid regime
C) Flawed democracy
D) Authoritarian regime
  • 7. Who was the first woman to hold the position of prime minister in the DRC?
A) Judith Suminwa
B) Joseph Kabila
C) Félix Tshisekedi
D) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  • 8. What is the name of the current political system of the DRC?
A) Zairean State
B) Transitional Government
C) Third Republic
D) Second Republic
  • 9. In what year did the current Constitution of the Third Republic go into effect?
A) 2003
B) 2016
C) 2006
D) 1997
  • 10. What was the DRC ranked in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index?
A) 163 out of 180
B) 100 out of 180
C) 156 out of 167
D) 5 out of 179
  • 11. Who succeeded Joseph Kabila as president?
A) Félix Tshisekedi
B) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
C) Mobutu Sese Seko
D) Judith Suminwa
  • 12. When was the country's first free election in over four decades held?
A) July 2006
B) December 2005
C) June 2003
D) May 1997
  • 13. What type of legislature does the DRC have?
A) Non-legislative
B) Unicameral
C) Bicameral
D) Tricameral
  • 14. What is the role of the Court of Cassation?
A) Constitutionality review
B) Administrative oversight
C) Election dispute resolution
D) Court of last resort
  • 15. How many registered political parties emerged in the DRC since 1990?
A) Fewer than 50
B) Exactly 4
C) More than 600
D) Exactly 100
  • 16. How large are the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in hectares?
A) 50 million
B) 100 million
C) 200 million
D) 155 million
  • 17. How many animal species are found in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A) Over 20,000
B) Over 10,000
C) Over 5,000
D) Over 1,000
  • 18. Approximately how many bonobos remain in the wild?
A) 10,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 200,000
D) 100,000
  • 19. How much did the rate of deforestation increase in the DRC between 2015 and 2019?
A) It doubled
B) It tripled
C) It remained stable
D) It increased by 10%
  • 20. What is considered a major environmental issue in the DRC?
A) Tsunamis
B) Volcanic eruptions
C) Mining
D) Earthquakes
  • 21. What is one of the causes of deforestation in the DRC?
A) Desertification
B) Sea level rise
C) Slash-and-burn agriculture
D) Urban sprawl
  • 22. Which of these species is classified as endangered by the World Conservation Union?
A) Zebra
B) Lion
C) Okapi
D) Giraffe
  • 23. When was the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor initiative established?
A) January 2021
B) January 2023
C) January 2020
D) January 2025
  • 24. Which of the following is listed as a World Heritage Site in the DRC?
A) Virunga National Park
B) Serengeti National Park
C) Etosha National Park
D) Kruger National Park
  • 25. Approximately how many gorillas remain in the wild according to the text?
A) 200,000
B) 10,000
C) 500,000
D) 100,000
  • 26. What was the standing of the DRC regarding deforestation rates in Africa in 2023?
A) Highest
B) Second lowest
C) Lowest
D) Average
  • 27. What led to the Hutu militia forces fleeing to eastern Zaire in 1996?
A) The assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila
B) The Rwandan Civil War and genocide
C) A peace accord in the Central African Republic
D) The end of the Second Congo War
  • 28. Which armies formed the coalition that invaded Zaire during the First Congo War?
A) Angola and Zimbabwe
B) Namibia and South Africa
C) Rwanda and Uganda
D) The United Nations and France
  • 29. Who led the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of the Congo?
A) Mobutu Sese Seko
B) Jean-Pierre Bemba
C) Ange-Félix Patassé
D) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  • 30. What rebel movement did Rwandan troops launch to fight Kabila?
A) Rally for Congolese Democracy
B) Movement for the Liberation of the Congo
C) Interahamwe
D) Alliance of Democratic Forces
  • 31. Who led the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo?
A) Joseph Kabila
B) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
C) Jean-Pierre Bemba
D) Mobutu Sese Seko
  • 32. Which countries supported the Congolese government during the Second Congo War?
A) The United Nations and Uganda
B) The Central African Republic and Rwanda
C) Angola, Zimbabwe, and Namibia
D) Rwanda and Uganda
  • 33. When did UN peacekeepers first arrive in the Congo?
A) April 2001
B) June 2003
C) December 1997
D) July 2006
  • 34. What is the name of the UN peacekeeping force currently known as MONUSCO?
A) The Transition Force
B) The Peace Coalition
C) The Alliance
D) MONUC
  • 35. What occurred on 30 July 2006 in the DRC?
A) First multi-party elections
B) The assassination of Kabila
C) The end of the Second Congo War
D) The arrival of MONUC
  • 36. Who won the second round of the presidential election in 2006?
A) Joseph Kabila
B) Jean-Pierre Bemba
C) Laurent-Désiré Kabila
D) Ange-Félix Patassé
  • 37. What prompted a skirmish in Kinshasa following the 2006 elections?
A) A refusal by the UN to leave the country
B) An election-result dispute between Kabila and Bemba
C) The assassination of a government official
D) The return of Rwandan troops
  • 38. How has the Second Congo War been described in relation to history?
A) The first democratic revolution in Africa
B) The longest civil war in history
C) The deadliest conflict since World War II
D) A bloodless transition of power
  • 39. Which group of people expanded into the region during the first millennium BC?
A) Roman legions
B) European explorers
C) Arab traders
D) Bantu peoples
  • 40. What primary resource was extracted using forced labour in the Congo Free State?
A) Gold
B) Rubber
C) Copper
D) Diamonds
  • 41. Which 1904 document helped expose abuses in the Congo Free State?
A) Brussels Treaty
B) Casement Report
C) Leopold Manifesto
D) Congo Decree
  • 42. In what year was the territory annexed as the Belgian Congo?
A) 1914
B) 1908
C) 1960
D) 1890
  • 43. From which city was the Belgian Congo governed?
A) Brussels
B) Stanleyville
C) Antwerp
D) Leopoldville
  • 44. Who was the leader of the Congolese National Movement that won the 1960 elections?
A) Moïse Tshombe
B) Patrice Lumumba
C) Joseph Kasa-Vubu
D) Joseph Mobutu
  • 45. On what date did the Belgian Congo achieve independence?
A) 5 September 1960
B) 11 July 1960
C) 24 June 1960
D) 30 June 1960
  • 46. Which province engaged in a secessionist uprising on 11 July 1960?
A) Pool Malebo
B) Katanga
C) Stanleyville
D) South Kasai
  • 47. Which foreign power provided military assistance to Lumumba after the UN refused?
A) United States
B) Belgium
C) Soviet Union
D) France
  • 48. What happened to Patrice Lumumba after being handed over to Katangan authorities?
A) He was imprisoned for life
B) He was reinstated as prime minister
C) He was exiled
D) He was executed
  • 49. What did the 2001 Belgian Parliament investigation conclude regarding Lumumba's death?
A) Belgium was innocent
B) Mobutu acted alone
C) The UN was responsible
D) Belgium was morally responsible
  • 50. What was the name of the Soviet and Cuban-backed rebel group in the east?
A) College of Commissioners-General
B) Simbas
C) ABAKO
D) Force Publique
  • 51. What was the name of the military operation used to rescue hostages in Stanleyville?
A) Operation Simba Sweep
B) Operation Congo Freedom
C) Operation Brussels Rescue
D) Operation Dragon Rouge
  • 52. In what year did Mobutu change the name of the country to the Republic of Zaire?
A) 1965
B) 1960
C) 1980
D) 1971
  • 53. How does the Congo River rank in terms of depth globally?
A) Second deepest
B) Deepest
C) Fourth deepest
D) Third deepest
  • 54. What is the Congo River's rank by discharge?
A) Largest
B) Third-largest
C) Fourth-largest
D) Second-largest
  • 55. Who named the Congo River in the 16th century?
A) The Kongo people themselves
B) Early European sailors
C) The Bantu people
D) Portuguese explorers
  • 56. What does Samuel Henry Nelson suggest the word 'Kongo' implies?
A) River of rivers
B) A public gathering
C) A royal kingdom
D) Water and life
  • 57. When was the term 'Bakongo' introduced?
A) 19th century
B) Early 20th century
C) 16th century
D) 1964
  • 58. What document established the name DRC in 1964?
A) Authenticité initiative
B) Luluabourg Constitution
C) Sovereign National Conference
D) The Congo Treaty
  • 59. What does the Kikongo word 'nzadi' mean?
A) River
B) Kingdom
C) Gathering
D) Swallowing
  • 60. What is the literal meaning of 'nzadi o nzere'?
A) The Congo basin
B) The gathered people
C) Great deep river
D) River swallowing rivers
  • 61. When was the name of the country restored to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Laurent-Désiré Kabila?
A) 1997
B) 1971
C) 1964
D) 1992
  • 62. What is an alternative name used to distinguish the country from the neighboring Republic of the Congo?
A) Zaire-Brazzaville
B) Kikongo State
C) Congo-Kinshasa
D) Upper Congo
  • 63. What was the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A) Zaire
B) Central African Republic
C) Belgian Congo
D) Congo-Brazzaville
  • 64. What is the official language of the DRC?
A) Swahili
B) English
C) Lingala
D) French
  • 65. What is the capital city of the DRC?
A) Goma
B) Kinshasa
C) Lubumbashi
D) Mbuji-Mayi
  • 66. Which indigenous language is the most widely spoken in the DRC?
A) Swahili
B) Tshiluba
C) Kikongo
D) Lingala
  • 67. The DRC is the second-largest country in Africa by what measure?
A) GDP
B) Land area
C) Number of provinces
D) Population
  • 68. Which city was occupied by M23 rebels in 2012 and again in 2025?
A) Lubumbashi
B) Mbuji-Mayi
C) Kinshasa
D) Goma
  • 69. What is the DRC's largest trade partner as of 2023?
A) China
B) Belgium
C) Rwanda
D) United States
  • 70. What percentage of exports in 2023 were raw minerals and metal?
A) 50%
B) 80%
C) 20%
D) 95%
  • 71. Which country borders the DRC to the east across Lake Tanganyika?
A) Burundi
B) Rwanda
C) Uganda
D) Tanzania
  • 72. What is the term often used to describe the DRC's state of being resource-rich yet poor?
A) Trade deficit
B) Stagflation
C) Colonial debt
D) Resource curse
  • 73. Why did the United States support Mobutu's administration?
A) His democratic reforms
B) His military prowess
C) His economic expertise
D) His opposition to communism
  • 74. What type of political system was established under Mobutu?
A) A parliamentary coalition
B) A one-party system
C) A constitutional monarchy
D) A multi-party democracy
  • 75. What happened to Mobutu's political opponents by late 1967?
A) They fled to Europe
B) They were elected to parliament
C) They formed a new government
D) They were neutralized
  • 76. What term was used to describe the gross corruption and mismanagement in Zaire?
A) Le mal Zairois
B) The Zairian Crisis
C) The African Sickness
D) The Great Theft
  • 77. What was the former name of the city now called Kisangani?
A) Elisabethville
B) Léopoldville
C) Coquilhatville
D) Stanleyville
  • 78. Which U.S. President did Mobutu NOT meet during the 1970s and 1980s?
A) George H. W. Bush
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Bill Clinton
D) Richard Nixon
  • 79. Where did Mobutu die in 1997?
A) France
B) United States
C) Morocco
D) Zaire
  • 80. Who formed the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP)?
A) Laurent Nkunda
B) Raymond Tshibanda
C) Laurent Kabila
D) Bosco Ntaganda
  • 81. What did the CNDP agree to do under the peace treaty with the government?
A) Leave the country
B) Support the Rwandan government
C) Become a political party
D) Surrender all their wealth
  • 82. What group did Laurent Kabila create?
A) Mai-Mai
B) Lord's Resistance Army
C) M23
D) CNDP
  • 83. Who did Human Rights Watch accuse Kabila of recruiting to put down protests in 2017?
A) Rwandan soldiers
B) The Lord's Resistance Army
C) Mai-Mai militants
D) Former 23 March Movement fighters
  • 84. In what year did the Lord's Resistance Army move to the DR Congo?
A) 2012
B) 2005
C) 2008
D) 2017
  • 85. What city was invaded by the Mai-Mai in 2013?
A) Goma
B) Masisi
C) Lubumbashi
D) Kinshasa
  • 86. What did the United Nations Security Council authorize in March 2013?
A) A full military withdrawal
B) A peace treaty with Rwanda
C) The arrest of Laurent Kabila
D) United Nations Force Intervention Brigade
  • 87. What event caused the postponement of the 2018 general election?
A) An internet blackout in all major provinces
B) A failed coup d'état attempt
C) A major surge in COVID-19 cases
D) A warehouse fire destroyed voting machines
  • 88. What percentage of the vote was Martin Fayulu expected to receive according to election day polls?
A) 70%
B) 23%
C) 47%
D) 19%
  • 89. In what year did the Ebola outbreak in the DRC end?
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2020
D) 2019
  • 90. Which diplomat was killed in North Kivu on 22 February 2021?
A) The Kenyan president
B) The Italian ambassador
C) The American ambassador
D) The UN envoy
  • 91. Which mountains are found in the extreme eastern region of the DRC?
A) Atlas Mountains
B) Drakensberg Mountains
C) Rwenzori Mountains
D) Ethiopian Highlands
  • 92. How many people died in the 2002 eruption of Mount Nyiragongo according to the text?
A) 2,280
B) 400
C) 45
D) 120
  • 93. What sentence was former president Joseph Kabila given in October 2025?
A) Life imprisonment
B) Death
C) Exile
D) A fine
  • 94. Which country borders the DRC to the west via a small strip of coastline?
A) Uganda
B) Angola
C) Republic of the Congo
D) South Atlantic Ocean
  • 95. How many provinces is the Democratic Republic of the Congo divided into?
A) 25
B) 10
C) 145
D) 33
  • 96. Which international organization is the DRC a member of as an affiliate of Southern Africa?
A) United Nations
B) African Union
C) Southern African Development Community (SADC)
D) European Union
  • 97. When was the FARDC established?
A) 2022
B) 2003
C) 2011
D) 1999
  • 98. Which metal is cited as a key natural resource driving geopolitical competition?
A) Copper
B) Uranium
C) Gold
D) Cobalt
  • 99. What is the name of the 'minerals-for-infrastructure' deal signed by Joseph Kabila?
A) Eastern Accord
B) Cobalt Pact
C) Kinshasa Agreement
D) Sicomines
  • 100. What is the name of the military of the DRC?
A) Zairian Armed Forces
B) Congolese National Guard
C) Central African Defense Force
D) FARDC
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