Rabat - Quiz
Rabat
  • 1. What is the capital city of Morocco?
A) Casablanca
B) Marrakech
C) Fez
D) Rabat
  • 2. In which continent is Rabat located?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) North America
D) Africa
  • 3. Which river flows near Rabat?
A) Amazon
B) Bou Regreg
C) Nile
D) Thames
  • 4. What is the currency used in Rabat?
A) Pound Sterling
B) Dollar
C) Euro
D) Moroccan Dirham
  • 5. Which sea is Rabat coastline located along?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Indian Ocean
D) Red Sea
  • 6. Which governmental building in Rabat is inspired by traditional Moroccan architecture?
A) Buckingham Palace
B) Royal Palace
C) Kremlin
D) White House
  • 7. When was Rabat declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2019
B) 1995
C) 2007
D) 2012
  • 8. What is the official language of Rabat?
A) French
B) Spanish
C) Arabic
D) English
  • 9. Which university is one of the oldest in Rabat?
A) Mohammed V University
B) Oxford University
C) Sorbonne University
D) Harvard University
  • 10. What was the population of Rabat in 2024?
A) 3 million
B) 515,619
C) 750,000
D) 2.1 million
  • 11. Which city is opposite Rabat across the river Bou Regreg?
A) Casablanca
B) Salé
C) Fes
D) Marrakech
  • 12. Who founded Rabat in the 12th century?
A) The Almohads
B) The Romans
C) The French
D) The Phoenicians
  • 13. What was Rabat known as during the 17th century?
A) A Roman naval base
B) A Byzantine outpost
C) A haven for the Barbary corsairs
D) An ancient Phoenician colony
  • 14. When did Rabat become the administrative center of French Morocco?
A) 1170
B) 7th century
C) 1912
D) 1956
  • 15. What is the meaning of the Arabic word 'الرباط' (a-Ribāṭ)?
A) Victory
B) Ribat, an Islamic base or fortification
C) Conquest
D) Trade
  • 16. What is the full name of Rabat as given by the Almohads?
A) Anfa
B) Sala Colonia
C) Ribāṭu al-Fatḥ
D) Mauretania Tingitana
  • 17. Which ancient civilization founded trading colonies along Morocco's Atlantic coast?
A) The Visigoths
B) The Romans
C) The Phoenicians
D) The Byzantines
  • 18. What was the Roman name for the city built on the site now known as Chellah?
A) Salé
B) Sala Colonia
C) Anfa
D) Rabat
  • 19. Which two main naval outposts did the Romans hold on the Atlantic coast of Mauretania Tingitana?
A) Casablanca and Rabat
B) Anfa and Mogador
C) Marrakech and Fes
D) Sala Colonia and Lixus
  • 20. When did Sala begin to be abandoned?
A) 7th century
B) 12th century
C) 1st century BC
D) 5th century
  • 21. What happened to Sala when the Muslim Arabs arrived in the 7th century?
A) It became a major trade hub
B) It was rebuilt by the Romans
C) It flourished as a Byzantine outpost
D) It was mostly in ruins
  • 22. Which Almoravid emir built a new ribat on the site of the current kasbah?
A) Abd al-Mu'min
B) Al-Mansur
C) Leo Africanus
D) Tashfin ibn Ali (r. 1143–1145)
  • 23. Who built a new kasbah to replace the former ribat in 1150 or 1151?
A) The Marinid dynasty
B) The Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min
C) Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur
D) Tashfin ibn Ali
  • 24. Which Almohad caliph embarked on constructing a new fortified imperial capital called al-Mahdiyya or Ribat al-Fath?
A) The Umayyads of Cordoba
B) Leo Africanus
C) Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (r. 1184–1199)
D) Tashfin ibn Ali
  • 25. What remains from the enormous mosque constructed by al-Mansur?
A) Bab er-Rouah
B) Chellah
C) The Hassan Tower
D) Kasbah of the Udayas
  • 26. During which dynasty did the town of Salé grow more important than the settlements on the south bank?
A) The Almohad caliphate
B) The Umayyads of Cordoba
C) The Barghawata Berbers
D) The Marinid dynasty (13th to 15th centuries)
  • 27. In what year did Philip III decree the expulsion of all Moriscos from Spain?
A) 1666
B) 1627
C) 1792
D) 1609
  • 28. Which towns were originally home to the Morisco refugees who settled around Salé?
A) Tangier and Tetouan
B) Fez and Marrakech
C) Casablanca and Rabat
D) Hornachos near Badajoz, Spain
  • 29. Which sultan allowed piracy to continue until his reign in the early 19th century?
A) Moulay Slimane
B) Moulay Isma'il
C) al-Rashid
D) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
  • 30. What is the name of the music festival held in Rabat?
A) North African Beats.
B) Mawazine.
C) Rabat Rhythms.
D) Moroccan Music Fest.
  • 31. What is the name of the first independent space for visual arts in Rabat?
A) L'appartement 22.
B) Rabat Art Gallery.
C) Le Cube.
D) Marrakech Modern Arts.
  • 32. Which church hosts the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat?
A) Evangelical Church
B) Old Mosque Chapel
C) St. Peter's Cathedral (Cathédrale de Saint-Pierre)
D) Kasbah Church
  • 33. Where are the old neighbourhoods located in Rabat?
A) On the outskirts of Souissi
B) Around the ramparts
C) To the east along the Bou Regreg
D) In the heart of the city
  • 34. In which year was the Mohammed V Theatre opened?
A) 1990.
B) 1975.
C) 1962.
D) 1980.
  • 35. Which sport club is associated with ASFAR in handball?
A) Le Stade Marocain
B) ASFAR
C) Hilal de Rabat
D) FUS de Rabat
  • 36. What was the name of the new royal palace established by Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah?
A) Moulay Slimane Mosque
B) Almohad Palace
C) Dar al-Makhzen
D) Dar al-Bahr
  • 37. What is the bioclimatic zone of Rabat?
A) Sub-humid.
B) Arid.
C) Tundra.
D) Humid subtropical.
  • 38. What architectural style is the Central Post Office building in Rabat?
A) Romanesque
B) Gothic Revival
C) Baroque
D) Art Nouveau, expanded with Art Deco elements
  • 39. What type of buildings are mainly found on the outskirts of Souissi?
A) Affluent villas
B) Working-class districts
C) Commercial buildings
D) Large private houses
  • 40. Which gate is the most notable along Rabat's historic walls?
A) Bab Mellah
B) Bab al-Hadid
C) Bab er-Rouah
D) Bab Diouana
  • 41. How many gates does the 17th-century Andalusian Wall have?
A) Three
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 42. Who set up L'appartement 22?
A) Renzo Piano.
B) Frank Gehry.
C) Zaha Hadid.
D) Abdellah Karroum.
  • 43. How many stations does the Rabat–Salé tramway network have as of February 2022?
A) 43
B) 67,800
C) 350
D) 26.9
  • 44. Which neighbourhood is known for its working and middle class demographics along the Bou Regreg?
A) Agdal
B) Hay el Fath
C) Quartier l'Océan
D) Mabella
  • 45. Which neighbourhood is characterized by lavish villas and embassies?
A) Diour Jamaa
B) Akkari
C) Souissi
D) Hay Riad
  • 46. In what year was the Rabat Zoo opened?
A) 2014
B) 2002
C) 1915
D) 1973
  • 47. Which city was originally supposed to host the 2019 African Games before Rabat?
A) Marrakesh, Morocco
B) Casablanca, Morocco
C) Tangier, Morocco
D) Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
  • 48. What is the name of one of the last remaining synagogues in Rabat?
A) Rabbi Shalom Zaoui synagogue
B) As-Sunna Synagogue
C) Kasbah Synagogue
D) Great Mosque Synagogue
  • 49. Which architectural style is the Parliament building in Rabat built in?
A) Baroque
B) Neo-Moorish
C) Art Nouveau
D) Gothic
  • 50. What percentage of Rabat's population were Moroccan Muslims in 1921?
A) 3.5%
B) 21.4%
C) 10%
D) 59%
  • 51. What is the seating capacity of the new Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium?
A) 350
B) 67,800
C) 10 billion MAD
D) 52,000
  • 52. In what year did the United States fully withdraw from Morocco?
A) 1959, when they agreed to leave
B) 1963
C) 1958, after American intervention in Lebanon
D) 1974, following another Arab League summit
  • 53. In which year was the first Mawazine festival held?
A) 2001.
B) 1995.
C) 2010.
D) 1985.
  • 54. How many people attended Mawazine in 2013?
A) More than 2,500,000.
B) 500,000.
C) 3,000,000.
D) 1,000,000.
  • 55. Who designed the Grand Theatre of Rabat?
A) Renzo Piano.
B) Norman Foster.
C) Zaha Hadid.
D) Frank Gehry.
  • 56. When was the Rabat–Salé tramway network opened?
A) 1993
B) 11 May 2011
C) 1983
D) 2025
  • 57. When was St.-Peter's Cathedral inaugurated?
A) 1930s
B) 1919
C) 1921
D) 1945
  • 58. Which company operates the Rabat–Salé tramway?
A) Alsa-City Bus
B) STAREO
C) Transdev
D) ONCF
  • 59. Who expanded the kasbah southward and built a royal residence within it?
A) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
B) al-Rashid
C) Moulay Isma'il
D) Moulay Slimane
  • 60. Which neighbourhood is described as evolving into a middle-class area?
A) Yacoub El Mansour
B) Hay el Fath
C) Diour Jamaa
D) Quartier l'Océan
  • 61. What is the average annual precipitation in Rabat?
A) 1000 mm (39 inches).
B) 300 mm (12 inches).
C) 560 mm (22 inches).
D) 800 mm (31 inches).
  • 62. When was the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art inaugurated?
A) 2014
B) 1915
C) 2006
D) 1973
  • 63. Is the Mawazine festival free?
A) The entire festival is paid.
B) Only main stage performances are free.
C) Only workshops are free.
D) Most areas are free, but some require payment.
  • 64. Which part of Rabat is located along the Bou Regreg?
A) Quartier l'Océan
B) Agdal
C) Hay el Fath
D) The Youssoufia region
  • 65. Which mosque was originally completed in 1785 by Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah?
A) As-Sunna Mosque
B) El-Kharrazin Mosque
C) Great Mosque in the old medina
D) Old Mosque (Jama' al-'Atiqa)
  • 66. Where was the Jewish quarter, the Mellah, established in Rabat?
A) Southwest corner of Almohad walled area
B) Eastern part of the Andalusian medina
C) Near Dar al-Makhzen
D) Along the seaside
  • 67. Which football club from Rabat has won the CAF Champions League?
A) AS FAR
B) FUS de Rabat
C) Hilal de Rabat
D) Stade Marocain
  • 68. Who declared their resignation in February 2024?
A) General Hubert Lyautey
B) Asmaa Rhlalou
C) Mohammed V
D) Denis Michael Rohan
  • 69. In what year was Mohammed V University founded?
A) 1957
B) 1993
C) 1980
D) 1961
  • 70. Which neighbourhood in Rabat is known for its affluent villas and has seen growth since the 2000s?
A) Hay Riad
B) Quartier les Orangers
C) Mabella
D) Diour Jamaa
  • 71. Who designed Rabat's modern quarter, the Ville Nouvelle?
A) General Hubert Lyautey
B) Henri Prost
C) Janet Abu-Lughod
D) Mohammed V
  • 72. Which neighbourhood is associated with both middle and upper middle class demographics?
A) Aviation
B) Hay el Fath
C) Massira
D) Quartier les Orangers
  • 73. Which neighbourhood is described as a lively mix of residential and commercial buildings?
A) Agdal
B) Souissi
C) Hay Nahda
D) Quartier l'Océan
  • 74. Which foundation is one of the biggest active in cultural and social issues in Rabat?
A) North African Arts Council.
B) Moroccan Heritage Foundation.
C) Orient-Occident Foundation.
D) Rabat Cultural Society.
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