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