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