Culture of Senegal - Quiz
  • 1. Which is the official language of Senegal?
A) French
B) English
C) Wolof
D) Arabic
  • 2. What is the capital city of Senegal?
A) Dakar
B) Thies
C) Kaolack
D) Ziguinchor
  • 3. Which religion is practiced by the majority of people in Senegal?
A) Buddhism
B) Islam
C) Christianity
D) Traditional African religions
  • 4. Which Senegalese musician is known for blending traditional African music with jazz and reggae?
A) Ismael Lo
B) Baaba Maal
C) Youssou N'Dour
D) Cheikh Lô
  • 5. What is the traditional Senegalese form of storytelling featuring oral histories, myths, and proverbs?
A) Njullu
B) Gawlo
C) Tukkwi
D) Griot
  • 6. Senegal gained independence from which country in 1960?
A) United Kingdom
B) Portugal
C) Spain
D) France
  • 7. Which Senegalese president is known for his development projects focused on infrastructure and education?
A) Leopold Sedar Senghor
B) Abdou Diouf
C) Macky Sall
D) Abdoulaye Wade
  • 8. What is the traditional Senegalese dance style often performed at weddings and ceremonies?
A) Sabar
B) Kumpo
C) Yela
D) Ndawrabine
  • 9. What is the official name of Senegal?
A) The People's Republic of Senegal
B) The Democratic Republic of Senegal
C) The Republic of Senegal
D) The Federal Republic of Senegal
  • 10. Which ocean borders Senegal?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
  • 11. Which country does Senegal nearly surround?
A) Cape Verde
B) Mauritania
C) Guinea-Bissau
D) The Gambia
  • 12. What is the most widely spoken language in Senegal?
A) Arabic
B) French
C) Pulaar
D) Wolof
  • 13. Which river gives its name to Senegal?
A) Senegal River
B) Gambia River
C) Volta River
D) Niger River
  • 14. In which year did Senegal gain independence from French colonial rule?
A) 1975
B) 1980
C) 1960
D) 1958
  • 15. On which index is Senegal ranked 68th worldwide as of 2024?
A) World Happiness Report
B) V-Dem Democracy Indices
C) Global Peace Index
D) Human Development Index
  • 16. Which organization is Senegal not a member of?
A) European Union
B) United Nations
C) African Union
D) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  • 17. What is the approximate population of Senegal?
A) 18 million
B) 10 million
C) 25 million
D) 30 million
  • 18. Which of these countries does not border Senegal?
A) Cape Verde
B) Guinea-Bissau
C) Gambia
D) Mauritania
  • 19. What is the land area of Senegal in square kilometers?
A) 150,000
B) 300,000
C) 250,000
D) 197,000
  • 20. Which region of Senegal is separated from the rest by The Gambia River?
A) Casamance
B) Saint-Louis
C) Thiès
D) Dakar
  • 21. What type of government does Senegal have?
A) Absolute monarchy
B) Semi-presidential republic
C) Federal republic
D) Parliamentary democracy
  • 22. What major industries are present in Senegal besides agriculture?
A) Automotive, electronics, and fashion
B) Oil extraction, fishing, and textiles
C) Pharmaceuticals, technology, and finance
D) Mining, tourism, and services
  • 23. Which empire was founded in the 6th century in what is now Senegal?
A) Jolof Empire.
B) Takrur.
C) Ghana Empire.
D) Mali Empire.
  • 24. Which ethnic group notably resisted the spread of Islam in Senegal?
A) The Toucouleur.
B) The Soninke.
C) The Wolof.
D) The Serers.
  • 25. What was a common reason for enslavement in the Senegambia region between 1300 and 1900?
A) Being taken captive in warfare.
B) Voluntary servitude due to poverty.
C) Religious conversion requirements.
D) Debt repayment.
  • 26. Which European country first landed on the Senegalese coast in the mid-15th century?
A) Great Britain
B) Portugal
C) The Netherlands
D) France
  • 27. In what year did France gain control of Gorée Island?
A) 1958
B) 1677
C) 1940
D) 1850
  • 28. Which island near modern Dakar became a hub in the Atlantic slave trade under French control?
A) Gorée Island
B) Saint-Louis Island
C) Ile de la Madeleine
D) Cap-Vert
  • 29. Who was set over Wâlo by Louis Faidherbe and served as a chief from 1861 to 1914?
A) Louis Faidherbe
B) Yoro Dyao
C) Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof
D) Lat-Dior
  • 30. Who led the Serer resistance against French expansion in the Battle of Logandème?
A) Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof
B) Yoro Dyao
C) Lat-Dior
D) Louis Faidherbe
  • 31. What was the outcome of the Battle of Dakar in 1940?
A) The establishment of a new Vichy government
B) A peaceful negotiation between Allies and Vichy France
C) An unsuccessful Allied attempt to capture the port
D) A successful Allied takeover of the port
  • 32. When did Senegal become an autonomous republic within the French Union?
A) 23 September 1940
B) 1677
C) 25 November 1958
D) 1850
  • 33. Who was the Damel of Cayor that led resistance against French expansion?
A) Yoro Dyao
B) Lat-Dior
C) Louis Faidherbe
D) Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof
  • 34. What was the main reason for the French to take revenge against Sine after the Battle of Djilor?
A) Their humiliating defeat at the battle
B) A blockade imposed by Sine on French trade
C) The assassination of a French officer
D) An alliance between Sine and Great Britain
  • 35. Who was elected as Senegal's first president in August 1960?
A) Léopold Sédar Senghor
B) Mamadou Dia
C) Abdoulaye Wade
D) Abdou Diouf
  • 36. What political system did Senegal adopt after the failed coup attempt in December 1962?
A) A military dictatorship
B) A new constitution that consolidated the President's power
C) A socialist state
D) A parliamentary democracy
  • 37. Who succeeded Léopold Sédar Senghor as president of Senegal?
A) Abdoulaye Wade
B) Abdou Diouf
C) Mamadou Dia
D) Macky Sall
  • 38. What was the name of the confederation formed by Senegal and The Gambia in 1982?
A) The Atlantic Union
B) The Mali Confederation
C) The West African Federation
D) The Senegambia Confederation
  • 39. Who became the youngest president in Senegal's history after winning the 2024 presidential election?
A) Macky Sall
B) Abdoulaye Wade
C) Bassirou Diomaye Faye
D) Ousmane Sonko
  • 40. When did France hand over the Rufisque joint station to Senegal?
A) In December 2023
B) In November 2024
C) On 1 July 2025
D) In March 2024
  • 41. How many Départements does Senegal have?
A) 30
B) 113
C) 14
D) 45
  • 42. What year was Portuguese introduced into Senegal's secondary education in Dakar?
A) 1959
B) 1961
C) 1975
D) 1980
  • 43. What is the westernmost point in Africa called?
A) Cap-Vert Point
B) Pointe des Almadies
C) Dakar Cape
D) Les Mammelles
  • 44. In which year did Macky Sall win re-election in the first round?
A) 2020
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2017
  • 45. What is the name of one of the Jola's religious ceremonies?
A) Koriteh
B) Gamou
C) Tabaski
D) Boukout
  • 46. Which region in Senegal has the lowest population density?
A) The coastal regions
B) The arid eastern section
C) The southern region
D) The west-central region
  • 47. What is the local name for Portuguese Creole spoken in Ziguinchor?
A) Kabuverdiano
B) Mooré
C) Portuguese
D) Cape Verdean Creole
  • 48. How often is the president of Senegal elected as of 2016?
A) Every six years
B) Every four years
C) Every five years
D) Every seven years
  • 49. In which year was the first Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assembly of Senegal elected?
A) 1980
B) 1975
C) 1953
D) 1966
  • 50. Which immigrant language is spoken by 70,000 people in Senegal?
A) Bambara
B) Vietnamese
C) Krio
D) Portuguese
  • 51. What was the outcome of the 2012 presidential election in Senegal?
A) Macky Sall was elected as the new President
B) Ousmane Sonko became president
C) Abdoulaye Wade won re-election
D) Abdou Diouf returned to power
  • 52. Which ceremony is presided over by the Serer Saltigues?
A) Tabaski
B) Xooy (or Khoy)
C) Gamou
D) Koriteh
  • 53. Which language is taught as a foreign language in secondary schools and has its own office in the Ministry of Education?
A) English
B) German
C) Italian
D) Spanish
  • 54. Which religious leaders have exerted strong political influence in Senegal, especially during Wade's presidency?
A) Rabbis
B) Imams
C) Priests
D) Marabouts
  • 55. In which year did Senegal sever diplomatic ties with Iran?
A) 2014
B) 2009
C) 2012
D) 2011
  • 56. Which language movement supports integrating Wolof into the national constitution?
A) Arabic revival movement
B) Senegalese linguistic nationalist movement
C) Portuguese cultural movement
D) French colonial movement
  • 57. What type of climate is found in the central part of Senegal?
A) Near-hot desert climate
B) Hot semi-arid climate
C) Continental climate
D) Tropical wet and dry climate
  • 58. Which of these is not one of the terrestrial ecoregions in Senegal?
A) Sahelian Acacia savanna
B) Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
C) Saharan Desert
D) West Sudanian savanna
  • 59. Which country is not listed as one of Senegal's largest export markets in 2020?
A) India (8.3%)
B) China
C) Mali (20.4%)
D) Switzerland (12.2%)
  • 60. What is the average daily temperature in Dakar for May?
A) 25.7 °C (78.3 °F)
B) 23.2 °C (73.8 °F)
C) 32.7 °C (90.9 °F)
D) 30 °C (86.0 °F)
  • 61. What percentage of the population in Senegal were estimated to be French speakers in 2022?
A) 40%
B) 15%
C) 50%
D) 26%
  • 62. What is the approximate population density in the west-central region of Senegal?
A) About 77 inhabitants per square kilometre
B) About 2 inhabitants per square kilometre
C) About 200 inhabitants per square kilometre
D) About 50 inhabitants per square kilometre
  • 63. Who was the president of Senegal before Bassirou Diomaye Faye?
A) Léopold Sédar Senghor
B) Macky Sall
C) Abdoulaye Wade
D) Abdou Diouf
  • 64. Which city in Senegal has over half a million people and is considered a rural community?
A) Saint-Louis
B) Dakar
C) Touba
D) Kaolack
  • 65. What is the supreme deity in Serer religion called?
A) Allah
B) Brahma
C) Jehovah
D) Roog
  • 66. Which organization was established by President Sall to fight corruption in Senegal?
A) Commission for the Restitution and Recovery of Illegally Acquired Assets
B) National Anti-Corruption Office (OFNAC)
C) Commission Nationale de Lutte Contre la non-Transparence, la Corruption et la Concussion (CNLCC)
D) Senegalese Anti-Corruption Agency
  • 67. In which part of Senegal does rainfall exceed 1,500 mm annually?
A) Farther south
B) Central part
C) Coastal areas
D) Northernmost part
  • 68. Which country led the military intervention in Yemen that Senegal participated in 2015?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) United States
C) France
D) Egypt
  • 69. Which ethnic group historically resisted Islamization for over a thousand years?
A) Wolof
B) Serer people
C) Mandinka
D) Fula people
  • 70. Which year did Bassirou Diomaye Faye invite the king of Morocco to his inauguration ceremony?
A) 2023
B) 2025
C) 2024
D) 2022
  • 71. What is the highest point in Senegal called?
A) Dakar peak
B) Baunez ridge
C) Nepen Diakha summit
D) Cap-Vert hill
  • 72. What is one of the main industries in Senegal?
A) Space exploration
B) Automobile manufacturing
C) Shipbuilding
D) Food processing
  • 73. How many seats does the National Assembly of Senegal have?
A) 150
B) 100
C) 250
D) 200
  • 74. In which year did Senegal achieve full Internet connectivity?
A) 2010
B) 1996
C) 2000
D) 1985
  • 75. Which branch of Buddhism is followed by a very tiny portion of the expat Vietnamese community in Senegal?
A) Theravada
B) Vajrayana
C) Zen
D) Mahayana
  • 76. Which international organization did Senegal become a member of the UN Security Council in 2015–2016?
A) UN Security Council
B) ECOWAS
C) Community of Sahel–Saharan States
D) African Union
  • 77. What percentage of Senegal's GDP is accounted for by private activity?
A) 75 percent
B) 60 percent
C) 82 percent
D) 90 percent
  • 78. When was the Senate in Senegal abolished?
A) 19 September 2012
B) 25 March 2024
C) 22 February 2011
D) February 2008
  • 79. In which year was Senegal elected to the UN Commission on Human Rights?
A) 2016
B) 2005
C) 1988
D) 1997
  • 80. In what year did Senegal sign an agreement to convene a World Constituent Assembly?
A) 1968
B) 1975
C) 1999
D) 1980
  • 81. How much was health expenditure per capita in Senegal in 2004?
A) $100 (PPP)
B) $85 (PPP)
C) $50 (PPP)
D) $72 (PPP)
  • 82. In which year did Senegal send a battalion to participate in MONUC, the United Nations peacekeeping mission?
A) 2002
B) 1998
C) 2000
D) 2015
  • 83. Which ethnic group includes the Toucouleur according to the 2019 estimates?
A) Mandinka
B) Serer Cangin peoples
C) Fula (probably including the Halpulaar speaking Toucouleur)
D) Wolof
  • 84. Which city in Senegal has higher average daily temperatures in May compared to Dakar?
A) Kaolack
B) Dakar
C) Saint-Louis
D) Ziguinchor
  • 85. Which ethnic group is the smallest among those listed for Senegal?
A) Wolof
B) Serer
C) Fula
D) Soninke
  • 86. Which country is not listed as a donor to Senegal?
A) France
B) USAID
C) China
D) Japan
  • 87. How many distinct languages are spoken in Senegal?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 50
D) 39
  • 88. What is the average daily temperature in Tambacounda for May?
A) 23.2 °C (73.8 °F)
B) 30 °C (86.0 °F)
C) 25.7 °C (78.3 °F)
D) 32.7 °C (90.9 °F)
  • 89. Which sector accounts for 82 percent of Senegal's GDP?
A) Agriculture
B) Tourism
C) Private activity
D) Public sector
  • 90. What is the term used for formal Quranic schools in Senegal?
A) Maktab
B) Imambara
C) Madrasa
D) Daara
  • 91. Which language is spoken by the Fulas and Toucouleur?
A) Serer
B) Mandinka
C) Wolof
D) Pulaar
  • 92. What type of state is Senegal defined as, according to its Constitution?
A) Atheist
B) Islamic
C) Secular
D) Christian
  • 93. What is the legal status of homosexuality in Senegal?
A) Illegal
B) Decriminalized
C) Accepted by society
D) Legal
  • 94. What is the length of Senegal's exclusive fishing zone?
A) 20 nautical miles
B) 12 nautical miles
C) 15 nautical miles
D) 10 nautical miles
  • 95. What percentage of fish stocks in Senegal are in a 'state of collapse'?
A) 75%
B) 57%
C) 30%
D) 90%
  • 96. What is the name of a bilingual school in Dakar that offers half its curriculum in English?
A) Dakar International School
B) Senegalese American Bilingual School (SABS)
C) Wolof Language Academy
D) Léopold Sédar Senghor University
  • 97. What are the administrative divisions below regions in Senegal called?
A) Municipalities
B) States
C) Départements
D) Provinces
  • 98. How high can temperatures reach in Tambacounda during hot periods?
A) 25.7 °C (78.3 °F)
B) 54 °C (129.2 °F)
C) 30 °C (86.0 °F)
D) 18 °C (64.4 °F)
  • 99. What rank is Senegal in terms of global peace according to the 2024 Global Peace Index?
A) 50th most peaceful country
B) 84th most peaceful country
C) 100th most peaceful country
D) 120th most peaceful country
  • 100. How many regions is Senegal subdivided into?
A) 10
B) 14
C) 45
D) 20
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