- 1. What year did French Sudan gain independence from France?
A) 1970
B) 1960
C) 1980
D) 1950
- 2. French Sudan is known today as which country?
A) Chad
B) Burkina Faso
C) Mali
D) Senegal
- 3. Who was the first President of French Sudan?
A) Félix Houphouët-Boigny
B) Modibo Keïta
C) Sékou Touré
D) Thomas Sankara
- 4. Which European country colonized French Sudan?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Portugal
D) France
- 5. What was the capital of French Sudan during French colonization?
A) Dakar
B) Timbuktu
C) Abidjan
D) Bamako
- 6. French Sudan was part of which French colonial federation before independence?
A) French West Africa
B) French Caribbean
C) French Indochina
D) French Equatorial Africa
- 7. French Sudan was rich in which natural resource that attracted European colonization?
A) Diamonds
B) Gold
C) Salt
D) Oil
- 8. What is the traditional attire worn by many men in French Sudan?
A) Agbada
B) Dashiki
C) Kaftan
D) Boubou
- 9. Who was the famous explorer who is credited with reaching French Sudan in the 19th century?
A) René Caillié
B) Richard Francis Burton
C) David Livingstone
D) Henry Morton Stanley
- 10. Which river is a significant geographic feature in French Sudan?
A) Senegal River
B) Zambezi River
C) Congo River
D) Niger River
- 11. During which major war did many soldiers from French Sudan fight for France?
A) World War II
B) World War I
C) Algerian War
D) Vietnam War
- 12. Which city in French Sudan is known as the 'City of 333 Saints'?
A) Djenne
B) Timbuktu
C) Gao
D) Bamako
- 13. Which ethnic group is the largest in the region of French Sudan?
A) Fulani
B) Bambara
C) Dogon
D) Tuareg
- 14. French Sudan was an important colony for the production of which commodity?
A) Coffee
B) Gold
C) Cotton
D) Cocoa
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