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