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  • 1. What is the capital city of Morocco?
A) Rabat
B) Casablanca
C) Marrakech
D) Fez
  • 2. In which continent is Rabat located?
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) North America
D) Asia
  • 3. Which river flows near Rabat?
A) Nile
B) Bou Regreg
C) Thames
D) Amazon
  • 4. What is the currency used in Rabat?
A) Euro
B) Dollar
C) Moroccan Dirham
D) Pound Sterling
  • 5. Which sea is Rabat coastline located along?
A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Red 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) Spanish
B) Arabic
C) English
D) French
  • 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) 750,000
B) 3 million
C) 2.1 million
D) 515,619
  • 11. Which city is opposite Rabat across the river Bou Regreg?
A) Casablanca
B) Fes
C) Marrakech
D) Salé
  • 12. Who founded Rabat in the 12th century?
A) The Romans
B) The Phoenicians
C) The French
D) The Almohads
  • 13. What was Rabat known as during the 17th century?
A) A haven for the Barbary corsairs
B) An ancient Phoenician colony
C) A Byzantine outpost
D) A Roman naval base
  • 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) Trade
C) Victory
D) Conquest
  • 16. What is the full name of Rabat as given by the Almohads?
A) Sala Colonia
B) Ribāṭu al-Fatḥ
C) Anfa
D) Mauretania Tingitana
  • 17. Which ancient civilization founded trading colonies along Morocco's Atlantic coast?
A) The Byzantines
B) The Romans
C) The Visigoths
D) The Phoenicians
  • 18. What was the Roman name for the city built on the site now known as Chellah?
A) Sala Colonia
B) Salé
C) Rabat
D) Anfa
  • 19. Which two main naval outposts did the Romans hold on the Atlantic coast of Mauretania Tingitana?
A) Sala Colonia and Lixus
B) Marrakech and Fes
C) Anfa and Mogador
D) Casablanca and Rabat
  • 20. When did Sala begin to be abandoned?
A) 7th century
B) 1st century BC
C) 12th century
D) 5th century
  • 21. What happened to Sala when the Muslim Arabs arrived in the 7th century?
A) It flourished as a Byzantine outpost
B) It was rebuilt by the Romans
C) It was mostly in ruins
D) It became a major trade hub
  • 22. Which Almoravid emir built a new ribat on the site of the current kasbah?
A) Abd al-Mu'min
B) Leo Africanus
C) Tashfin ibn Ali (r. 1143–1145)
D) Al-Mansur
  • 23. Who built a new kasbah to replace the former ribat in 1150 or 1151?
A) The Marinid dynasty
B) Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur
C) The Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min
D) Tashfin ibn Ali
  • 24. Which Almohad caliph embarked on constructing a new fortified imperial capital called al-Mahdiyya or Ribat al-Fath?
A) The Umayyads of Cordoba
B) Tashfin ibn Ali
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) Kasbah of the Udayas
B) Bab er-Rouah
C) Chellah
D) The Hassan Tower
  • 26. During which dynasty did the town of Salé grow more important than the settlements on the south bank?
A) The Umayyads of Cordoba
B) The Almohad caliphate
C) The Barghawata Berbers
D) The Marinid dynasty (13th to 15th centuries)
  • 27. In what year did Philip III decree the expulsion of all Moriscos from Spain?
A) 1609
B) 1666
C) 1627
D) 1792
  • 28. Which towns were originally home to the Morisco refugees who settled around Salé?
A) Hornachos near Badajoz, Spain
B) Fez and Marrakech
C) Casablanca and Rabat
D) Tangier and Tetouan
  • 29. Which sultan allowed piracy to continue until his reign in the early 19th century?
A) al-Rashid
B) Moulay Isma'il
C) Moulay Slimane
D) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
  • 30. Who expanded the kasbah southward and built a royal residence within it?
A) Moulay Slimane
B) Moulay Isma'il
C) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
D) al-Rashid
  • 31. What was the name of the new royal palace established by Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah?
A) Moulay Slimane Mosque
B) Dar al-Bahr
C) Almohad Palace
D) Dar al-Makhzen
  • 32. 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) Near Dar al-Makhzen
D) Along the seaside
  • 33. Who designed Rabat's modern quarter, the Ville Nouvelle?
A) Janet Abu-Lughod
B) General Hubert Lyautey
C) Henri Prost
D) Mohammed V
  • 34. What percentage of Rabat's population were Moroccan Muslims in 1921?
A) 59%
B) 21.4%
C) 3.5%
D) 10%
  • 35. In what year did the United States fully withdraw from Morocco?
A) 1974, following another Arab League summit
B) 1959, when they agreed to leave
C) 1963
D) 1958, after American intervention in Lebanon
  • 36. Who declared their resignation in February 2024?
A) General Hubert Lyautey
B) Asmaa Rhlalou
C) Denis Michael Rohan
D) Mohammed V
  • 37. Which part of Rabat is located along the Bou Regreg?
A) Quartier l'Océan
B) Hay el Fath
C) The Youssoufia region
D) Agdal
  • 38. Which neighbourhood in Rabat is known for its affluent villas and has seen growth since the 2000s?
A) Mabella
B) Hay Riad
C) Diour Jamaa
D) Quartier les Orangers
  • 39. Which neighbourhood is described as a lively mix of residential and commercial buildings?
A) Souissi
B) Hay Nahda
C) Quartier l'Océan
D) Agdal
  • 40. Where are the old neighbourhoods located in Rabat?
A) On the outskirts of Souissi
B) In the heart of the city
C) To the east along the Bou Regreg
D) Around the ramparts
  • 41. Which neighbourhood is described as evolving into a middle-class area?
A) Diour Jamaa
B) Hay el Fath
C) Quartier l'Océan
D) Yacoub El Mansour
  • 42. What type of buildings are mainly found on the outskirts of Souissi?
A) Affluent villas
B) Commercial buildings
C) Working-class districts
D) Large private houses
  • 43. 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
  • 44. Which neighbourhood is characterized by lavish villas and embassies?
A) Hay Riad
B) Souissi
C) Diour Jamaa
D) Akkari
  • 45. Which neighbourhood is associated with both middle and upper middle class demographics?
A) Quartier les Orangers
B) Hay el Fath
C) Aviation
D) Massira
  • 46. What is the average annual precipitation in Rabat?
A) 300 mm (12 inches).
B) 560 mm (22 inches).
C) 800 mm (31 inches).
D) 1000 mm (39 inches).
  • 47. Who designed the Grand Theatre of Rabat?
A) Renzo Piano.
B) Zaha Hadid.
C) Norman Foster.
D) Frank Gehry.
  • 48. In which year was the Mohammed V Theatre opened?
A) 1980.
B) 1975.
C) 1962.
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) Frank Gehry.
B) Renzo Piano.
C) Zaha Hadid.
D) Abdellah Karroum.
  • 51. What is the name of the music festival held in Rabat?
A) Mawazine.
B) North African Beats.
C) Moroccan Music Fest.
D) Rabat Rhythms.
  • 52. In which year was the first Mawazine festival held?
A) 1985.
B) 2001.
C) 1995.
D) 2010.
  • 53. How many people attended Mawazine in 2013?
A) 1,000,000.
B) More than 2,500,000.
C) 3,000,000.
D) 500,000.
  • 54. Is the Mawazine festival free?
A) Only workshops are free.
B) Most areas are free, but some require payment.
C) The entire festival is paid.
D) Only main stage performances are free.
  • 55. Which foundation is one of the biggest active in cultural and social issues in Rabat?
A) North African Arts Council.
B) Moroccan Heritage Foundation.
C) Orient-Occident Foundation.
D) Rabat Cultural Society.
  • 56. What is the bioclimatic zone of Rabat?
A) Sub-humid.
B) Humid subtropical.
C) Tundra.
D) Arid.
  • 57. Which mosque was originally completed in 1785 by Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah?
A) El-Kharrazin Mosque
B) Great Mosque in the old medina
C) Old Mosque (Jama' al-'Atiqa)
D) As-Sunna Mosque
  • 58. What is the name of one of the last remaining synagogues in Rabat?
A) Great Mosque Synagogue
B) Rabbi Shalom Zaoui synagogue
C) As-Sunna Synagogue
D) Kasbah Synagogue
  • 59. Which church hosts the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat?
A) Kasbah Church
B) Old Mosque Chapel
C) St. Peter's Cathedral (Cathédrale de Saint-Pierre)
D) Evangelical Church
  • 60. In what year was the Rabat Zoo opened?
A) 1915
B) 1973
C) 2002
D) 2014
  • 61. When was the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art inaugurated?
A) 1915
B) 2014
C) 2006
D) 1973
  • 62. Which gate is the most notable along Rabat's historic walls?
A) Bab Diouana
B) Bab al-Hadid
C) Bab Mellah
D) Bab er-Rouah
  • 63. How many gates does the 17th-century Andalusian Wall have?
A) Three
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 64. Which architectural style is the Parliament building in Rabat built in?
A) Art Nouveau
B) Neo-Moorish
C) Baroque
D) Gothic
  • 65. When was St.-Peter's Cathedral inaugurated?
A) 1945
B) 1919
C) 1930s
D) 1921
  • 66. What architectural style is the Central Post Office building in Rabat?
A) Gothic Revival
B) Art Nouveau, expanded with Art Deco elements
C) Romanesque
D) Baroque
  • 67. In what year was Mohammed V University founded?
A) 1980
B) 1961
C) 1957
D) 1993
  • 68. When was the Rabat–Salé tramway network opened?
A) 2025
B) 1993
C) 1983
D) 11 May 2011
  • 69. Which company operates the Rabat–Salé tramway?
A) Transdev
B) ONCF
C) Alsa-City Bus
D) STAREO
  • 70. How many stations does the Rabat–Salé tramway network have as of February 2022?
A) 67,800
B) 350
C) 26.9
D) 43
  • 71. What is the seating capacity of the new Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium?
A) 10 billion MAD
B) 350
C) 67,800
D) 52,000
  • 72. Which city was originally supposed to host the 2019 African Games before Rabat?
A) Marrakesh, Morocco
B) Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
C) Tangier, Morocco
D) Casablanca, Morocco
  • 73. Which football club from Rabat has won the CAF Champions League?
A) FUS de Rabat
B) Hilal de Rabat
C) Stade Marocain
D) AS FAR
  • 74. Which sport club is associated with ASFAR in handball?
A) ASFAR
B) FUS de Rabat
C) Le Stade Marocain
D) Hilal de Rabat
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