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Rabat - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the capital city of Morocco?
A) Marrakech
B) Casablanca
C) Rabat
D) Fez
  • 2. In which continent is Rabat located?
A) North America
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Asia
  • 3. Which river flows near Rabat?
A) Amazon
B) Bou Regreg
C) Nile
D) Thames
  • 4. What is the currency used in Rabat?
A) Pound Sterling
B) Euro
C) Moroccan Dirham
D) Dollar
  • 5. Which sea is Rabat coastline located along?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Indian Ocean
D) Red Sea
  • 6. Which governmental building in Rabat is inspired by traditional Moroccan architecture?
A) Royal Palace
B) Buckingham Palace
C) White House
D) Kremlin
  • 7. When was Rabat declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2012
B) 1995
C) 2019
D) 2007
  • 8. What is the official language of Rabat?
A) Spanish
B) Arabic
C) French
D) English
  • 9. Which university is one of the oldest in Rabat?
A) Harvard University
B) Sorbonne University
C) Oxford University
D) Mohammed V University
  • 10. What was the population of Rabat in 2024?
A) 750,000
B) 2.1 million
C) 3 million
D) 515,619
  • 11. Which city is opposite Rabat across the river Bou Regreg?
A) Casablanca
B) Salé
C) Fes
D) Marrakech
  • 12. Who founded Rabat in the 12th century?
A) The Almohads
B) The Phoenicians
C) The Romans
D) The French
  • 13. What was Rabat known as during the 17th century?
A) A haven for the Barbary corsairs
B) A Roman naval base
C) An ancient Phoenician colony
D) A Byzantine outpost
  • 14. When did Rabat become the administrative center of French Morocco?
A) 1912
B) 7th century
C) 1170
D) 1956
  • 15. What is the meaning of the Arabic word 'الرباط' (a-Ribāṭ)?
A) Trade
B) Victory
C) Ribat, an Islamic base or fortification
D) Conquest
  • 16. What is the full name of Rabat as given by the Almohads?
A) Sala Colonia
B) Anfa
C) Ribāṭu al-Fatḥ
D) Mauretania Tingitana
  • 17. Which ancient civilization founded trading colonies along Morocco's Atlantic coast?
A) The Byzantines
B) The Visigoths
C) The Romans
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) Salé
D) Rabat
  • 19. Which two main naval outposts did the Romans hold on the Atlantic coast of Mauretania Tingitana?
A) Marrakech and Fes
B) Sala Colonia and Lixus
C) Casablanca and Rabat
D) Anfa and Mogador
  • 20. When did Sala begin to be abandoned?
A) 5th century
B) 7th century
C) 12th century
D) 1st century BC
  • 21. What happened to Sala when the Muslim Arabs arrived in the 7th century?
A) It was mostly in ruins
B) It became a major trade hub
C) It flourished as a Byzantine outpost
D) It was rebuilt by the Romans
  • 22. Which Almoravid emir built a new ribat on the site of the current kasbah?
A) Al-Mansur
B) Leo Africanus
C) Tashfin ibn Ali (r. 1143–1145)
D) Abd al-Mu'min
  • 23. Who built a new kasbah to replace the former ribat in 1150 or 1151?
A) Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur
B) The Marinid dynasty
C) Tashfin ibn Ali
D) The Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min
  • 24. Which Almohad caliph embarked on constructing a new fortified imperial capital called al-Mahdiyya or Ribat al-Fath?
A) Tashfin ibn Ali
B) The Umayyads of Cordoba
C) Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (r. 1184–1199)
D) Leo Africanus
  • 25. What remains from the enormous mosque constructed by al-Mansur?
A) Bab er-Rouah
B) Kasbah of the Udayas
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 Marinid dynasty (13th to 15th centuries)
C) The Barghawata Berbers
D) The Almohad caliphate
  • 27. In what year did Philip III decree the expulsion of all Moriscos from Spain?
A) 1609
B) 1792
C) 1666
D) 1627
  • 28. Which towns were originally home to the Morisco refugees who settled around Salé?
A) Fez and Marrakech
B) Hornachos near Badajoz, Spain
C) Casablanca and Rabat
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) Moulay Isma'il
D) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
  • 30. What is the name of the music festival held in Rabat?
A) North African Beats.
B) Moroccan Music Fest.
C) Mawazine.
D) Rabat Rhythms.
  • 31. What is the name of the first independent space for visual arts in Rabat?
A) Le Cube.
B) L'appartement 22.
C) Rabat Art Gallery.
D) Marrakech Modern Arts.
  • 32. 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
  • 33. Where are the old neighbourhoods located in Rabat?
A) Around the ramparts
B) In the heart of the city
C) To the east along the Bou Regreg
D) On the outskirts of Souissi
  • 34. In which year was the Mohammed V Theatre opened?
A) 1980.
B) 1990.
C) 1962.
D) 1975.
  • 35. Which sport club is associated with ASFAR in handball?
A) Le Stade Marocain
B) FUS de Rabat
C) Hilal de Rabat
D) ASFAR
  • 36. What was the name of the new royal palace established by Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah?
A) Dar al-Bahr
B) Dar al-Makhzen
C) Moulay Slimane Mosque
D) Almohad Palace
  • 37. What is the bioclimatic zone of Rabat?
A) Sub-humid.
B) Tundra.
C) Arid.
D) Humid subtropical.
  • 38. 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
  • 39. What type of buildings are mainly found on the outskirts of Souissi?
A) Large private houses
B) Commercial buildings
C) Affluent villas
D) Working-class districts
  • 40. 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
  • 41. How many gates does the 17th-century Andalusian Wall have?
A) Seven
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 42. Who set up L'appartement 22?
A) Abdellah Karroum.
B) Zaha Hadid.
C) Renzo Piano.
D) Frank Gehry.
  • 43. How many stations does the Rabat–Salé tramway network have as of February 2022?
A) 67,800
B) 350
C) 43
D) 26.9
  • 44. Which neighbourhood is known for its working and middle class demographics along the Bou Regreg?
A) Agdal
B) Mabella
C) Quartier l'Océan
D) Hay el Fath
  • 45. Which neighbourhood is characterized by lavish villas and embassies?
A) Souissi
B) Diour Jamaa
C) Akkari
D) Hay Riad
  • 46. In what year was the Rabat Zoo opened?
A) 2002
B) 1915
C) 1973
D) 2014
  • 47. Which city was originally supposed to host the 2019 African Games before Rabat?
A) Casablanca, Morocco
B) Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
C) Tangier, Morocco
D) Marrakesh, Morocco
  • 48. What is the name of one of the last remaining synagogues in Rabat?
A) Rabbi Shalom Zaoui synagogue
B) Great Mosque Synagogue
C) As-Sunna Synagogue
D) Kasbah Synagogue
  • 49. Which architectural style is the Parliament building in Rabat built in?
A) Baroque
B) Neo-Moorish
C) Gothic
D) Art Nouveau
  • 50. What percentage of Rabat's population were Moroccan Muslims in 1921?
A) 3.5%
B) 21.4%
C) 59%
D) 10%
  • 51. What is the seating capacity of the new Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium?
A) 52,000
B) 10 billion MAD
C) 67,800
D) 350
  • 52. 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
  • 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) 3,000,000.
C) 1,000,000.
D) 500,000.
  • 55. Who designed the Grand Theatre of Rabat?
A) Frank Gehry.
B) Norman Foster.
C) Zaha Hadid.
D) Renzo Piano.
  • 56. When was the Rabat–Salé tramway network opened?
A) 1983
B) 1993
C) 2025
D) 11 May 2011
  • 57. When was St.-Peter's Cathedral inaugurated?
A) 1919
B) 1921
C) 1930s
D) 1945
  • 58. Which company operates the Rabat–Salé tramway?
A) ONCF
B) Transdev
C) Alsa-City Bus
D) STAREO
  • 59. Who expanded the kasbah southward and built a royal residence within it?
A) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
B) al-Rashid
C) Moulay Isma'il
D) Moulay Slimane
  • 60. Which neighbourhood is described as evolving into a middle-class area?
A) Quartier l'Océan
B) Hay el Fath
C) Yacoub El Mansour
D) Diour Jamaa
  • 61. What is the average annual precipitation in Rabat?
A) 560 mm (22 inches).
B) 1000 mm (39 inches).
C) 300 mm (12 inches).
D) 800 mm (31 inches).
  • 62. When was the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art inaugurated?
A) 1915
B) 2006
C) 1973
D) 2014
  • 63. Is the Mawazine festival free?
A) Only main stage performances are free.
B) The entire festival is paid.
C) Only workshops are free.
D) Most areas are free, but some require payment.
  • 64. Which part of Rabat is located along the Bou Regreg?
A) The Youssoufia region
B) Hay el Fath
C) Quartier l'Océan
D) Agdal
  • 65. Which mosque was originally completed in 1785 by Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah?
A) El-Kharrazin Mosque
B) As-Sunna Mosque
C) Great Mosque in the old medina
D) Old Mosque (Jama' al-'Atiqa)
  • 66. Where was the Jewish quarter, the Mellah, established in Rabat?
A) Along the seaside
B) Southwest corner of Almohad walled area
C) Eastern part of the Andalusian medina
D) Near Dar al-Makhzen
  • 67. Which football club from Rabat has won the CAF Champions League?
A) Hilal de Rabat
B) FUS de Rabat
C) Stade Marocain
D) AS FAR
  • 68. Who declared their resignation in February 2024?
A) General Hubert Lyautey
B) Asmaa Rhlalou
C) Mohammed V
D) Denis Michael Rohan
  • 69. In what year was Mohammed V University founded?
A) 1957
B) 1993
C) 1980
D) 1961
  • 70. Which neighbourhood in Rabat is known for its affluent villas and has seen growth since the 2000s?
A) Hay Riad
B) Quartier les Orangers
C) Mabella
D) Diour Jamaa
  • 71. Who designed Rabat's modern quarter, the Ville Nouvelle?
A) General Hubert Lyautey
B) Henri Prost
C) Mohammed V
D) Janet Abu-Lughod
  • 72. Which neighbourhood is associated with both middle and upper middle class demographics?
A) Hay el Fath
B) Aviation
C) Quartier les Orangers
D) Massira
  • 73. Which neighbourhood is described as a lively mix of residential and commercial buildings?
A) Hay Nahda
B) Quartier l'Océan
C) Souissi
D) Agdal
  • 74. Which foundation is one of the biggest active in cultural and social issues in Rabat?
A) Orient-Occident Foundation.
B) Rabat Cultural Society.
C) Moroccan Heritage Foundation.
D) North African Arts Council.
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