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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) Asia
B) Europe
C) North America
D) Africa
  • 3. Which river flows near Rabat?
A) Nile
B) Amazon
C) Thames
D) Bou Regreg
  • 4. What is the currency used in Rabat?
A) Pound Sterling
B) Dollar
C) Moroccan Dirham
D) Euro
  • 5. Which sea is Rabat coastline located along?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Red Sea
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Indian Ocean
  • 6. Which governmental building in Rabat is inspired by traditional Moroccan architecture?
A) White House
B) Kremlin
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Royal Palace
  • 7. When was Rabat declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2019
B) 2012
C) 2007
D) 1995
  • 8. What is the official language of Rabat?
A) French
B) English
C) Arabic
D) Spanish
  • 9. Which university is one of the oldest in Rabat?
A) Harvard University
B) Sorbonne University
C) Mohammed V University
D) Oxford University
  • 10. What was the population of Rabat in 2024?
A) 515,619
B) 3 million
C) 2.1 million
D) 750,000
  • 11. Which city is opposite Rabat across the river Bou Regreg?
A) Fes
B) Salé
C) Casablanca
D) Marrakech
  • 12. Who founded Rabat in the 12th century?
A) The Almohads
B) The Romans
C) The Phoenicians
D) The French
  • 13. What was Rabat known as during the 17th century?
A) A Roman naval base
B) An ancient Phoenician colony
C) A haven for the Barbary corsairs
D) A Byzantine outpost
  • 14. When did Rabat become the administrative center of French Morocco?
A) 1956
B) 1912
C) 7th century
D) 1170
  • 15. What is the meaning of the Arabic word 'الرباط' (a-Ribāṭ)?
A) Victory
B) Ribat, an Islamic base or fortification
C) Conquest
D) Trade
  • 16. What is the full name of Rabat as given by the Almohads?
A) Mauretania Tingitana
B) Ribāṭu al-Fatḥ
C) Sala Colonia
D) Anfa
  • 17. Which ancient civilization founded trading colonies along Morocco's Atlantic coast?
A) The Romans
B) The Visigoths
C) The Byzantines
D) The Phoenicians
  • 18. What was the Roman name for the city built on the site now known as Chellah?
A) Anfa
B) Salé
C) Sala Colonia
D) Rabat
  • 19. Which two main naval outposts did the Romans hold on the Atlantic coast of Mauretania Tingitana?
A) Sala Colonia and Lixus
B) Casablanca and Rabat
C) Anfa and Mogador
D) Marrakech and Fes
  • 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 was mostly in ruins
B) It was rebuilt by the Romans
C) It flourished as a Byzantine outpost
D) It became a major trade hub
  • 22. Which Almoravid emir built a new ribat on the site of the current kasbah?
A) Al-Mansur
B) Abd al-Mu'min
C) Tashfin ibn Ali (r. 1143–1145)
D) Leo Africanus
  • 23. Who built a new kasbah to replace the former ribat in 1150 or 1151?
A) Tashfin ibn Ali
B) The Marinid dynasty
C) Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur
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) The Umayyads of Cordoba
B) Tashfin ibn Ali
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) The Hassan Tower
B) Kasbah of the Udayas
C) Chellah
D) Bab er-Rouah
  • 26. During which dynasty did the town of Salé grow more important than the settlements on the south bank?
A) The Marinid dynasty (13th to 15th centuries)
B) The Barghawata Berbers
C) The Umayyads of Cordoba
D) The Almohad caliphate
  • 27. In what year did Philip III decree the expulsion of all Moriscos from Spain?
A) 1792
B) 1609
C) 1627
D) 1666
  • 28. Which towns were originally home to the Morisco refugees who settled around Salé?
A) Hornachos near Badajoz, Spain
B) Casablanca and Rabat
C) Tangier and Tetouan
D) Fez and Marrakech
  • 29. Which sultan allowed piracy to continue until his reign in the early 19th century?
A) Moulay Isma'il
B) Moulay Slimane
C) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
D) al-Rashid
  • 30. What is the name of the music festival held in Rabat?
A) Rabat Rhythms.
B) Mawazine.
C) Moroccan Music Fest.
D) North African Beats.
  • 31. What is the name of the first independent space for visual arts in Rabat?
A) Marrakech Modern Arts.
B) Le Cube.
C) Rabat Art Gallery.
D) L'appartement 22.
  • 32. Which church hosts the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat?
A) Old Mosque Chapel
B) St. Peter's Cathedral (Cathédrale de Saint-Pierre)
C) Kasbah Church
D) Evangelical Church
  • 33. Where are the old neighbourhoods located in Rabat?
A) On the outskirts of Souissi
B) In the heart of the city
C) Around the ramparts
D) To the east along the Bou Regreg
  • 34. In which year was the Mohammed V Theatre opened?
A) 1990.
B) 1980.
C) 1962.
D) 1975.
  • 35. Which sport club is associated with ASFAR in handball?
A) Hilal de Rabat
B) FUS de Rabat
C) ASFAR
D) Le Stade Marocain
  • 36. What was the name of the new royal palace established by Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah?
A) Moulay Slimane Mosque
B) Dar al-Makhzen
C) Dar al-Bahr
D) Almohad Palace
  • 37. What is the bioclimatic zone of Rabat?
A) Tundra.
B) Sub-humid.
C) Arid.
D) Humid subtropical.
  • 38. What architectural style is the Central Post Office building in Rabat?
A) Art Nouveau, expanded with Art Deco elements
B) Gothic Revival
C) Baroque
D) Romanesque
  • 39. What type of buildings are mainly found on the outskirts of Souissi?
A) Working-class districts
B) Affluent villas
C) Large private houses
D) Commercial buildings
  • 40. Which gate is the most notable along Rabat's historic walls?
A) Bab Mellah
B) Bab er-Rouah
C) Bab Diouana
D) Bab al-Hadid
  • 41. How many gates does the 17th-century Andalusian Wall have?
A) Ten
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Three
  • 42. Who set up L'appartement 22?
A) Frank Gehry.
B) Abdellah Karroum.
C) Zaha Hadid.
D) Renzo Piano.
  • 43. How many stations does the Rabat–Salé tramway network have as of February 2022?
A) 350
B) 67,800
C) 43
D) 26.9
  • 44. Which neighbourhood is known for its working and middle class demographics along the Bou Regreg?
A) Hay el Fath
B) Mabella
C) Quartier l'Océan
D) Agdal
  • 45. Which neighbourhood is characterized by lavish villas and embassies?
A) Diour Jamaa
B) Hay Riad
C) Akkari
D) Souissi
  • 46. In what year was the Rabat Zoo opened?
A) 2014
B) 1915
C) 2002
D) 1973
  • 47. Which city was originally supposed to host the 2019 African Games before Rabat?
A) Tangier, Morocco
B) Marrakesh, Morocco
C) Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
D) Casablanca, Morocco
  • 48. What is the name of one of the last remaining synagogues in Rabat?
A) Great Mosque Synagogue
B) Kasbah Synagogue
C) As-Sunna Synagogue
D) Rabbi Shalom Zaoui synagogue
  • 49. Which architectural style is the Parliament building in Rabat built in?
A) Gothic
B) Art Nouveau
C) Neo-Moorish
D) Baroque
  • 50. What percentage of Rabat's population were Moroccan Muslims in 1921?
A) 3.5%
B) 59%
C) 10%
D) 21.4%
  • 51. What is the seating capacity of the new Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium?
A) 10 billion MAD
B) 52,000
C) 350
D) 67,800
  • 52. In what year did the United States fully withdraw from Morocco?
A) 1974, following another Arab League summit
B) 1958, after American intervention in Lebanon
C) 1963
D) 1959, when they agreed to leave
  • 53. In which year was the first Mawazine festival held?
A) 2001.
B) 1995.
C) 1985.
D) 2010.
  • 54. How many people attended Mawazine in 2013?
A) 500,000.
B) More than 2,500,000.
C) 1,000,000.
D) 3,000,000.
  • 55. Who designed the Grand Theatre of Rabat?
A) Renzo Piano.
B) Frank Gehry.
C) Norman Foster.
D) Zaha Hadid.
  • 56. When was the Rabat–Salé tramway network opened?
A) 11 May 2011
B) 1993
C) 1983
D) 2025
  • 57. When was St.-Peter's Cathedral inaugurated?
A) 1919
B) 1921
C) 1945
D) 1930s
  • 58. Which company operates the Rabat–Salé tramway?
A) STAREO
B) Transdev
C) Alsa-City Bus
D) ONCF
  • 59. Who expanded the kasbah southward and built a royal residence within it?
A) al-Rashid
B) Moulay Slimane
C) Moulay Isma'il
D) Sidi Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah
  • 60. Which neighbourhood is described as evolving into a middle-class area?
A) Hay el Fath
B) Yacoub El Mansour
C) Diour Jamaa
D) Quartier l'Océan
  • 61. What is the average annual precipitation in Rabat?
A) 560 mm (22 inches).
B) 300 mm (12 inches).
C) 800 mm (31 inches).
D) 1000 mm (39 inches).
  • 62. When was the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art inaugurated?
A) 1915
B) 1973
C) 2014
D) 2006
  • 63. Is the Mawazine festival free?
A) Most areas are free, but some require payment.
B) Only workshops are free.
C) Only main stage performances are free.
D) The entire festival is paid.
  • 64. Which part of Rabat is located along the Bou Regreg?
A) Quartier l'Océan
B) Hay el Fath
C) The Youssoufia region
D) Agdal
  • 65. Which mosque was originally completed in 1785 by Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah?
A) El-Kharrazin Mosque
B) As-Sunna Mosque
C) Old Mosque (Jama' al-'Atiqa)
D) Great Mosque in the old medina
  • 66. 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) Along the seaside
D) Near Dar al-Makhzen
  • 67. Which football club from Rabat has won the CAF Champions League?
A) AS FAR
B) Hilal de Rabat
C) Stade Marocain
D) FUS de Rabat
  • 68. Who declared their resignation in February 2024?
A) Mohammed V
B) Denis Michael Rohan
C) Asmaa Rhlalou
D) General Hubert Lyautey
  • 69. In what year was Mohammed V University founded?
A) 1957
B) 1993
C) 1961
D) 1980
  • 70. Which neighbourhood in Rabat is known for its affluent villas and has seen growth since the 2000s?
A) Quartier les Orangers
B) Hay Riad
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) Quartier les Orangers
B) Hay el Fath
C) Massira
D) Aviation
  • 73. Which neighbourhood is described as a lively mix of residential and commercial buildings?
A) Quartier l'Océan
B) Souissi
C) Agdal
D) Hay Nahda
  • 74. Which foundation is one of the biggest active in cultural and social issues in Rabat?
A) North African Arts Council.
B) Orient-Occident Foundation.
C) Rabat Cultural Society.
D) Moroccan Heritage Foundation.
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