Mozambique Quiz
This is a quiz about Mozambique, a country in the southern regions of Africa. Do you think your Geography and country history is good enough to know the answers to this quiz. Let us see. This quiz is rated medium difficulty to hard.
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- 1.
What is the Capital of Mozambique?
Correct Answer
Maputo - 2.
Where is the Capital situated in the country?
- A.
In the extreme northern part.
- B.
In the center of the country.
- C.
Along the eastern coast of the country
- D.
In the extreme southern part.
- E.
The capital is on an island off the coast.
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D. In the extreme southern part. -
- 3.
What is the official language of Mozambique?
Correct Answer
Portuguese - 4.
What is the most popular religion in Mozambique?
- A.
Islam.
- B.
Hindu.
- C.
Christianity
- D.
Traditional beliefs
- E.
Buddhism
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C. ChristianityExplanation
More than 40% follow Christianity and around 23.8% of the total are Roman Catholic.Rate this question:
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- 5.
What is the second largest city in Mozambique? This city is also a port.
Correct Answer
Beira - 6.
The Banu languages and some of the muslim languages mixed and formed a language called...?
- A.
Swazili
- B.
Swahili
- C.
Swakili
- D.
Bantu-Islam
- E.
Zulu
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B. Swahili -
- 7.
What is the currency of Mozambique?
Correct Answer
New Metical
new metical
Metical
metical
Mozambican MeticalExplanation
The official currency is the New Metical (as of 2009, 1 USD is roughly equivalent to 27 Meticals), which replaced old Meticals at the rate of a thousand to one. The old currency will be redeemed by the Bank of Mozambique until the end of 2012Rate this question:
- 8.
The first European to land on the coast of Mozambique was...?
- A.
Christo Cerdo
- B.
Louis Verde
- C.
Vasco da Gama
- D.
Vicente el Gondo
- E.
Jan van Riebeeck
Correct Answer
C. Vasco da Gama -
- 9.
California is a state in The United States of America. It is quite famous. It has a total land area of 423,970 km², which is quite large. How big is the country of Mozambique in comparison?
- A.
Much smaller.
- B.
Only a little bit smaller.
- C.
Around the same size as California.
- D.
Almost twice the size of California.
- E.
About the same size as Texas.
Correct Answer
D. Almost twice the size of California.Explanation
Mozambique is quite large, with and area of 801,590 km2.Rate this question:
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- 10.
Which river runs through Mozambique?
- A.
The Limpopo river.
- B.
The Nile river gorge.
- C.
The Zambezi river.
- D.
The Mozambican river.
- E.
The Orange river.
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C. The Zambezi river. -
- 11.
What is the ocean off the coast of Mozambique?
Correct Answer
Indian Ocean
Indian
Indian Ocean.
Indian. - 12.
What series of Island is the closest to Mozambique?
- A.
The Comoros Islands.
- B.
Madagascar
- C.
Mauritius
- D.
Singapore
- E.
Victoria Islands
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A. The Comoros Islands. -
- 13.
In what year did Mozambique gain independence?
- A.
1982
- B.
1970
- C.
1967
- D.
1975
- E.
1980
Correct Answer
D. 1975 -
- 14.
Cars in Mozambique drive on the .... side of the road?
- A.
The right side.
- B.
The left side.
- C.
There is no official side.
- D.
The roads in Mozambique follow a unique system.
- E.
There are no roads and therefore no rules.
Correct Answer
B. The left side. -
- 15.
What political party or organization is currently in power in Mozambique?
- A.
The National Congress of the People or NCOPE
- B.
The Mozambican People's Party or MPP
- C.
Mozambican National Resistance or RENAMO
- D.
The Democratic party of Mozambique or DPM
- E.
Liberation Front of Mozambique or FRELIMO
Correct Answer
E. Liberation Front of Mozambique or FRELIMO -
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