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