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