- 1. What is the capital city of Malawi?
A) Zomba
B) Lilongwe
C) Blantyre
D) Mzuzu
- 2. Which African country shares its borders with Malawi?
A) Kenya
B) Mozambique
C) Ethiopia
D) Nigeria
- 3. Which lake is located along the eastern border of Malawi and is one of the deepest in Africa?
A) Lake Turkana
B) Lake Malawi
C) Lake Tanganyika
D) Lake Victoria
- 4. When did Malawi gain independence from British colonial rule?
A) 1964
B) 1990
C) 1975
D) 1983
- 5. What is the currency of Malawi?
A) Rand
B) Dollar
C) Shilling
D) Malawian Kwacha
- 6. Which crop is a major export of Malawi?
A) Coffee
B) Cotton
C) Tea
D) Tobacco
- 7. What is the nickname of the Malawi national football team?
A) The Warriors
B) The Flames
C) The Eagles
D) The Lions
- 8. Who is the first female president of Malawi?
A) Bingu wa Mutharika
B) Hastings Banda
C) Joyce Banda
D) Peter Mutharika
- 9. Malawi was formerly known as which British protectorate?
A) Gold Coast
B) Northern Rhodesia
C) East Africa Protectorate
D) Nyasaland
- 10. Which famous Scottish explorer and missionary spent time in Malawi during the late 19th century?
A) David Livingstone
B) Henry Morton Stanley
C) Richard Burton
D) Mungo Park
- 11. What is the traditional staple food of Malawi?
A) Fufu
B) Sadza
C) Injera
D) Nsima
- 12. Which mountain in Malawi is the highest peak in the country?
A) Mount Meru
B) Mount Nyiragongo
C) Mount Zomba
D) Mount Mulanje
- 13. What is the largest ethnic group in Malawi?
A) Tumbuka
B) Chewa
C) Yao
D) Ngoni
- 14. Which president of Malawi was known for his authoritarian rule and human rights abuses?
A) Bingu wa Mutharika
B) Hastings Banda
C) Peter Mutharika
D) Joyce Banda
- 15. Lake Malawi is also known as Lake ___?
A) Tanganyika
B) Chad
C) Victoria
D) Nyasa
- 16. What is the main religion in Malawi?
A) Christianity
B) Hinduism
C) Buddhism
D) Islam
- 17. What is the name of the traditional cloth worn by many Malawians?
A) Bogolan
B) Chitenje
C) Kente
D) Dashiki
- 18. Which American singer-songwriter adopted a Malawian child?
A) Taylor Swift
B) Madonna
C) Beyoncé
D) Bruno Mars
- 19. The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was founded in which year?
A) 1965
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1959
- 20. Malawi is also known as the ___ of Africa.
A) Warm Heart
B) Horn
C) Pearl
D) Dark Continent
- 21. What is the name of the large Malawian island in Lake Malawi?
A) Likoma Island
B) Mafia Island
C) Comoros
D) Zanzibar
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