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