Places Quiz 12: multiple choice
13 of the 20 questions have four options to choose from; the others stay as normal questions, because no fair wrong answers could be found for them. Tap an option to see if you are right.
1. Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its modernist buildings put up by which colonial power in the early 20th century?
2. Which African country is nicknamed "the Warm Heart of Africa"?
3. Mansa Musa, often called the richest person in history, ruled which West African empire in the 14th century?
The Mali Empire
4. A huge circular rock formation in the Sahara in Mauritania, clearly visible from space, is known by what nickname?
The Eye of the Sahara (the Richat Structure)
5. Which famous extinct flightless bird lived only on Mauritius?
6. Which singer, known as "the Barefoot Diva", made the music of Cape Verde famous around the world?
7. Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, faces which other capital city across the Congo River?
Kinshasa
8. In the 1990s, the eruptions of the Soufrière Hills volcano buried which town, the capital of Montserrat?
9. Which brightly coloured liqueur is flavoured with the peel of the bitter laraha orange from Curaçao?
Blue Curaçao
10. What is the capital of Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin?
11. Which musical instrument, made from oil drums, was invented in Trinidad and Tobago?
12. Which great ruined Maya city lies in the rainforest of northern Guatemala?
13. What is the capital of the Falkland Islands?
14. In 2016, Fiji won its first ever Olympic medal, a gold, in which sport?
15. Moldova is home to Mileștii Mici, which holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of what?
Wine (bottles of wine)
16. Which lake in Slovenia is famous for its tiny island with a church on it?
17. In 2019, North Macedonia added "North" to its name to settle a long dispute with which neighbouring country?
18. From which country did Kosovo declare independence in 2008?
19. Tajikistan is dominated by the Pamir Mountains. What are they nicknamed?
The Roof of the World
20. Which Chelsea striker, who scored in their 2012 Champions League final, is Ivory Coast's all-time leading goalscorer?
Didier Drogba
ANSWERS
1. C Italy
2. C Malawi
3. The Mali Empire
4. The Eye of the Sahara (the Richat Structure)
5. D The dodo
6. A Cesária Évora
7. Kinshasa
8. B Plymouth
9. Blue Curaçao
10. B Philipsburg
11. C The steelpan
12. A Tikal
13. B Stanley
14. A Rugby sevens
15. Wine (bottles of wine)
16. A Lake Bled
17. C Greece
18. A Serbia
19. The Roof of the World
20. Didier Drogba