Burundi Trivia

1. Republic of Burundi is a small landlocked country in east central Africa, bordering Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From which country did Burundi claim its independence on July 1st, 1962?

From Quiz Burundi

Answer: Belgium

Burundi was a kingdom until the late 19th century when it became a German colony. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the control was handed to Belgium and Burundi, together with Rwanda, became a part of the Belgian colonial empire and was known as Ruanda-Urundi. Upon gaining its independence in 1962, the country legally changed its name to Burundi.

From Quiz The Republic of Burundi

Answer: Lake Tanganyika

Extending 420 miles from its northern to its southern end, Lake Tanganyika is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the second largest by volume and the second deepest, (in both cases only following Siberia's Lake Baikal). The lake has coastlines in four countries, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Zambia. Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake by area, is further north, between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Lake Malawi is the southernmost of the African Great Lakes, bordering Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The Mozambique Channel is actually part of the Indian Ocean, separating Mozambique from the island nation of Madagascar.

From Quiz Burundi

Answer: Twa

The Twa (or Batwa) are the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes region of central Africa. They are a pygmy people and they can currently be found living in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From Quiz The Republic of Burundi

Answer: Nile

The Nile is sometimes deemed to start at Lake Victoria, but the lake is also fed by some sizeable rivers. The Kagera River is the longest of these and the Ruvyironza River, which has its source in Bururi Province in southern Burundi, is the longest tributary of the Kagera. The Ruvyironza joins the Nyabarongo as it comes from Rwanda at the Rusumo Falls and together they form the Kagera, which feeds Lake Victoria. If you consider the true source of the Nile as southern Burundi, this would give the world's longest river a total length of 4199 miles.

From Quiz The Republic of Burundi

Answer: Red and Green

The Burundi flag which was adopted in 1967 was the fifth design since independence in 1961, although the basic design of the last four have all been similar. They all feature a white saltire dividing the field into alternating areas of red and green, with the centre of the saltire forming a circular disc. It is the design in the centre of the disk that changed with the different designs. The flag adopted in 1967 has three six-pointed red stars outlined in green on the central white disc. Two of the previous designs had different flowers in the centre and the third had an empty white disc.

From Quiz Burundi

Answer: Mount Heha

Mount Heha is the highest mountain in Burundi, with an elevation of 2,684 m (8,810 ft) at its peak. It is one of the country's touristic attractions as it offers routes for trekking and biking.

From Quiz The Republic of Burundi

Answer: Bujumbura

Located on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika in the northwest of the country, Bujumbura is Burundi's largest city, most important port. It is home to around 800,000 people, which is about 9% of all Burundians. The alternatives are all the largest city in an African country: Douala is the largest city in Cameroon, although the national capital is Yaoundé; Luanda is both the capital and the largest city in Angola; and Niamey also fulfills both roles in Niger.

From Quiz Burundi

Answer: on the north shore of Lake Tanganyika

Bujumbura is located on the north shore of Lake Tanganyika and is Burundi's largest port. It developed from a small village which was transformed into a military post when Burundi became a German colony in 1889. Once known as Usumbura its name was changed when the country declared its independence in 1962. Bujumbura is governed by a community council and it is divided into 13 communes or neighborhoods.

From Quiz The Republic of Burundi

Answer: Albania

With an area of 11,000 square miles, Albania is a little smaller than Lesotho and slightly larger than three similar-sized African countries, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda. Of the alternatives: Slovenia is significantly smaller, with an area of 7,800 square miles; Montenegro is smaller still and with an area of 5,300 square miles would just fit twice into Burundi. Croatia, on the other hand, has an area of 21,800, so would just about hold Burundi twice.

From Quiz Burundi

Answer: Gitega

Gitega is the capital of Gitega Province, one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. The city is the home of the Burundi National Museum, several Karyenda sanctuaries (Karyenda is a traditional African drum that has a semidivine status and is the main traditional symbol of Burundi), the former royal court and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese.

From Quiz The Republic of Burundi

Answer: Christianity

Around three in every four Burundians consider themselves Christians. Of those, 80% are Roman Catholics with Protestants and Anglicans making up the remainder. Most of the remaining 25% of the population follow traditional indigenous religious beliefs. There is a small Muslim population of around 5% of the population, most of whom live in the cities and are mainly Sunni. There is no significant Buddhist population in Burundi.

From Quiz The Republic of Burundi

Answer: Made same-sex acts a criminal offense

The Burundi government chose to go in the opposite direction to that being taken in recent years by many governments around the world. They did not go as far as making homosexuality a capital offense, but the 2009 Act did make acts between same-sex partners a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Burundi Francs (about £40 or US$65).

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