Mozambique Trivia

1. Maputo is the capital of Mozambique. What was its previous name?

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Lourenco Marques

Lourenco Marques was changed to "Maputo" in 1976. A coastal city on the Indian Ocean, Maputo grew around a Portuguese fort built in the area in 1787, and was designated a city in 1887. It surpassed the town of Moçambique as Mozambique's capital, back in 1907 when Mozambique was called "Portuguese East Africa." Lourenço Marques was a Portuguese colonizer of the 16th century.

From Quiz The Republic of Mozambique

Answer: Lourenço Marques

Previously named Lourenço Marques after a Portuguese navigator, Maputo is nicknamed "The City of Acacias" and "The Pearl of the Indian Ocean". Located 90 miles north of the border with South Africa, it is Mozambique's major Indian Ocean port. Of the alternatives, Khoekhoe is the traditional name for the Namibian capital of Windhoek; Mzizima is the former name of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania; and Tananarive is the former name for the Madagascar capital Antananarivo.

From Quiz Mozambique - Essentials

Answer: Southern Africa

It's generally reckoned part of Southern Africa, though for a time in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it was called Portuguese East Africa - by analogy with German East Africa (roughly modern Tanzania) and British East Africa (Kenya and Uganda). The Horn of Africa is much further north and consists of the region that juts out to the east near the Arabian Peninsula and consists of Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Eswatini

Eswatini is a small country, and Mozambique shares a good relationship with this nation. Eswatini has a good amount of mineral deposits, some of which it trades with Mozambique. Eswatini lies south-west of Mozambique, as does South Africa. Zimbabwe lies to the west of Mozambique, Tanzania lies north, Malawi and Zambia lie north-west. The island nations of Madagascar and Comoros lie east across the Mozambique Channel.

From Quiz The Republic of Mozambique

Answer: Malawi

Mozambique has land borders with six other countries stretching a total of 2,855 miles. The longest of these, at 980 miles is with Malawi to the northwest. Also to the northwest is the 260-mile border with Zambia. To the west is Zimbabwe, with whom Mozambique has a shared border of 770 miles. To the southwest are South Africa (a 306-mile border) and Swaziland (65 miles). To the north is Tanzania and a shared border stretching 470 miles.

From Quiz Mozambique - Essentials

Answer: Maputo

When Mozambique was under Portuguese rule, the city was called Lourenco Marques. The capital is situated in the extreme south of the country, near the borders with South Africa and Swaziland. Mombasa is in Kenya, Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania and Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo - the former French colony, which should not be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly called Zaire.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Niassa Reserve

The Niassa Reserve is situated between Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province and Niassa Province, covering nearly a third of the latter. Niassa Reserve encompasses an area of around 16,215 square miles (42,300 square km). The northern boundary of the park is shaped by Rovuma River, which also forms part of Mozambique's border with neighbouring Tanzania. It is twice the size of the famed Kruger National Park. Mount Mecula, a 4,730 feet (1,442 m) high mountain, is located within the reserve, and is in the watershed for the Rovuma River. Niassa Reserve is one of the largest miombo woodland reserves in the world. It is part of an eco-region of Mozambique which also covers neighbouring countries, Malawi and Tanzania: the Eastern miombo woodlands. It has a substantial population of the largest wild canine of Africa, the African wild dog, which is now considered endangered.

From Quiz The Republic of Mozambique

Answer: Second, smaller only than Alaska

With an area of just over 660,000 sq miles, Alaska is more than twice the size of Mozambique. The second-largest U.S. state, Texas, covers just under 270,000 miles, so Mozambique would therefore rank as the second largest state, behind only Alaska. California, the third-largest state, has a land area of just below 156,000 square miles, so it would fit almost twice into Mozambique. The smallest U.S. state, Rhode Island, area 1,550 sq miles, would remarkably fit into Mozambique almost 200 times.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Monte Binga

Part of the Chimanimani Mountains, at 8,000 feet (2,440 m) high, Monte Binga not only the highest mountain in Mozambique, but the second-highest of neighbouring Zimbabwe. From the summit there is an incredible view of both the Indian Ocean, and the Mozambique Plains. At 7,940 feet (2,420 m) high, Mount Namuli is the highest mountain located wholly within Mozambique, within the country's Zambezia Province. The forests around and on Mount Namuli provide a habitat for some endangered animals and birds, such as the Thyolo alethe bird, and the dappled mountain robin.

From Quiz The Republic of Mozambique

Answer: Madagascar

The 1,000-mile long Mozambique Channel separates Mozambique from Madagascar. It is almost 600 miles across at its widest point. It is 286 miles across at its narrowest, between Angoche in Mozambique and Tambohorano on the Madagascar side.

From Quiz Mozambique - Essentials

Answer: Mozambique Channel

To the north and south of the Mozambique Channel, the coastline lies on the Indian Ocean. The Comoros is a group of islands to the north-west of Madagascar.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Vilanculos

Vilanculos is located in the south of the country, in Mozambique;s Inhambane Province. The largest of the Bazaruto archipelago is Bazaruto Island, known for its pristine beaches, snorkelling and bird watching, and home to the Broadley's writhing skink, endemic to the island. The sand is said to be reminiscent of the sand of the desert, with sand dunes being visible in the middle of the ocean, depending on how close one is to the islands. Dolphins and whales are known to pass these islands.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Xai-Xai

Xai-Xai is located in the south of Mozambique, on the east shore of the Limpopo River, around 120 miles (200 km) away from Maputo. Cattle and crops are raised around the town. Xai-Xai is the capital of Mozambique's Gaza Province. Under Portuguese colonization, the city was known as "João Belo" and grew as both a port, and an agricultural hub where cashews and rice were grown. The Praia do Xai-Xai beach is a popular tourist attraction of the city, with divers keen to explore the coral reed that runs beside the shoreline.

From Quiz The Republic of Mozambique

Answer: Rifle

The emblem on both the flag and the coat of arms of Mozambique includes an AK-47 rifle with bayonet attached, and it is the only national flag that features such a modern weapon. The emblem is a yellow star (representing Marxism and internationalism), an open book (highlighting the importance of education), a hoe (representing agriculture) and the AK-47 which stands for defense and vigilance.

From Quiz Mozambique - Essentials

Answer: 309,000 sq. miles

So it's nearly double the area of California or nearly 1.5 times the size of France.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Samora Machel

In 1975, Samora Machel (1933-1986) became the first President of Mozambique since the country's independence the same year. The exact circumstances of this airplane crash that killed him in 1986 remain a fiercely debated mystery. At the time, protesters in South Africa blamed their government for the death of Machel, asserting that he was murdered. No conclusive evidence has been presented, and some argue it was simply bad weather that took the plane down. The statue of Machel in Maputo is made of brass, and is located in the middle of the "Praça da Independência" independence square. The statue was erected in 2011, on the 25th anniversary of his death. Armando Guebuza, the third president of Mozambique (from 2005-2015) had the statue constructed and led its inauguration ceremony.

From Quiz Mozambique - Essentials

Answer: Natural gas

The discovery and exploitation of natural gas, which came on stream in 2002, offers the prospect of improved national income.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Niassa

Despite being the largest by area, Niassa Province is the most sparsely populated. The area is the homeland of both the Yao and the Makua people, encompassing 36 square miles (14 square km) in total, with the city of Lichinga is the province's capital. Located in the north-west of Mozambique's, Niassa Province's northern boundary with neighbouring country, Tanzana's Ruvuma Region, is formed by the Ruvuma River. Lake Niassa creates Niassa Province's western boundary, separating it from neighbouring country, Malawi. Maputo City has provincial status in Mozambique, and is the country's smallest province by area.

From Quiz The Republic of Mozambique

Answer: mz

Mozambique uses the TLD "mz". "mo" is used by Macau, "mm" by Myanmar and "mb" is an unassigned code.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Inhambane

Inhambane is situated in the south-east of Mozambique, around 290 miles (470 km) north-east of Maputo. It is one of the coldest regions of the country, with a daily high temperature average being 29 degrees centigrade. Cashew nuts are a major product of this city, and the Port of Inhambane was once a major hub for whaling, ivory and the slave trade. Nowadays, the coastline is known for its diving, beautiful beaches and markets. The Bantu language of Tonga is typically spoken here, as is around the south of Mozambique n general. Inhambane is one of the few areas of Mozambique where marine mammal, the dugong, can be observed.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Centavo

"Centavo" translates as "one hundredth" on both Portuguese and Spanish. The name "metical" is taken from the Arabic word, "mithqal," which means "unit of weight," the name for a unit of mass of 4.25 grams, usually used for measuring precious metals like gold, or other products such as saffron. The Mozambican escudo was the currency of Mozambique from 1914-1980, when it was replaced by the Mozambican metical. The escudo was also divided into 100 Centavo.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Makhuwa

Makhuwa is the main language in the north of Mozambique, spoken by the Makua people, the largest ethnic group of Mozambique who are also found in the south of neighbouring Tanzania. Although the Makua have traditionally been involved with agriculture and hunting, there is evidence from the Medieval times that they were traders, interacting with merchants from East Africa to India, before colonialism took hold of the area.

From Quiz Africa: All about Mozambique

Answer: Beira

In the centre region of Mozambique, the port city is Beira is situated where the Pungwe River runs into the Indian Ocean. Named after the Portuguese Prince of Beira, Dom Luís Filipe, Beira was originally called "Chiveve" after a nearby river. Beira has the second-largest sea port of Mozambique, second only to the Port of Maputo. Up to 90% of Beira was damaged or destroyed during Cyclone Idai in 2019.

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