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Amazing Algeria Trivia Quiz

How well do you know Algeria? Take this quiz, find out, and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by The_Bookworm. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
The_Bookworm

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,665

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2740

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these countries borders Algeria on the southeast? Hint

Niger

Libya

Morocco

Mali

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Question 2 of 10

2. What desert makes up about 80% of Algeria's land mass? Hint

The Kalahari

The Sahara

The Mojave

There is no desert in Algeria

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Question 3 of 10

3. What range of mountains separates the milder, more fertile part of Algeria from the desert? Hint

The Ahaggar Mountains

The Tell Atlas Mountains

The Tell Mountains

The Saharan Atlas Mountains

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Question 4 of 10

4. What large body of water borders Algeria to the north? Hint

The Caspian Sea

Algeria is landlocked

The Mediterranean Sea

The Dead Sea

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Algeria's first president? Hint

Chadli Benjedid

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Ahmed Ben Bella

Houari Boumedienne

6. Algeria has several basins in the High Plateau region of the country that collect water during the rainy season, and then become salt flats when they dry. What are these salt flats called? Hint

tells

oases

springs

chotts

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these countries borders Algeria to the northeast? Hint

Mauritania

Tunisia

Mali

Egypt

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the United States, a president has a term of four years in office. How long is an Algerian presidential term? Hint

4 years

2 years

3 years

5 years

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which Algerian city would you find the famous Martyrs Monument? Hint

Rabat

Oran

Algiers

Constantine

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these animals would you NOT expect to find in the Sahara desert? Hint

Camel

Sand Cat

Hippo

Fennec Fox

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these countries borders Algeria on the southeast?

Answer: Niger

Morocco and Mali border Algeria on the west and southwest, respectively. Libya borders Algeria to the east.

2. What desert makes up about 80% of Algeria's land mass?

Answer: The Sahara

The Kalahari desert is located in southern Africa, and the Mojave is in the southwestern United States.

3. What range of mountains separates the milder, more fertile part of Algeria from the desert?

Answer: The Saharan Atlas Mountains

In 1975, Algeria began a project to plant a belt of trees at the base of the Saharan Atlas Mountains, between the mountain range and the desert in an attempt to prevent the desert from expanding any farther north. The Tell Atlas Mountains are north of the Saharan Atlas Mountains, and the Ahaggar Mountains are located in the southeastern part of the country.

The Tell Mountains I made up.

4. What large body of water borders Algeria to the north?

Answer: The Mediterranean Sea

The Caspian and Dead seas are both located in the Middle East, not Africa.

5. Who was Algeria's first president?

Answer: Ahmed Ben Bella

Ben Bella was elected to office in 1963 and served for 2 years.
Boumedienne and Benjedid were Algeria's second and fourth presidents. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, (also known as "The Dandy Diplomat" because of his flamboyant style and charming looks), was the eighth.

6. Algeria has several basins in the High Plateau region of the country that collect water during the rainy season, and then become salt flats when they dry. What are these salt flats called?

Answer: chotts

Some chotts are quite large. For instance, Chott Melrhir has an area of about 6700 square km (about 2600 square miles).
The Tell is the region made up of the hills and plains of the coastal region of Algeria.

7. Which of these countries borders Algeria to the northeast?

Answer: Tunisia

Mauritania and Mali are to the southwest. Egypt is to the east, but it does not share a border with Algeria. Libya is directly east.

8. In the United States, a president has a term of four years in office. How long is an Algerian presidential term?

Answer: 5 years

Algerian presidents, like US presidents, are also allowed to run for a second term. Therefore, a president could potentially serve his country for 10 years.

9. In which Algerian city would you find the famous Martyrs Monument?

Answer: Algiers

The Martyrs Monument was built to remember those who fought in the Algerian war for independence. It was opened in 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence from France.

Algiers is the capital. Oran and Constantine are two of Algeria's major cities. Rabat is the capital of Morocco.

10. Which of these animals would you NOT expect to find in the Sahara desert?

Answer: Hippo

Most Saharan desert animals are night hunters. For instance, the Sand Cat and the Fennec Fox, live underground during the day and come out to hunt insects and small mammals at night.

Source: Author The_Bookworm

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