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Cities Along the Equator Trivia Quiz

All of these cities are situated along the Equator (or near it).

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
author

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,592

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. This city is the chief seaport of Gabon. Hint

Libreville

Port-Gentil

Douala

Pointe-Noire

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Question 2 of 10

2. This city is capital of Gabon. Hint

Conakry

Brazzaville

Libreville

Porto-Novo

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Question 3 of 10

3. This city was formerly known as Stanleyville. Hint

Mbandaka

Kinshasa

Kisangani

Lubumbashi

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Question 4 of 10

4. This city is capital of Rwanda. Hint

Bujumbura

Kigali

Lilongwe

Kampala

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Question 5 of 10

5. This city is capital of Uganda. Hint

Entebbe

Mwanza

Jinja

Kampala

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Question 6 of 10

6. This city is a seaport in southern Somalia. Hint

Kismayo

Bosaso

Berbera

Hafun

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Question 7 of 10

7. This city is capital of West-Sumatra province. Hint

Bengkulu

Medan

Palembang

Padang

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Question 8 of 10

8. This city was made capital of Straits Settlements in 1833. Hint

Kuala Lumpur

Malacca

Singapore

Penang

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Question 9 of 10

9. This city is capital of West Kalimantan province, Borneo, Indonesia. Hint

Samarinda

Pontianak

Banjarmasin

Balikpapan

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Question 10 of 10

10. This city is capital of Ecuador. Hint

Quito

La Paz

Guayaquil

Sucre

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This city is the chief seaport of Gabon.

Answer: Port-Gentil

Port-Gentil has facilities for oil refining and shipment.

2. This city is capital of Gabon.

Answer: Libreville

Libreville was also the chief city of former French Equatorial Africa.

3. This city was formerly known as Stanleyville.

Answer: Kisangani

Kisangani is capital of Orientale (Haut-Za�re) administrative region. It�s an important port on Congo River.

4. This city is capital of Rwanda.

Answer: Kigali

Kigali is situated at Lake Kivu.

5. This city is capital of Uganda.

Answer: Kampala

Kampala is by far the biggest city of Uganda. Entebbe is former administrative capital.

6. This city is a seaport in southern Somalia.

Answer: Kismayo

Kismayo is not far from the Kenyan border, near Lag Badana National Park.

7. This city is capital of West-Sumatra province.

Answer: Padang

The Dutch established a fort here in 1667. The British held the city for some time in late 18th and early 19th century.

8. This city was made capital of Straits Settlements in 1833.

Answer: Singapore

Singapore was settled in 1819 by Sir Thomas Raffles.

9. This city is capital of West Kalimantan province, Borneo, Indonesia.

Answer: Pontianak

Pontianak was founded in 1772 as capital of a sultanate supported by the Dutch East India Co. It later became chief gold-exporting port of Borneo.

10. This city is capital of Ecuador.

Answer: Quito

Quito is a pre-Columbian town, captured by the Incas in 1487, and by the Spanish in 1534. During Spanish rule, Quito was capital of presidency of Quito.

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