Know More About Tunisia Trivia Quiz

Answer: Northern Africa

Tunisia is a republic of Northern Africa. Its total area is 164,418 square kilometres (63,482 square miles). Its geographic coordinates (i.e. latitude, longitude) are 34 00 N, 9 00 E. Tunisia has a population of 9,924,742 (2003 estimate), with an average population density of 60 persons per square kilometre (156 per square mile).

Answer: Mediterranean Sea

Tunisia is bordered on the north and east by the Mediterranean Sea, on the south by Libya and on the west by Algeria.

Answer: Water is scarce in Tunisia. Drought is common.

Overpopulation in Tunisia has lead to increase in farmland, thus increase in agriculture. This has lead to vast soil and desertification. Only 3.6% of Tunisia is forested. Anyway, this percentage is decreasing because of deforestation. It is deflating by 0.5% annually.

Answer: Islam

About 98% of the people of Tunisia are Muslims. About 1% are Christian and 1% follow other religions.

Answer: Petroleum

Reserves are found both offshore and onshore, mostly in the south. Important deposits were found in Tunisia in the early 1980s. Other mineral resources in Tunisia include natural gas, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc and salt.

Answer: river

The Majardah is Tunisia's only river which does not dry up in summer. It crosses from west to east and flows into the Gulf of Tunis.

Answer: Yes

Tunisia's northern tip is only 137 kilometres from Sicily, Italy, which is in the continent of Europe.

Answer: France

The French occupied Tunisia in 1881 until it won independence in 1956. Tunisia still shows many French influences.

Answer: Tunis

Not only is Tunis the capital and largest city of Tunisia, but it is also its political and cultural centre.

Answer: A white disk

Tunisia's flag is red with a white disk in the centre. Inside the disk is a red crescent-shaped moon and a red five-pointed star. The crescent-shaped moon and star are symbols of Islam.

Answer: larger

Georgia (the country) is smaller than South Carolina, a state in U.S.A. Georgia's total area is 69,700 square kilometres.

Answer: False

Tunisia's greatest distance from north to south is 780 km. Its greatest distance from east to west is 378 km. It has a coastline of 1,028 km.

Answer: Arabic

Though Arabic is the official language of Tunisia, many Tunisians still speak French.

Answer: gazelle

Tigers are found in Asia, koalas are found in Australia, and pandas are found in Asia. Other Tunisian wildlife are hyenas, hares, cobras and wild boars.

Answer: 24

They are: Ariana, Beja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, El Kef, Gabes, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kebili, Manouba (Manubah), Mahdia, Medenine, Monastir, Nabeul, Sfax, Sidi Bou Zid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis and Zaghouan.

Answer: Chambi

Mount Chambi is 1,544 metres above sea level. Tunisia's lowest point is the Shatt al Gharsah which is 17 metres below sea level. A shatt is the end of a plateau. It is a low-lying lake.

Answer: Fossil fuels

About 99% of the electricity used in Tunisia comes from fossil fuel. About 1% comes from hydroelectric dams and 0% comes from nuclear stations.

Answer: Portugal

About 28% of commodities are exported to France, 21% to Italy, 14% to Germany and 6% to Belgium. The commodities Tunisia exports are textiles, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, agricultural products and hydrocarbons. Libya is also Tunisia's export partner.

Answer: Yes

Yes, Tunisia is one of the nine countries the Sahara Desert passes through. The other eight countries are Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, Chad, Niger, Mali, Algeria and Sudan.

Answer: Tataouine

Deserts are found in the south of Tunisia. Bizerte is located near the tip of Tunisia, in the north. Tataouine is way down in the south, therefore Tataouine is a good place for deserts and date-palms.

Answer: North

Ichkeul National Park has a lake, and an area for ducks, geese and pink flamingos.

Answer: Yes

According to the constitution of 1959, it is!

Answer: poultry

In 2002, Tunisia's livestock consisted of 56,200 horses, 231,000 camels, 760,000 cattle, 1.5 million goats, 6.9 million sheep and 46 million poultry.

Answer: True

In 2001, about 5.4 million tourists spent $1,605 million in Tunisia. Tunisia's beautiful beaches are also its tourist attractions! Thynes was a settlement of the Carthage Empire, which developed into the present-day city of Tunis.

Answer: Tunis

The Great Mosque of Ezzitouna is located in the centre of Tunis. Tabarka, Hammamet, Jerba and Sousse are all seaside resorts. I hope you enjoyed the adventure! Bye bye till next time. We're off to China!