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Madagascar Trivia Quiz

So large and different from everywhere else, it's been called 'The Eighth Continent'. Here are a few geographical, cultural, historical, and biogeographical questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by alquinn. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
alquinn

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
61,035

Updated
Jul 21 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
928

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (3/15), Guest 115 (0/15), Guest 168 (2/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What country is most closely related to Madagascar in terms of culture, including language? Hint

Angola

Algeria

Indonesia

Australia

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of these is NOT a province of Madagascar? Hint

Mahajanga

Antananarivo

Ambovombe

Toamasina

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Question 3 of 15

3. In 1960 Madagascar gained its independence from which European country?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 15

4. In a conservation effort, aye-ayes were released on what island off the coast of Madagascar? Hint

Nosy Boraha

Nosy Mangabe

Nosy Mitsio

Nosy Komba

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Question 5 of 15

5. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world (not counting continents, of course, such as Australia). True or false?

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of these animals *never* inhabited Madagascar? Hint

Pygmy hippopotomus

Ground sloth

Elephant bird

Giant lemur

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of these cities is NOT located in Madagascar? Hint

Mananjary

Antisiranana

Nacala

Belo-sur-Mer

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the capital of Madagascar?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 15

9. The famous Sarcopterygian genus, Coelacanth, was thought to have been extinct for 60 million years. In 1938 a fisherman caught one in what body of water that borders Madagascar? Hint

Mozambique Channel

Red Sea

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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Question 10 of 15

10. National parks, nature reserves, and special reserves together cover what percentage of Madagascar? Hint

0.7

18.3

1.9

3.6

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Question 11 of 15

11. Around what period was Madagascar first settled by humans? Hint

10,000 - 20,000 B.C.

A.D. 1500

15,000 - 30,000 B.C.

1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was the first European to lay eyes on Madagascar? Hint

Sonnerat

Bartholomew Dias

Diego Dias

Luis Mariano

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is Madagascar's unit of currency? Hint

Malagasy lira

Malagasy mark

Malagasy ariary

Malagasy pound

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Question 14 of 15

14. The influence of African culture is most strongly felt in what region of Madagascar? Hint

subterranean

Northern

Southern

Eastern

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Question 15 of 15

15. In the 1970s, Madagascar produced 70 percent of the world's most labor-intensive crop. What is this crop? Hint

nutmeg

vanilla

the durian

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What country is most closely related to Madagascar in terms of culture, including language?

Answer: Indonesia

3,700 miles stretch between the two nations, but somehow the original settlers of Madagascar made the passage.

2. Which of these is NOT a province of Madagascar?

Answer: Ambovombe

Hey, I could have made this a 'fill-in-the-blank' question. Ambovombe is a city in Madagascar.

3. In 1960 Madagascar gained its independence from which European country?

Answer: France

4. In a conservation effort, aye-ayes were released on what island off the coast of Madagascar?

Answer: Nosy Mangabe

Meaning 'Big Island', it became an aye-aye refuge in the 1960s.

5. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world (not counting continents, of course, such as Australia). True or false?

Answer: True

6. Which of these animals *never* inhabited Madagascar?

Answer: Ground sloth

The giant ground sloths lived in South America.

7. Which of these cities is NOT located in Madagascar?

Answer: Nacala

Nacala is in Mozambique.

8. What is the capital of Madagascar?

Answer: Antananarivo

The capital is Antananarivo, but everybody calls it Tana.

9. The famous Sarcopterygian genus, Coelacanth, was thought to have been extinct for 60 million years. In 1938 a fisherman caught one in what body of water that borders Madagascar?

Answer: Mozambique Channel

More coelacanths were later found in Indonesia. The coelacanth is important because it is a close relative of the first terrestial vertebrates. The honor and importance of the re-discovery led to a ridiculous debacle between scientists of various nations, culminating in one of the stupidest fake photo attempts ever.

10. National parks, nature reserves, and special reserves together cover what percentage of Madagascar?

Answer: 1.9

10 percent of the original forest has not been destroyed. This forest, 0.04 percent of the earth's surface, contains 4 percent of all the world's plants and animals.

11. Around what period was Madagascar first settled by humans?

Answer: 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000

Madagascar was relatively recently settled, in world terms. Settlers from Borneo started arriving some time between 250 - 550 AD.

12. Who was the first European to lay eyes on Madagascar?

Answer: Diego Dias

Mariano was a Jesuit missionary; Dias was another explorer; Sonnerat visited the island later and 'discovered' many new animals.

13. What is Madagascar's unit of currency?

Answer: Malagasy ariary

14. The influence of African culture is most strongly felt in what region of Madagascar?

Answer: Southern

Bantu-speaking settlers arrived in southern Madagascar around the 11th century.

15. In the 1970s, Madagascar produced 70 percent of the world's most labor-intensive crop. What is this crop?

Answer: vanilla

Vanilla is native to Mexico; the crop was imported, but its pollinators were not. Each individual vanilla blossom on Madagascar has to be pollinated by hand.

Source: Author alquinn

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