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Namibia: Some Basic Facts Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about this African country? Test your knowledge. If you know very little about the country please do some research beforehand: otherwise, you may find this quiz boring!

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

Author
bloomsby

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,302

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1059

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Question 1 of 10

1. Namibia's coastline is on the ...? Hint

Atlantic Ocean

Red Sea

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the capital of Namibia? Hint

Swakopmund

Grootfontein

Luederitz

Windhoek

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the approximate area of the country? Hint

410,200 sq miles

317,700 sq miles

126,900 sq miles

97,400 sq miles

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the approximate population of Namibia in 2000? Hint

5.1 million

11.2 million

3.7 million

1.8 million

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Question 5 of 10

5. Large areas of Namibia are desert.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the currency? Hint

British Pound

Namibian Dollar

Nam

The Euro

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Question 7 of 10

7. Namibia is one of the poorest countries in Africa.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following does Namibia NOT export? Hint

Copper

Uranium

Bananas

Diamonds

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Namibia gain independence? Hint

1961

1954

1975

1990

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Question 10 of 10

10. Immediately prior to gaining independence Namibia was ruled by ...? Hint

Britain

South Africa

Portugal

France

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Namibia's coastline is on the ...?

Answer: Atlantic Ocean

The South Atlantic, to be precise. No African country has a coastline on the Pacific! The Red Sea separates northeast Africa (Egypt, the Sudan and Eritrea) from the Arabian Peninsula.

2. What is the capital of Namibia?

Answer: Windhoek

Swakopmund and Luederitz are on the coast. Grootfontein is inland, in the east of the country.

3. What is the approximate area of the country?

Answer: 317,700 sq miles

So it's just over twice the size of California and well over three times the size of the U.K.

4. What was the approximate population of Namibia in 2000?

Answer: 1.8 million

The country is very sparsely inhabited. (This figure is taken from the 'World Factbook', 2001 ed., published by the CIA. Other sources give slighter lower figures - in the range 1.5 million - 1.7 million).

5. Large areas of Namibia are desert.

Answer: True

Near the coast lies the Namib Desert and in the east the Kalahari Desert, but the greater part of the latter is in Botswana.

6. What is the currency?

Answer: Namibian Dollar

The South African Rand is also widely used, mainly for larger transactions.

7. Namibia is one of the poorest countries in Africa.

Answer: False

According to the World Factbook, 2001 ed., published by the CIA the Gross Domestic Product per head of the population is about US$4,300 - which is good by African standards. However, this figure masks vast inequalities in wealth and income. Those engaged in mining, in particular specialists, earn vastly more - while about half the population relies on subsistence farming.

8. Which of the following does Namibia NOT export?

Answer: Bananas

Namibia is very rich in mineral resources. Other mineral exports include lead, tin, zinc and silver.

9. When did Namibia gain independence?

Answer: 1990

It was among the last African country to gain independence.

10. Immediately prior to gaining independence Namibia was ruled by ...?

Answer: South Africa

The country was a German colony from about 1885-1914, when it was conquered by South Africa. It became a League of Nations (later United Nations) 'mandate' administered by South Africa, but from about 1965-90 it was for most purposes treated as if it were an integral part of South Africa. During the later stages of S. African rule it was subject to 'apartheid' - the South African white supremacist system of racial separation. (Incidentally, the first governor of what was then German South-West Africa was one Heinrich Ernst Goering, the father of the notorious Nazi leader, Hermann Goering).

Source: Author bloomsby

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