Some Somalia Facts Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jubba River

The Jubba River figures extensively in Somalia's historic sophisticated trade network and the regional state of Jubaland is named after this river. The river begins at the border with Ethiopia and flows to the Somali Sea. Along the Jubba basin is a wealth of wildlife, including lions, cheetahs, giraffes, wild donkeys and alligators.

Answer: Laas Geel

In 2002 French archaeologists uncovered the rock art paintings at Laas Geel, found in a group of ten caves. Although the paintings were known to inhabitants of the area, they weren't known internationally until 2002. The paintings depict wildlife, decorated cows and bulls, and herders, who are believed to be the creators of the paintings.

The paintings were extremely well preserved and vivid in nature.

Answer: Seven

Somalia is a coastal country located on the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by the Gulf of Aden on the North, Ethiopia to the West, the Indian Ocean to the East and Kenya to the Southwest. Looking at the shape of Somalia on a map, you can see the rough shape of the number seven.

Answer: Alula Lagoon

Alula Lagoon is a natural saltwater lagoon located on the Gulf of Aden. It is covered by mangrove trees and is three square kilometers in size. It can be found northeast of the town of Alula, known for the ruins of an ancient monument and for being the main capital of the Majeerteen Sultanate during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Answer: Less than two percent

In 2016, land suitable for growing crops in Somalia was 1.75%. Sorghum and maize are two of the main crops that are grown however according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations one out of every five harvests are a partial failure and one out of every ten are a complete write-off.

This is due to several reasons including availability of water resources.

Answer: Mogadishu Stadium

Mogadishu Stadium was built in 1977 and is used for a number of different purposes. With a capacity of 35,000, it's primarily used for sporting events such as track and field, football, basketball and tennis; it has also been used for political rallies and presidential addresses.

Answer: Shimbiris

There are more than five hundred peaks in Somalia. Mount Shimbiris is the tallest at 8,070 feet and located in northern Somalia, a part of the Al Madow mountain range. It is also known as Mount Surud Cad.

Answer: Land of Punt

There is some debate among Historians as to the exact location of the ancient Land of Punt, an ancient kingdom that produced and traded, among other things, gold and ivory with ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptians called Punt "Ta netjer" meaning "God's Land".

Possible locations for this ancient land include the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Sri Lanka.

Answer: Hargeisa War Memorial

Somaliland attempted to break away from Somalia during the 1980s and is now internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. In 1988 the capital city of Somaliland, Hargeisa, was bombed by the Somali Air Force. At the time, Hargeisha was the second largest city in Somalia and up to ninety percent of it was destroyed during the aerial attack.

The monument consists of a MiG-17 fighter jet, a Somalia Air Force jet that crashed nearby, and a woman who is looking up toward the sky holding the flag of Somaliland.

Answer: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument to honour those soldiers who die in battle and are not identified. There are monuments honoring these men and women in nations throughout the world and Somalia is no exception. The Daljirka Dahsoon, as it is popularly known, is found in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu and honors whose men and women who have died defending the Somali republic.