FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

French Colonies in Africa Trivia Quiz

In the 17th century, France started conquest of West Africa. After the Ottoman Empire had waned, France began to colonize North Africa in 1830. At the peak of their power, they colonized as many as 20 nations in Africa.

A collection quiz by sw11. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sw11

Time
3 mins

Type

Quiz #
415,229

Updated
Jan 27 24

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
236

Last 3 plays: psnz (20/20), Guest 172 (19/20), Guest 172 (8/20).

Choose 20 African countries colonized by France.

There are 20 correct entries. Get 2 incorrect and the game ends.

Benin Angola Guinea Senegal Central African Republic Comoros Tunisia Guinea Bissau Mali Mauritania Equatorial Guinea Niger Ivory Coast Djibouti Cape Verde Algeria Mozambique Chad Gabon Madagascar Republic of Congo Togo Cameroon Burkina Faso Morocco

Left click to select the correct answers.
Right click if using a keyboard to cross out things you know are incorrect to help you narrow things down.

Most Recent Scores

Apr 24 2024 : psnz: 20/20
Apr 23 2024 : Guest 172: 19/20
Apr 23 2024 : Guest 172: 8/20
Apr 22 2024 : wwwocls: 8/20
Apr 20 2024 : RedHook13: 10/20
Apr 19 2024 : Guest 216: 11/20
Apr 17 2024 : Luckycharm60: 9/20
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 197: 6/20
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 12: 4/20

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer:

Following the decay of the Ottoman Empire, the French captured Algiers in 1830 and colonized Algeria. In North Africa, they colonized Tunisia in 1881 and Morocco in 1912.

In West Africa, France colonized Senegal in 1677, Ivory Coast in 1843, Dahomey (Benin) in 1883, French Sudan (Mali) in 1883, French Guinea (Guinea) in 1891, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) in 1896, Niger and Mauritania in 1902. Former German colony Togo was ceded to France in 1918 after WWI.

In Equatorial Africa, they colonized Gabon in 1839, French Congo (Republic of Congo) in 1875, Chad in 1900 and Central African Republic in 1905. After WWI, Germany ceded French Cameroon (Cameroon) to France.

In East Africa, Madagascar was colonized in 1896, French Somaliland (Djibouti) in 1862. Comoros located in Indian Ocean was taken in 1866.

After WWII, Morocco and Tunisia were the first two nations to declare independence in March 1956.

In 1960, during the Year of Africa, 15 countries gained independence: Senegal (January), Senegal (April), Togo (April), Madagascar (June), Benin (August), Niger (August), Burkina Faso (August), Ivory Coast (August), Chad (August), Central African Republic (August), Republic of Congo (August), Gabon (August), Mali (September), Guinea (October) and Mauritania (November).

France ruled Algeria for 132 years starting from 1830. From 1954 to 1962, the Algerian National Liberation Front fought against the French for independence. In 1962, the Evian Accords were signed in March. The treaty marked the end of the war and Algeria achieved independence on July 3.

Comoros gained independence in July 1975, followed by Djibouti, the last African nation to declare independence from France in June 1977.

Source: Author sw11

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor trident before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.