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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
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
827

Last 3 plays: Guest 213 (7/15), Guest 178 (0/15), Guest 146 (4/15).

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

Answer: (One Word)

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

Antananarivo

Mahajanga

Toamasina

Ambovombe

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

Answer: (One Word)

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

Nosy Boraha

Nosy Mangabe

Nosy Mitsio

Nosy Komba

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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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6. Which of these animals never inhabited Madagascar? Hint

Ground Sloth

Elephant Bird

Pygmy Hippopotomus

Giant Lemur

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

Nacala

Belo-sur-Mer

Antisiranana

Mananjary

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8. What is the capital of Madagascar?

Answer: (One Word)

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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

Indian Ocean

Mozambique Channel

Red Sea

Atlantic Ocean

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

18.3

0.7

3.6

1.9

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

A.D. 1500

10,000 - 20,000 B.C.

1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000

15,000 - 30,000 B.C.

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

Sonnerat

Bartholomew Dias

Diego Dias

Luis Mariano

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

Malagasy ariary

Malagasy pound

Malagasy mark

Malagasy lira

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

Southern

Eastern

Northern

subterranean

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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

mace

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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-aye's were released on what island off the coast of Madagascar?

Answer: Nosy Mangabe

Meaning 'Big Island'.

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

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

Check out www.voahangy.com for an awesome artist, born in Madagascar. Watch for zebu.

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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