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General History of Rwanda Trivia Quiz

Rwanda has a complicated history, from the effect of colonialism in the country, the unity and split with Burundi under Belgian rule, to the brutal civil war between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

A multiple-choice quiz by LuH77. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LuH77

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
405,296

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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282

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Question 1 of 10

1. Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, was founded in what year by Richard Kandt, a German colonial resident? Hint

1897

1947

1907

1987

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was banned in Kigali in 2008? Hint

Coffee

Cows

Alcohol

Plastic bags

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Question 3 of 10

3. On April 6, 1994, Juv�nal Habyarimana, the President of Rwanda, and Cyprien Ntaryamira, the President of Burundi, were killed during what? Hint

Car crash

Airplane crash

Earthquake

Boat crash

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1931 King Yuhi V Musinga of Rwanda was deposed by Belgium, largely because of his refusal to do what? Hint

Marry a Belgian princess

Become a Roman Catholic

Raise the taxes of Rwandan citizens

Become a Freemason

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ruanda-Urundi was a territory, which has been split into two separate countries, Burundi and Rwanda. What year did it become officially independent? Hint

1992

1962

1932

1872

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first elected president of Rwanda? Hint

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Ant�nio Agostinho Neto

Gr�goire Kayibanda

Fran�ois Tombalbaye

7. When Belgian forces took control of Rwanda at the end of World War I when the German Empire was partitioned under the Treaty of Versailles. From 1922, Belgium ruled what is now Rwanda and Burundi by mandate from whom? Hint

European Union

United Nations

League of Nations

NATO

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Question 8 of 10

8. Between what months did the Rwandan Genocide take place, in 1994? Hint

March - September

January - March

July - October

April - July

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Question 9 of 10

9. Agathe Uwilingiyimana was assassinated approximately 14 hours after Rwandan President Habyarimana's assassination, during the initial stages of the genocide. Who was she? Hint

A princess

His wife

Prime Minister

Queen

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Question 10 of 10

10. The military force that fought to end the genocide, was led by what man, who became President of Rwanda in 2000? Hint

Joseph Kabila

Paul Kagame

Isaias Afwerki

Ali Zeidan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, was founded in what year by Richard Kandt, a German colonial resident?

Answer: 1907

Kandt died in World War I due to gas poisoning, and his former house is a national museum, in Kigali.

2. What was banned in Kigali in 2008?

Answer: Plastic bags

Those caught with illegal plastic bags can be fined, imprisoned or forced to make a public confession.

3. On April 6, 1994, Juv�nal Habyarimana, the President of Rwanda, and Cyprien Ntaryamira, the President of Burundi, were killed during what?

Answer: Airplane crash

Missiles struck the wing and tail of the airplane, which caught fire then exploded in the garden of the Rwandan Presidential Palace, killing all 12 passengers on board. This was a catalyst for the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

4. In 1931 King Yuhi V Musinga of Rwanda was deposed by Belgium, largely because of his refusal to do what?

Answer: Become a Roman Catholic

He also refused to work with chiefs who were subordinate to him. The reign of Yuhi Musinga saw a famine from 1928-1929. After being exiled in 1931, he died of natural causes in Moba, Belgian Congo (present, part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.)

5. Ruanda-Urundi was a territory, which has been split into two separate countries, Burundi and Rwanda. What year did it become officially independent?

Answer: 1962

Although 1962 was the year of independence, it took two more years for the two governments to completely separate.

6. Who was the first elected president of Rwanda?

Answer: Gr�goire Kayibanda

Gr�goire Kayibanda founded the Hutu Emancipation Movement in 1957. In 1961 during the elections for the newly independent Rwanda, his party won. He was ousted in a military coup, in 1973. How and when he was killed, is disputed.

Answer: League of Nations

The Belgians promoted Tutsi supremacy, defining the Hutu and Tutsi to be entirely different races. In 1935, Belgium introduced identity cards for each citizen of what was then Ruanda-Urundi.

8. Between what months did the Rwandan Genocide take place, in 1994?

Answer: April - July

In 100 days it is estimated that up to 800,000 were killed.

9. Agathe Uwilingiyimana was assassinated approximately 14 hours after Rwandan President Habyarimana's assassination, during the initial stages of the genocide. Who was she?

Answer: Prime Minister

Agathe Uwilingiyimana and her husband surrendered to the soldiers looking for them. She was shot, and her children fled Rwanda to Switzerland.

10. The military force that fought to end the genocide, was led by what man, who became President of Rwanda in 2000?

Answer: Paul Kagame

Although Paul Kagame became President of Rwanda in 2000, he had been powerful in the country for some time, and was both Vice President of Rwanda, and the Minister of D�fense, since 1994.

Source: Author LuH77

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