Multiple Choice City Quiz – Kinshasa

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the city of Kinshasa?
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1. What country is Kinshasa the capital of?
Rwanda
Zambia
Repubic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
2. According to projections, Kinshasa will be the world's largest city by 2075, with how many residents?
24 million
37 million
49 million
58 million
3. What was the nickname of the Foreman vs. Ali title fight in 1974?
The Rumble in the Jungle
The Thrilla in Manila
The Bitten Ear of Zaire
The Drongo of the Congo
4. What was the city's original name, from 1881-1966?
Léopoldville
De Brazza
Nouveaux Choux de Bruxelles
Port d'Écureuils
5. Who founded the city?
Otto von Bismarck
Pierre de Brazza
Henry Stanley
Napoleon III
6. It became the national capital in 1923; what was the capital before that?
Boma
Lubumbashi
Mbanza-Ngungu
Likasi
7. Which world record claim is held by the Congo River, which Kinshasa sits on the left bank of?
Around 220 m.
It is the deepest
It has the largest drainage basin
It discharges the most water into the sea per second
It flows through the most capital cities
8. The fleeing president was captured and brought to the city in 1960, under US & Belgian pressure; what resource was the prime reason for the Western interference?
Gold
Diamonds
Bauxite
Uranium
9. When President Mobutu fled the capital in 1997, who took over and renamed the country?
Joseph Kabila
Paul Kagame
Victor Osimhen
Laurent Kabila
10. Which of these famous people was born in Kinshasa?
Malcolm X
Charles de Gaulle
Claude Makélélé
Stevie Wonder
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2 Comments
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Level 95
Apr 29, 2025
The bitten ear of Zaire - 10/10.

Ditto Victor Osimhen.

Lolz…

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Level 62
Apr 30, 2025
Maybe Victor should get his application for president in. There's still time for a career change.