| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| River that flows past most of the Congo Basin | Congo River | 95%
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| Monarch who made the Congo his personal fiefdom in 1885 | Leopold II | 95%
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| Trans-Atlantic trade that kidnapped over four million people from the region | Slave Trade | 90%
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| In 1971, the above leader changed his country's name to... | Republic of Zaire | 86%
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| Authority over the Congo was transferred to this country in 1908 | Belgium | 81%
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| 1994 genocide in a neighboring country that led to unrest in the east | Rwandan Genocide | 81%
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| The DRC gained independence on June 30 of this year | 1960 | 62%
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| Army commander who seized control of the country in a 1965 coup | Mobutu Sese Seko | 62%
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| Name of the Congo state under rule of the above | Congo Free State | 57%
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| Pre-colonial kingdom of western Congo between the 14th and 19th centuries | Kingdom of Kongo | 52%
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| On 11 July, this richest province seceded from the Congo | Katanga | 43%
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| This MNC leader became the DRC's first prime minister | Patrice Lumumba | 43%
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| UN Secretary-general shot down on a mission to the Congo in 1961 | Dag Hammarskjöld | 24%
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| 1996-1997 war started by Tutsis that removed the above leader from power | First Congo War | 19%
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| Son of the above leader who succeeded as president and called for ceasefire | Joseph Kabila | 19%
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| This ABAKO leader became the DRC's first president | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | 19%
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| 1998-2003 war during which the above leader was assassinated in 2001 | Second Congo War | 19%
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| Leader elected president of the DRC in 2018 | Félix Tshisekedi | 14%
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| Leader of the above war who became president and restored the DRC | Laurent Kabila | 14%
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| Leader of the above secession, later prime minister of the Congo | Moise Tshombe | 10%
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| 1963-1965 rebellion that proclaimed a communist republic in eastern Congo | Simba Rebellion | 10%
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| Term for an African who received European education or assimilation | Évolué | 5%
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| Group of states in eastern Congo between the 15th and 19th centuries | Luba-Lunda States | 5%
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| Term for a community-based militia group active in the DRC | Mai-Mai | 5%
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| State ideology aiming to create a centralized national identity | Authenticité | 0%
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