History of Madagascar - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What country colonized Madagascar between 1897–1958? France
98%
What was abolished in 1896? Slavery
96%
What Southeast Asian country do the original settlers of Madagascar surprisingly come from? Indonesia
91%
What was the first European country to visit Madagascar? Portugal
83%
What "ism" was the state ideology of Madagascar between 1975–1992? {Social}ism
79%
By what 13th century Italian explorer was the name "Madagascar" possibly invented? Marco Polo
68%
What group of people was the ditched "Madagascar Plan" supposed to forcibly relocate from Europe to Madagascar? European Jews
61%
What animation studio produced the movie "Madagascar" in 2005? DreamWorks
60%
What African M capital did he confuse the island with? Mogadishu
53%
For what type of criminals was Île Sainte-Marie a haven off the coast of Madagascar? Pirates
47%
What was the title of Ranavalona and Rasoherina of Madagascar? Queen
43%
Of what ethnic group did a wave of migrants from southeastern Africa arrive around 1000 AD? Bantu
36%
What gigantic bird, that weighed five times as much as an ostrich, went extinct by 1200 AD? {Elephant} Bird
33%
What ethnic group began the written history of Madagascar in the 10th century? Arabs
25%
What C term refers to a form of unpaid labour owed by a vassal to his feudal lord? (as the Malagasy people were required to fulfill during colonial times) Corvée
8%
What region in northern Madagascar was designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007? {Rainforest}s of the Atsinanana
4%
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