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Morocco Country Quiz

🇲🇦 Name these facts about the country of Morocco.
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Last updated: July 17, 2022
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First submittedNovember 3, 2019
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Clue
Answer
Capital city
Rabat
Most populous city
Casablanca
City that gave its name to a type
of red hat with a tassle
Fez
Official languages
Arabic
Berber
African countries that
border Morocco
Algeria
Mauritania
National animal, now extinct
Barbary Lion
Region, claimed by Morocco, that
some consider to be a country
Western
Sahara
Largest mountain ranges
(name either)
Atlas / Rif
Name one of the Spanish
"exclaves" bordering Morocco
Ceuta / Melilla
Clue
Answer
Nearby Spanish archipelago
Canary Islands
Strait between Morocco and Spain
Strait of
Gibraltar
Northernmost city in Morocco,
once an international zone
Tangier
K word that refers to a fortress or keep
Kasbah
Old-fashioned term for the
North Africans who invaded Iberia
Moors
Morocco's national dish:
tiny balls of crushed wheat
Couscous
Foreign language that an estimated
35% of Moroccans can speak
French
Region of North Africa that Morocco
is part of (hint: starts with M)
Maghreb
Ancient sea-faring civilization that
colonized Morocco before 1000 B.C.
Phoenicia
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47 Comments
Malbaby
+11
Level 70
May 17, 2020
Good quiz, as are all the 'country quizzes'. Good variety of questions, interesting spin offs.
GrassKnuckles
+5
Level 39
Aug 4, 2020
suprised that there was no question about carthage or the reconquista
ilovecurry
+17
Level 68
Aug 10, 2020
Carthage is in Tunisia though.
Arp2600
+2
Level 87
May 17, 2020
I second that, good series, make us some more ;).

(Damn, why did I think that the national animal was a bird... :p)

Yanni47
+11
Level 78
May 17, 2020
Somehow I read "national anthem, now extinct". Obviously, I had no clue what tat was supposed to be.
Lilylee
+26
Level 76
May 17, 2020
However accurate it might be "tiny crushed balls" would never bring couscous to my mind.
anayasser
+8
Level 74
Jun 11, 2020
Can you accept Moops also for Moors? :)
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Aug 4, 2020
Did you try it? Moops is always accepted for Moors on this site.
anayasser
+3
Level 74
Aug 8, 2020
It works now .. nice!
mrputter
+1
Level 84
Dec 4, 2021
Hahaha. I would never have thought to try it, but that's hilarious.
Irreality
+2
Level 72
Aug 6, 2020
I think Phonecia is a standard spelling for most quizzes here. Moved on after it didn't work. Oops!
redsplat
+2
Level 73
Dec 11, 2020
More type-ins would definitely not hurt!
Cyclonus
+1
Level 83
Apr 15, 2024
Agreed. Considering some of the wildly incorrect spelling type-ins accepted on Jetpunk, not accepting "phonecia" here seems rather ludicrous. :-)
chitrajainn
+3
Level 55
Aug 8, 2020
Love these quizzes, learning so much. It almost feels like a quick cheap trip lol
Jacktheguy
+3
Level 91
Aug 10, 2020
Pretty easy quiz. Seinfeld and The Clash have my thanks for getting me to 100%.
Eigengrau
+4
Level 60
Aug 10, 2020
Please add type-in "Maghrib" for Maghreb. Also, Kasbah is spelled with Q and not K. Because the Arabic character used for the "cuh" sound is the heavier one "Qaaf" and not "Kaaf". So please change that too.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Aug 10, 2020
It's the same phoneme in English.
redsplat
+2
Level 73
Dec 11, 2020
It doesn't hurt to add more type-ins.
AbiA
+3
Level 86
Oct 26, 2022
Like Kazbah.
looh0
+1
Level 43
Dec 25, 2024
In former French colonies, K is used to transcribe both Kaf and Qaf. Looking at a map, you have Kenitra, Ksar el-Kebir, Sidi Kacem, Kabylia, Kairouan, etc. Same goes for personal names : Tarik, Abdelkader, Abdelhak, etc.

The idea of using Q for Qaf is so alien to them that when they had cellphones that only supported Latin alphabet, they resorted to using the number 9 instead.

K for Kaf and Q for Qaf is mostly followed in Middle Eastern countries, ex: Qatar and Iraq vs. Kuwait and Makkah. It's a sensible convention when you know that Latin Q actually comes from Semitic Qaf.

As for "Maghrib", I second the suggestion. This is how it is pronounced in Arabic. The Islamic sunset prayer has the exact same name and it is usually transcribed with a "i".

For some reason, the "e" spelling became standard instead for the geographical region

Geoguessin
+2
Level 71
Aug 10, 2020
That invaded Spain and Portugal**
ander217
+2
Level 75
Aug 10, 2020
Thank you, Charles Boyer, for "Come to the Casbah" from the trailer for Algiers, even if you spelled it with a c instead of a k.
redsplat
+1
Level 73
Dec 11, 2020
OooooOOooo Charles Boyer, best voice of the era. He's brilliant in Arch of Triumph / Arc de Triomph with Ingrid Bergman, based on the book by Erich Maria Remarque. It's a very hard to find film though -- but worth it, it's a kazillion times better than Casablanca. Might be on YT if you poke around, or from your local struggling cinefile video joint.
Linen
+5
Level 54
Aug 10, 2020
can you accept phonecians for phonecia?
svelte
+2
Level 50
Aug 11, 2020
Of course I typed tanger for Tangier. Lol.
TheCrusher
+3
Level 71
Aug 18, 2020
That's how we spell it in French. Just like Alger instead of Algiers.
ABomb
+4
Level 80
Aug 12, 2020
It cracks me up that "moops" is accepted for Moors in this quiz. Thanks for that Seinfeld callback.
TheCrusher
+3
Level 71
Aug 18, 2020
Maybe consider accepting Kasba without the H? Or is it a Pittsburg(h) kind of situation?
QRGANIC
+4
Level 34
Nov 11, 2020
ROCK THE CASBAH
johnappleseed
+5
Level 48
Nov 28, 2020
actually, theres a third spanish exclave in morocco, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. its really just a big rock and a petty claim by spain, but it should be a possible answer too.
redsplat
+2
Level 73
Dec 11, 2020
Barbary lions aren't extinct, they're just extirpated / extinct in the Moroccan landscape. A few years ago there was some research that established that they are genetically indistinguishable from some other wild populations. People thought they were a different species because morphologically males had huge manes, but mane growth is impacted by environment.
kno
+1
Level 37
Jan 11, 2021
Man I didn't know how to type half of these, luckily I got some right by chance and scored enough to progress towards the badge.
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 81
Apr 1, 2021
I would have gotten the badge if I had spelled Phoenicia correctly. I thought it was spelled Phonecia.
ADX31
+1
Level 56
Dec 28, 2022
Morocco is a little bit more than "part" of Maghreb. Its Arabic name is literally Al-Maghreb (or Al-Maghrib) because it means "the West" (or the land where the sun sets) in Arabic, Morocco being the westernmost part of the Arabic/Muslim world.
Amilcar
+2
Level 69
Jun 9, 2023
That's all true - but the word Maghreb in English use typically refers to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia (and sometimes Mauritania). On that basis, I think the question is entirely reasonable.
RJG
+1
Level 62
Feb 14, 2023
19/20 didn't get Couscous answer. Gah!
Amilcar
+3
Level 69
Jun 8, 2023
Controversial to have Mauritania as a country bordering Morocco. Western Sahara borders Mauritania and its status as part of Morocco is internationally disputed and subject to a long U.N. process. Only a minority of states currently accept Morocco's position.

The question also implies a contradiction with the later question on the territory which itself acknowledges Western Sahara's disputed status.

Could be resolved by asking which African countries border Morocco 'and territory it controls'.

Redondo1997
+1
Level 28
Apr 23, 2024
Nah, it's fine as it is. Or is Bavaria not Germany? Or Catalonia not Spain? don't be silly.
Amilcar
+1
Level 69
Dec 30, 2024
Bavaria and Catalonia are internationally recognised as parts of Germany and Spain. Western Sahara is most definitely not recognised internationally as part of Morocco. Its status is the subject of a decades-long conflict, a lot of international disputes and a meandering UN process. Comparing it to Bavaria and Catalonia is frankly ridiculous.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 62
Dec 26, 2024
I think it would be a better solution to gray out Mauritania.
tervuren
+2
Level 58
Jun 21, 2023
Come on, can't Phonecia be counted?
Kaliwirsch
+2
Level 45
Mar 1, 2024
Can you accept Carthage for Phoenicians
Rivvr
+1
Level 60
Aug 20, 2024
I second this, I kept typing Carthage in all possible forms lmao
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 70
Dec 25, 2024
Except that Carthage is in Tunisia
SirPhilippines
+1
Level 69
Nov 3, 2024
Phonecia/Phonicians would be appreciated as type-ins
Bletsch
+1
Level 70
Dec 26, 2024
Fun quiz, thanks. Might consider accepting "karak," another Arabic word for a castle or keep.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 72
Feb 10, 2025
Sharif don't like it
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