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The Portuguese Empire - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 11,781 times
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- The average score is 12 of 18
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| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What modern-day country has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal itself? | Brazil | 98%
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| What Chinese territory did Portugal control until 1999? | Macau | 85%
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| Which modern-day mainland African countries where colonized by the Portuguese? | Angola | 83%
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| What Portuguese-speaking country became independent from Indonesia in 2002? | East Timor | 83%
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| What African island nation was uninhabited until discovered by Portugal in 1456? | Cape Verde | 82%
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| What Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach India by sea? | Vasco da Gama | 80%
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| What island was named after Saint Thomas? | São Tomé | 79%
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| Which modern-day mainland African countries where colonized by the Portuguese? | Mozambique | 78%
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| What Atlantic archipelagos were discovered by Portugal in the 1400s and today comprise the two autonomous regions of Portugal? | Azores | 77%
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| What is the most populous city that was once a part of the Portuguese Empire? | São Paulo | 69%
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| What Portuguese explorer led the Spanish expedition that sailed around the world in the early 1500s? | Ferdinand Magellan | 68%
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| What Indian state was once a Portuguese colony but was invaded and recaptured by India in 1961? | Goa | 64%
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| In 1511 Portugal captured the region of Malacca, important for its role in the spice trade. In what modern-day country would you find Malacca? | Malaysia | 62%
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| What Atlantic archipelagos were discovered by Portugal in the 1400s and today comprise the two autonomous regions of Portugal? | Madeira | 54%
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| Which modern-day mainland African countries where colonized by the Portuguese? | Guinea-Bissau | 52%
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| What is the most-populous urban area of Africa that was once ruled by the Portuguese? | Luanda | 50%
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| What prince is given credit for kicking off the Age of Discovery in the early 1400s? | Henry the {Navigator} | 43%
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| What term is used to refer to the Portuguese-speaking parts of the world? | {Luso}phone | 33%
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