Quiz: How much do you know about Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe is a country in southern Africa with amazing stories and different lands. It has Victoria Falls, a giant waterfall that spreads more than 1,700 meters across. People here speak 16 official languages, which makes it one of the most language-rich places anywhere. The nation became free in 1980, and now about 16 million people live there. Long ago, builders made Great Zimbabwe, a stone city from the 11th to 15th century, and the country takes its name from it. Try this quiz to see how much you really know about Zimbabwe’s history, people, and nature.

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Quiz: How much do you know about Zimbabwe?

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The Zimbabwean currency once experienced one of the world’s worst cases of hyperinflation. In what year was the Zimbabwean dollar abandoned?

2015

2005

2009

1999

2 / 10

Zimbabwe’s name comes from the Shona phrase Dzimba dza mabwe. What does it mean?

House of Stone

Fortress of Kings

Sacred Hills

Land of Rivers

3 / 10

Which ancient city is considered the heart of Zimbabwe’s early civilization and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Mutapa Fort

Mapungubwe

Great Zimbabwe Ruins

Khami Ruins

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Which large man-made lake, shared with Zambia, is located in northern Zimbabwe?

Lake Victoria

Lake Malawi

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Kariba

5 / 10

Zimbabwe shares the famous Victoria Falls with which neighboring country?

Botswana

Zambia

Mozambique

South Africa

6 / 10

The Balancing Rocks, a famous natural feature in Zimbabwe, symbolize what on the country’s currency?

National Unity

Economic Growth

Balance of Nature

Ancient Civilization

7 / 10

Which major river forms Zimbabwe’s northern border?

Save

Zambezi

Limpopo

Congo

8 / 10

Who was Zimbabwe’s first Prime Minister after independence in 1980?

Emmerson Mnangagwa

Joshua Nkomo

Robert Mugabe

Canaan Banana

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What is Zimbabwe’s official motto, written in Shona?

"Unity, Freedom, Work"

"Progress, Prosperity, People"

"Unity, Freedom, Work"

"Peace, Unity, Development"

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Before independence in 1980, what was Zimbabwe officially known as?

Rhodesia

Bechuanaland

Tanganyika

Nyasaland

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