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Exploring Cameroon: A Quiz on Its Capital, Leadership, and Culture

Test your knowledge about Cameroon, its capital, leadership, culture, and government with this engaging quiz.

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1 What is the capital of Cameroon?

2 Power lies firmly in the hands of the president, ________, and his Cameroon People's Democratic Movement party, and corruption is widespread.

3 What is the population of Cameroon?

4 Which of the following led to the establishment of Cameroon?

5 Who of the following is/was the leader of Cameroon?

6 What is the national anthem of Cameroon?

7 Which of the following titles did Cameroon have?

8 What is the currency of Cameroon?

9 What is the leader of Cameroon called?

10 What type of government does Cameroon have?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the jihad of Modibo Adama led to the spread of Islam and the Fulani ethnic group across northern Cameroon.
  • roughly 300 fish species, three of which are not named, swim in the rivers of Cameroon's Boumba Bek National Park.
  • opponents of Cameroon's first president, Ahmadou Ahidjo, danced to show their displeasure (Cameroonian dancers pictured).
  • the long jumper Fred Salle originally represented England in international competitions, then changed allegiance to Cameroon before returning to England some years later.
  • the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Cameroonian investigative journalist Philip Njaru has faced repeated police brutality since 1997.
  • the most popular deity worshipped by the Duala peoples of Cameroon is a mermaid called a jengu.
  • the South Cameroon Plateau (pictured) takes up over half the land area of Cameroon.
  • the Bahá'í Faith is one of only a few non-Christian religions recognised by the government of Cameroon.
  • les Brasseries du Cameroun controls 75 percent of the market for beer and soft drinks in Cameroon.
  • in the Sso rite of the Beti of Cameroon, one initiate was designated the ritual butt of the other candidates' jokes.
  • Charles Atangana was the first Ewondo to be baptised Catholic in German Cameroon.
  • Cameroonian politician Louis-Paul Aujoulat's thesis was named best in his faculty at the Catholic University.
  • Cameroon's Western High Plateau has a rainy season that lasts nine months.
  • Ewale a Mbedi may have been the first Duala leader to trade with Europeans in Cameroon.
  • Rudolf Duala Manga Bell was organising a colony-wide revolt against the German Empire in Cameroon when he was executed for high treason in 1914.
  • in the 1890s, Moloundou, Cameroon was considered "one of the richest rubber areas of Africa".
  • in 1882, almost a century after the final partition of Poland, Polish explorer Stefan Szolc-Rogoziński tried to found a Polish colony in Cameroon.
  • although he was king of the Isubus of Cameroon, Young King William lacked the authority to stop the execution of a man accused of witchcraft.
  • Ange Diawara, the leader of the Congolese rebel group M 22, sought inspiration from Che Guevara and the Cameroonian UPC.
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