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Exploring Mali: A Quiz on Culture, Geography, and History

Test your knowledge about Mali's culture, geography, and history with this engaging quiz!

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1 Who played Burgerl in the movie Mali?

2 What is the leader of Mali called?

3 [33][34] In addition to cotton, Mali produces rice, ________, corn, vegetables, tobacco, and tree crops.

4 At 1,240,000 square kilometres (478,767 sq mi), Mali is the world's 24th-largest country and is comparable in size to South Africa or ________.

5 [53][54] ________ is another major sport;[54][56] the Mali women's national basketball team, led by Hamchetou Maiga, competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

6 The population density of Mali: How many people are there per square mile?

7 The population density of Mali: How many people are there per square kilometre?

8 Who played Wirt in the movie Mali?

9 Which of the following languages is spoken in Mali?

10 What is the currency of Mali?

đź’ˇ Interesting Facts

  • the commune of Gory in south-western Mali is the subject of a $950,000 UNESCO–Mali educational project, funded by the Norwegian government.
  • the United Bible Society and Norwegian Protestant Mission have provided a New Testament in the KhassonkĂ© language for the Malian commune Tomora.
  • the Adrar des Ifoghas, a sandstone massif in Mali's Kidal Region, is half the size of France.
  • in the 1850s, El Hadj Umar Tall founded a short-lived Islamic empire covering modern day Guinea, Senegal, and Mali.
  • a statue of French general Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes in Bamako, Mali was torn down shortly after Mali's independence in 1960.
  • Malian playwright and novelist Massa Makan DiabatĂ© was the descendant of a long line of MalinkĂ© griots.
  • Fily Dabo Sissoko, who was briefly the French Under Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce, died in jail in Mali.
  • Mamadou DiabatĂ© (pictured), a Malian kora player, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005, but lost to his cousin Toumani DiabatĂ©.
  • Malian fashion designer Chris Seydou pioneered the use of bògòlanfini, a traditional Bamana mudcloth, in international fashion.
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