South Sudan Quiz

See if you can answer these quiz questions pertaining to SOUTH SUDAN without the help of literary resources and the Internet. Answers are provided at the end — good luck!

1)     True or false: Gaining independence in July 2007, South Sudan is the world's newest country.
A — True
B — False

2)     Which lake with one syllable in its name is connected to South Sudan's major river, the White Nile (a.k.a. Mountain Nile, Bahr el Jabal, or Bahr al-Gabal) river?
A — Lake No
B — Lake Yes
C — Lake Sail

3)     South Sudan's mineral and energy resources include chromium ore, copper, diamonds, gold, hydroelectric power, iron ore, limestone, mica, silver, and tungsten. What high-demand resource is often the topic of disputes between South Sudan and SUDAN?

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4)      Which livestock animals are especially revered by the Dinka people in their dances and ceremonies — while also being vital for the people's nomadic-herding (pastoral) traditions? (There are hundreds of words dedicated to this animal in the Dinka language!)
A — sheep
B — cattle
C — goats
D — camels

5)      According to Ethnologue (↗), which language is critically endangered and almost extinct, with about 200 communicators living in the year 2017?
A — Dinka
B — Banda-Ndélé
C — Bari
D — Aja


















ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . False; South Sudan is indeed the latest country to gain its independence, but that occurred in July 2011 (not 2007).

Question 2:
A . . . . . Lake No

Question 3:
Petroleum or oil

Question 4:
B . . . . . cattle

Question 5:
D . . . . . Aja

So, how did you do? Thanks for taking this quiz! The map image above is credited to National Geographic's Mapmaker Interactive (↗).