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São Tomé and Príncipe - Quiz
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  • 1. How many islands make up São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
  • 2. Which country is located off the northwest coast of Gabon, where São Tomé and Príncipe are situated?
A) Equatorial Guinea
B) Cameroon
C) São Tomé and Príncipe
D) Gabon
  • 3. What is the highest point in São Tomé called?
A) Pico Cão Grande
B) Pico de São Tomé
C) Pico de Príncipe
D) Mount Cameroon
  • 4. What is the elevation of Pico de São Tomé?
A) 948 metres
B) 300 metres
C) 2,024 metres
D) 663 metres
  • 5. Which island is more mountainous, São Tomé or Príncipe?
A) Both are equally mountainous
B) São Tomé
C) Príncipe
D) Neither is mountainous
  • 6. What is the highest point on Príncipe called?
A) Pico de Príncipe
B) Pico Cão Grande
C) Pico de São Tomé
D) Mount Cameroon
  • 7. What is the elevation of Pico de Príncipe?
A) 300 metres
B) 948 metres
C) 2,024 metres
D) 663 metres
  • 8. What is the name of the islet through which the equator passes on São Tomé?
A) Ilhéu das Palmas
B) Ilhéu das Estrelas
C) Ilhéu das Rolas
D) Ilhéu das Flores
  • 9. What is the name of the landmark volcanic plug peak in southern São Tomé?
A) Pico Cão Grande
B) Pico de Príncipe
C) Mount Cameroon
D) Pico de São Tomé
  • 10. How high does Pico Cão Grande rise above the surrounding terrain?
A) Over 1,200 metres
B) Over 300 metres
C) Over 600 metres
D) Over 900 metres
  • 11. What is the summit elevation of Pico Cão Grande above sea level?
A) 2,024 metres
B) 663 metres
C) 948 metres
D) 300 metres
  • 12. Approximately how long ago did the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe form?
A) 100 million years
B) 30 million years
C) 1 million years
D) 3 million years
  • 13. During which era did the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe form?
A) Miocene
B) Holocene
C) Oligocene
D) Pliocene
  • 14. What type of volcanic activity contributed to the formation of São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Above shallow water along the Cameroon Line
B) On land along the Cameroon Line
C) In the interior of the islands
D) Beneath deep water along the Cameroon Line
  • 15. What type of soils are found on São Tomé and Príncipe due to volcanic activity?
A) Basalts and phonolites
B) Clay and loam
C) Peat and chalk
D) Silt and sand
  • 16. Since when have the volcanic soils of São Tomé and Príncipe been used for plantation crops?
A) Colonial times
B) Pre-colonial times
C) Modern times
D) Post-independence
  • 17. Which volcanic mountain line do São Tomé and Príncipe belong to?
A) Andes volcanic mountain line
B) Himalayan volcanic mountain line
C) Cameroon volcanic mountain line
D) Rocky volcanic mountain line
  • 18. Which islands are also part of the Cameroon volcanic mountain line?
A) Madagascar and Mauritius
B) Annobón and Bioko
C) Seychelles and Comoros
D) Zanzibar and Pemba
  • 19. Which island is part of Equatorial Guinea?
A) Madagascar
B) São Tomé and Príncipe
C) Bioko and Annobón
D) Mauritius
  • 20. What is the distance of São Tomé from Gabon?
A) About 160 nautical miles
B) About 200 nautical miles
C) About 300 nautical miles
D) About 130 nautical miles
  • 21. What is the distance of Príncipe from Gabon?
A) About 300 nautical miles
B) About 130 nautical miles
C) About 200 nautical miles
D) About 160 nautical miles
  • 22. What is the length of São Tomé?
A) 50 km
B) 10 km
C) 20 km
D) 30 km
  • 23. What is the width of São Tomé?
A) 30 km
B) 20 km
C) 6 km
D) 10 km
  • 24. What is the length of Príncipe?
A) About 20 km
B) About 30 km
C) About 50 km
D) About 10 km
  • 25. What is the width of Príncipe?
A) 6 km
B) 30 km
C) 20 km
D) 10 km
  • 26. In what year was a water-powered sugar mill introduced in São Tomé?
A) 1520
B) 1530
C) 1505
D) 1515
  • 27. What was São Tomé's main export in the mid-16th century?
A) Tobacco
B) Coffee
C) Cotton
D) Sugar
  • 28. How many slaves did São Tomé receive in 1516 for re-exportation?
A) 6,500
B) 10,000
C) 2,000
D) 4,072
  • 29. What percentage of Brazil's imports did São Tomé account for prior to 1580?
A) 75 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 90 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 30. In what year were the male slaves who arrived with the first colonists freed?
A) 1530
B) 1520
C) 1515
D) 1517
  • 31. What rights were granted to property-owning, married, free mulattos after 1520?
A) The right to leave the island
B) The right to hold public offices
C) The right to vote in national elections
D) The right to own slaves
  • 32. What percentage of imported slaves escaped São Tomé between 1514 and 1527?
A) Thirty percent
B) Ten percent
C) Five percent
D) Twenty percent
  • 33. What were the settlements developed by escaped slaves in the interior of São Tomé called?
A) Colonies
B) Villages
C) Macambos
D) Plantations
  • 34. Which country is closest to São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Equatorial Guinea
B) Angola
C) Gabon
D) Nigeria
  • 35. What was the population of São Tomé and Príncipe in 2018?
A) 300,000
B) 250,000
C) 201,800
D) 150,000
  • 36. Which African country is the smallest and least populous?
A) Lesotho
B) Swaziland
C) São Tomé and Príncipe
D) Seychelles
  • 37. On what date were the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe discovered?
A) 15 August 1492
B) 21 December 1470
C) 12 October 1488
D) 1 January 1500
  • 38. When did São Tomé and Príncipe gain independence?
A) 1990
B) 1980
C) 1960
D) 1975
  • 39. What type of government did São Tomé and Príncipe have immediately after independence?
A) Monarchy
B) One-party communist state
C) Federal republic
D) Military dictatorship
  • 40. In which year did São Tomé and Príncipe transition from a one-party communist state?
A) 1975
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 1985
  • 41. What is the primary religion practiced in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Christianity
D) Islam
  • 42. In what year was Príncipe renamed to Ilha do Príncipe?
A) 1515
B) 1493
C) 1472
D) 1502
  • 43. Who established the first successful settlement on São Tomé?
A) Álvaro Caminha
B) Álvaro Borges
C) Pêro Escobar
D) João de Santarém
  • 44. What year was Príncipe settled under a similar arrangement as São Tomé?
A) 1515
B) 1493
C) 1500
D) 1472
  • 45. What group was primarily sent to São Tomé and Príncipe as early settlers?
A) Indigenous people from the islands
B) African slaves
C) Undesirables from Portugal, mostly Sephardic Jews
D) Portuguese nobility
  • 46. What was the value of Álvaro Borges' cleared land and domesticated animals when he died in 1504?
A) 13,000 réis
B) 5,000 réis
C) 100,000 réis
D) 50,000 réis
  • 47. When did the first signs of slave rebellion begin in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) The 1600s
B) The 1500s
C) The 1530s
D) The 1550s
  • 48. Who led a militia to suppress maroons in a 1533 'bush war'?
A) The governor
B) Ana de Chaves
C) The bishop
D) A 'bush captain'
  • 49. In what year did two men claim to be free-born and gain freedom with the support of Ana de Chaves?
A) 1587
B) 1531
C) 1549
D) 1595
  • 50. When did the largest population of maroons coincide with the sugar boom?
A) Early 16th century
B) Mid-16th century
C) Early 18th century
D) Late 17th century
  • 51. What happened to Amador and the other rebel leaders after the rebellion?
A) They were granted amnesty
B) They were exiled
C) They were executed
D) They were imprisoned
  • 52. When did São Tomé become primarily a transit point for ships in the slave trade?
A) By the mid-17th century
B) By the early 19th century
C) By the late 16th century
D) By the early 18th century
  • 53. By what year did São Tomé become the world's largest producer of cocoa?
A) 1905
B) 1897
C) 1953
D) 1919
  • 54. When did Portugal officially abolish slavery?
A) 1876
B) 1919
C) 1897
D) 1905
  • 55. Who observed the solar eclipse of 29 May 1919 in Príncipe?
A) Albert Einstein
B) A Portuguese governor
C) A local bishop
D) Sir Arthur Eddington
  • 56. Who was the first president of São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Fradique de Menezes
B) Manuel Pinto da Costa
C) Carlos Vila Nova
D) Miguel Trovoada
  • 57. Who was elected president in São Tomé's first multiparty presidential election in 1991?
A) Patrice Trovoada
B) Miguel Trovoada
C) Fradique de Menezes
D) Manuel Pinto da Costa
  • 58. Which party won a majority of seats in the National Assembly in the 1994 legislative elections?
A) Independent Democratic Action
B) The Party of Democratic Convergence
C) Social Democratic Party
D) The MLSTP
  • 59. Who became President of São Tomé and Príncipe in the 2016 elections?
A) Fradique de Menezes
B) Manuel Pinto da Costa
C) Evaristo Carvalho
D) Patrice Trovoada
  • 60. Who was the leader of the Independent Democratic Action party (ADI) when Patrice Trovoada became prime minister in 2014?
A) Patrice Trovoada
B) Carlos Vila Nova
C) Fradique de Menezes
D) Evaristo Carvalho
  • 61. Who won the presidential election in September 2021?
A) Evaristo Carvalho
B) Carlos Vila Nova
C) Fradique de Menezes
D) Miguel Trovoada
  • 62. Which party won the election in September 2022?
A) Party of Democratic Convergence
B) Social Democratic Party
C) Independent Democratic Action (ADI)
D) Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP/PSD)
  • 63. Who served as prime minister from 9 January 2025 until 12 January 2025?
A) Patrice Trovoada
B) Ilza Amado Vaz
C) Jorge Bom Jesus
D) Américo Ramos
  • 64. What is the world's largest sunbird found in São Tomé and Príncipe called?
A) Giant sunbird.
B) Crimson sunbird.
C) Amethyst sunbird.
D) Ruby-throated hummingbird.
  • 65. Which marine turtles are important nesting sites in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Hawksbill turtles.
B) Leatherback turtles.
C) Green turtles.
D) Loggerhead turtles.
  • 66. When was the Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve established by UNESCO?
A) In 2015.
B) In 2000.
C) In 2012.
D) In 1995.
  • 67. How many members are in the National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) 75 members.
B) 100 members.
C) 30 members.
D) 55 members.
  • 68. What is the highest level of justice administration in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) The High Court.
B) The Constitutional Court.
C) The Appeals Court.
D) The Supreme Court.
  • 69. What was São Tomé and Príncipe's rank in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance in 2010?
A) 50th out of the African countries measured.
B) 25th out of the African countries measured.
C) 11th out of the African countries measured.
D) 1st out of the African countries measured.
  • 70. What is the level of freedom of speech in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Moderate freedom of speech.
B) Very high freedom of speech.
C) Low freedom of speech.
D) No freedom of speech.
  • 71. In which year did São Tomé and Príncipe recognize the People's Republic of China?
A) 2018
B) 2010
C) 2016
D) 2012
  • 72. What does Portugal patrol in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) The mountain regions
B) The inland areas
C) The coastal area
D) The airspace
  • 73. Which Portuguese military ship is permanently stationed on the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) NRP Vasco da Gama
B) NRP Zaire
C) NRP Dom Carlos I
D) NRP África
  • 74. In which year did the Portuguese President visit São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2019
  • 75. Which country is the major supplier of oil and natural gas to São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Gabon
B) The United States
C) Angola
D) Portugal
  • 76. Which country do thousands of tourists from visit São Tomé and Príncipe, helping the local economy?
A) Cape Verde
B) Brazil
C) China
D) Gabon
  • 77. Which language has become important in the business sector in São Tomé and Príncipe due to neighboring countries?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) French
D) Portuguese
  • 78. Since when has China invested in road and seaport projects in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) 2017
B) 2013
C) 1990
D) 1977
  • 79. Which branch of São Tomé and Príncipe's military is also known as the 'Navy'?
A) Coast Guard
B) Army
C) National Guard
D) Presidential Guard
  • 80. In what year did São Tomé and Príncipe sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?
A) 2017
B) 2013
C) 1977
D) 1990
  • 81. What is the autonomous region on Príncipe Island called?
A) Cantagalo
B) Pagué
C) Mé-Zóchi
D) Lobata
  • 82. In what year did Príncipe Island become an autonomous region?
A) 1977
B) 2017
C) 1995
D) 2013
  • 83. How many districts are there on Príncipe Island?
A) One
B) Three
C) Two
D) Four
  • 84. What was the administrative division of São Tomé and Príncipe called two years after independence?
A) Municipalities
B) Regions
C) Districts
D) Provinces
  • 85. Which country is not mentioned as an important partner in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Cameroon
B) China
C) Republic of Congo
D) Gabon
  • 86. Which country's television channels and films are the most watched in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Gabon
B) France
C) Brazil
D) Portugal
  • 87. What was the main crop on São Tomé that represented about 54% of agricultural exports?
A) Coffee
B) Cocoa
C) Copra
D) Palm kernels
  • 88. What nickname was São Tomé and Príncipe known by in the early 1900s due to its cocoa exports?
A) The Chocolate Islands
B) The Plantation Islands
C) The Spice Islands
D) The Cocoa Isles
  • 89. What percentage of the country's food needs were met through imports as of 1997?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 100%
D) 90%
  • 90. Which sector accounts for about 11% of employment in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) The agricultural sector
B) The industrial sector
C) The tourism sector
D) The government sector
  • 91. What was the main economic activity besides agriculture in São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Forestry
B) Fishing
C) Mining
D) Textile manufacturing
  • 92. What economic program did the government implement in 1987 to address economic difficulties?
A) A European Union economic plan
B) An African Development Bank initiative
C) An International Monetary Fund structural adjustment program
D) A World Bank development program
  • 93. Which organization's poverty-reduction and growth facility was approved for São Tomé in April 2000?
A) The African Development Bank
B) The IMF
C) The World Bank
D) The UN Development Programme
  • 94. What was the focus of economic reform in São Tomé since the early 1990s?
A) Reduction of foreign aid
B) Expansion of state-owned enterprises
C) Widespread privatization
D) Nationalization of industries
  • 95. What is one of the main challenges in São Tomé's agricultural sector?
A) Excessive rainfall
B) Lack of skilled labor
C) Inadequate domestic food-crop production
D) Overproduction of export crops
  • 96. What potential economic sector is São Tomé attempting to improve?
A) Tourism
B) Textiles
C) Mining
D) Technology
  • 97. What was the original constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe intended to guarantee?
A) A mixed economy
B) A purely socialist economy
C) A purely capitalist economy
D) A barter economy
  • 98. What was the main economic activity on São Tomé and Príncipe since the 19th century?
A) Manufacturing
B) Mining
C) Fishing
D) Plantation agriculture
  • 99. What was the main reason for the collapse of cocoa production in São Tomé?
A) Plantation land was seized
B) A pest infestation
C) A decline in international demand
D) A government ban on cocoa exports
  • 100. What is one of the main sources of imports for São Tomé and Príncipe?
A) Brazil
B) The United States
C) China
D) The EU
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