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Agadir - Quiz
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  • 1. Which country is Agadir located in?
A) Algeria
B) Morocco
C) Spain
D) Tunisia
  • 2. What natural disaster struck Agadir in 1960?
A) Flood
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Tornado
D) Earthquake
  • 3. What ocean borders Agadir?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 4. In which region of Morocco is Agadir situated?
A) Sahara
B) Casablanca-Settat
C) Souss-Massa
D) Rif
  • 5. Which industry is significant in Agadir?
A) Oil Production
B) Manufacturing
C) Fishing
D) Mining
  • 6. Which beach is famous in Agadir?
A) Bondi Beach
B) Agadir Beach
C) Copacabana Beach
D) Miami Beach
  • 7. What major event does Agadir host annually?
A) Rio Carnival
B) Agadir Music Festival
C) Mardi Gras
D) Burning Man
  • 8. What is the currency used in Agadir?
A) US Dollar
B) Pound Sterling
C) Moroccan Dirham
D) Euro
  • 9. What historical site can be found in Agadir?
A) Koutoubia Mosque
B) Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou
C) Agadir Oufella
D) Hassan II Mosque
  • 10. How far is Agadir from Casablanca?
A) 600 kilometres (373 mi)
B) 300 kilometres (186 mi)
C) 509 kilometres (316 mi)
D) 400 kilometres (249 mi)
  • 11. What is the population of Agadir according to the 2024 Moroccan census?
A) 400,000
B) 501,797
C) 487,954
D) 346,106
  • 12. Which language is spoken natively by a majority of Agadir's population?
A) Arabic
B) French
C) English
D) Berber languages
  • 13. What percentage of Agadir's population speaks Berber languages natively?
A) 40.7%
B) 50.3%
C) 60.2%
D) 30.5%
  • 14. Which two festivals related to Berber culture are celebrated in Agadir?
A) Yennayer and Bujlood
B) Lunar New Year and Diwali
C) Christmas and Easter
D) Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
  • 15. What is the average midday temperature in Agadir during January?
A) 15.0 °C (59 °F)
B) 20.5 °C (69 °F)
C) 30.0 °C (86 °F)
D) 25.0 °C (77 °F)
  • 16. What is the meaning of the Berber noun 'Agadir'?
A) 'Wall, enclosure, fortified building, citadel'
B) 'Riverbank'
C) 'Marketplace'
D) 'Desert'
  • 17. What was Agadir called on a map from 1325?
A) Porto Mesegina
B) Cape Ighir
C) Souss River
D) Agadir al-harba
  • 18. Which tribe was associated with the name Porto Mesegina?
A) The Phoenicians
B) The Arabs
C) The Berber tribe Mesguina (also known as Ksima)
D) The Tuareg
  • 19. What is the significance of Cape Ighir in relation to Agadir?
A) It was a major trading post.
B) It marks the northern boundary of Agadir.
C) It is where the Souss River flows into the ocean.
D) 'The fortress of the cape', referring to the nearby promontory named Cape Ighir
  • 20. Who occupied the area around Agadir in 1505?
A) Muhammad al-Qa'im
B) Guterre de Monroy
C) João Lopes de Sequeira
D) Mohammed ash-Sheikh
  • 21. What was the name of the Portuguese colony established near Agadir?
A) Azemmour
B) Mazagan
C) Safi
D) Santa Cruz do Cabo do Gué
  • 22. What does the name 'Funti' or 'Founti' derive from?
A) A local Berber term for 'hill'
B) A Spanish word for 'spring'
C) The Portuguese word for 'fountain'
D) An Arabic word meaning 'fortress'
  • 23. On what date did the King of Portugal purchase the castle near Agadir?
A) 16 February 1541
B) 12 March 1540
C) 25 January 1513
D) 1 January 1505
  • 24. Who was declared leader of the local military efforts against the Portuguese in 1510?
A) Muhammad al-Qa'im
B) João Lopes de Sequeira
C) Guterre de Monroy
D) Mohammed ash-Sheikh
  • 25. Which dynasty was founded by the descendants of Muhammad al-Qa'im?
A) The Marinid dynasty
B) The Wattasid dynasty
C) The Almohad dynasty
D) The Sa'di dynasty
  • 26. Where did the Sa'di dynasty establish their capital?
A) Marrakesh
B) Tangier
C) Agadir
D) Fes
  • 27. In what year did Muhammad al-Shaykh occupy the main hill above the Portuguese at Agadir?
A) 1540
B) 1520
C) 1550
D) 1513
  • 28. When did the siege of the Portuguese colony at Agadir begin?
A) 12 March 1540
B) 1 January 1505
C) 16 February 1541
D) 25 January 1513
  • 29. On what date was the siege of the Portuguese colony at Agadir successfully concluded?
A) 25 January 1513
B) 16 February 1540
C) 1 January 1505
D) 12 March 1541
  • 30. How many Portuguese survivors were taken prisoner after the siege?
A) Six hundred
B) Two hundred
C) Three hundred
D) One thousand
  • 31. Who was Dona Mecia married to after her husband's death?
A) Guterre de Monroy
B) Muhammad al-Qa'im
C) Sheikh Mohammed ash-Sheikh
D) João Lopes de Sequeira
  • 32. In what year did Dona Mecia die?
A) 1513
B) 1550
C) 1520
D) 1544
  • 33. What was the name of the manuscript describing the Portuguese presence in Agadir?
A) Este He O Origem e Comeco e Cabo da Villa de Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gue D'Agoa de Narba
B) The History of Sous
C) The Chronicles of Agadir
D) The Portuguese in Morocco
  • 34. Who published the manuscript with a French translation for the first time?
A) João Marinho e Santos
B) Mohammed Nadir
C) José Manuel Azevedo e Silva
D) Pierre de Cenival
  • 35. In what year was the manuscript first published with a French translation?
A) 1505
B) 1550
C) 1934
D) 1541
  • 36. In what year was Agadir completely destroyed by an earthquake?
A) 1731
B) 1960
C) 1881
D) 1760
  • 37. Which port was established as an alternative to Agadir after the 1731 earthquake?
A) Tangier
B) Marrakech
C) Essaouira
D) Casablanca
  • 38. Who reopened the harbour of Agadir in 1881 to supply expeditions?
A) Abdallah al-Ghalib
B) Muhammad al-Shaykh
C) Moulay Ismail
D) Sultan Hassan I
  • 39. When did French troops land in Agadir?
A) 1 July 1911
B) 4 November 1911
C) 29 February 1960
D) 15 June 1913
  • 40. Who was the director of the Protectorate's Urban Planning Department involved in Agadir's modern development?
A) Henri Prost
B) Charles de Foucauld
C) Michel Ecochard
D) Albert Laprade
  • 41. What was the name of the avenue central to Agadir's modern city plan?
A) Avenue Mohammed VI
B) Avenue Hassan II
C) Avenue Al Idrissi
D) Avenue Lyautey
  • 42. Who visited Agadir's port in 1959 aboard Aristotle Onassis' yacht?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Winston Churchill
D) Nikita Khrushchev
  • 43. What was Agadir's status in the world of sardine ports during the 1980s?
A) Premier sardine port
B) Second-largest sardine port
C) Not a significant sardine port
D) Third-largest sardine port
  • 44. How long is the beach in Agadir?
A) 15 km
B) 5 km
C) Over 10 km
D) 20 km
  • 45. What is the oldest district of villas in Agadir?
A) Founty or 'Bay of palm trees'
B) Swiss Village
C) High Founty
D) Mixed Sector District (THE NEW IHCHACH)
  • 46. Which district in Agadir was the last work before his death of the renowned French urbanist, Gérald Hanning?
A) Hay Mohammadi
B) High Founty
C) Dakhla
D) Swiss Village
  • 47. Which district is known as the 'city of government employees'?
A) Mixed Sector District (THE NEW IHCHACH)
B) Swiss Village
C) Founty or 'Bay of palm trees'
D) Les Amicales
  • 48. Which district houses the Hassan II hospital?
A) Charaf
B) Founty or 'Bay of palm trees'
C) Mixed Sector District (THE NEW IHCHACH)
D) Swiss Village
  • 49. In what year was the Kasbah built?
A) 1960
B) 1940
C) 1572
D) 1992
  • 50. Who built the Kasbah in Agadir?
A) Coco Polizzi
B) The Italian artist
C) NAO
D) Abdallah al-Ghalib
  • 51. What is inscribed above the front door of the Kasbah?
A) "Agadir Oufla"
B) "Peace and Prosperity"
C) "Welcome to Agadir"
D) "God, the Nation, the King"
  • 52. What remains of the Kasbah after the earthquake?
A) All its buildings intact
B) A shopping district
C) The original Moorish café
D) A restored long high wall that surrounds non-buildable land
  • 53. What percentage of buildings in Old Talborjt were destroyed or severely damaged by the 1960 earthquake?
A) 70%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 90%
  • 54. What is the current status of Old Talborjt?
A) A bustling shopping district
B) An industrial zone
C) Non-buildable area
D) A residential neighborhood
  • 55. What is the primary use of Avenue El Moun in Old Talborjt?
A) Pedestrian walkway
B) Public transport
C) Driving schools
D) Commercial activities
  • 56. What types of sectors can be found in Souk El Had?
A) Only meat and spices
B) Furniture, crafts, clothing, vegetables, meat, spices etc.
C) Only furniture and crafts
D) Only clothing and vegetables
  • 57. What is La Médina?
A) A modern shopping mall
B) An ancient fortress built in 1572
C) A handicrafts space created by Coco Polizzi in 1992
D) The largest market in the region
  • 58. What is the Köppen climate classification of Agadir?
A) Csa
B) Af
C) Dfb
D) BSh
  • 59. Which company in Agadir is a subsidiary of the Italian group Italcementi?
A) Al Massira Airport
B) Morocco Movement association
C) Ciments du Maroc (CIMAR)
D) Souk El Had
  • 60. Which of the following is NOT an export from Agadir's commercial port?
A) Manganese
B) Zinc
C) Wheat
D) Cobalt
  • 61. What percentage of Agadir's population was recorded as under 15 years old in the 2024 Moroccan census?
A) 40.7%
B) 22.9%
C) 13.4%
D) 58.3%
  • 62. Which district is Avenue du Port located in?
A) Taghazout
B) Anza
C) Souss-Massa
D) Taroudant
  • 63. What type of school is unique to Agadir's port area?
A) Tourism school
B) Merchant marine school
C) Fisheries school
D) Cement school
  • 64. Which cultural event in Agadir focuses on urban music?
A) Noiz Makerz concert
B) FIDADOC
C) Timitar festival
D) International Festival of University Theatre
  • 65. What is the name of the national break-dancing championship held in Agadir?
A) Breaking South
B) Timitar Breakdance
C) Moroccan B-Boys Championship
D) Agadir Dance Off
  • 66. Which month is the International Documentary Film Festival held in Agadir?
A) March
B) September
C) July
D) November
  • 67. What type of festival is the Festival of Laughter in Agadir?
A) Art exhibition
B) Film festival
C) Cultural event
D) Music concert
  • 68. What is the name of the university in Agadir?
A) Université Ibn Zohr
B) Graduate School of Agadir technology
C) Higher School OF Education And Training
D) National School of Applied Sciences
  • 69. What is the name of the new stadium in Agadir?
A) Stade de Marrakech
B) Adrar Stadium
C) Stade Mohammed V
D) Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
  • 70. Which association club in Agadir is related to Taekwondo?
A) Royal Tennis Club Agadir
B) Najah Souss Agadir
C) Association club El johara
D) Cité Suisse Basket
  • 71. Which Moroccan-Belgian doctor and researcher is associated with Agadir?
A) Hicham El Majhad
B) Pokimane
C) Omar Hilale
D) Moncef Slaoui
  • 72. Which Moroccan politician and activist is associated with Agadir?
A) Walid Azaro
B) Sion Assidon
C) Mohamed Bensaid Ait Idder
D) Abdelkrim Baadi
  • 73. Who is a Moroccan actor, writer, and filmmaker born in Agadir?
A) Jacques Bensimon
B) Soufiane El Khalidy
C) Issam Chebake
D) Mohamed Choua
  • 74. Which Moroccan-Canadian Internet personality and streamer is associated with Agadir?
A) Michel Vieuchange
B) Jacques Bensimon
C) Pokimane
D) Dominique Strauss-Kahn
  • 75. Which Moroccan activist was born in Agadir?
A) Dominique Strauss-Kahn
B) Michel Vieuchange
C) Jacques Bensimon
D) Sion Assidon
  • 76. Which village is known for surfing near Agadir?
A) Tamaounza
B) Aitswal
C) Imouran
D) Taghazout
  • 77. Which city is located approximately 80 km east of Agadir?
A) Essaouira
B) Taroudannt
C) Marrakech
D) Tiznit
  • 78. What natural feature can be found at Legzira beach south of Agadir?
A) Volcanic rocks
B) Natural arches
C) Waterfalls
D) Coral reefs
  • 79. Which city is located approximately 160 km south of Agadir on the coast?
A) Agadir Bay
B) Essaouira
C) Sidi Ifni
D) Tafraout
  • 80. Which beach is located approximately 12 km from Agadir?
A) Bouyirdn
B) Imouran
C) Tamaounza
D) Taghazout
  • 81. What type of architecture is featured in the marina of Agadir?
A) Modernist
B) Romanesque
C) Moorish
D) Gothic
  • 82. Which city has a cooperation pact with Agadir in France?
A) Nice
B) Paris
C) Lyon
D) Marseille
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