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Mali Country Quiz

🇲🇱 Can you guess these facts about the country of Mali?
Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: August 30, 2020
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First submittedSeptember 26, 2019
Times taken18,309
Average score73.7%
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Capital city
Bamako
Official language
French
Most common religion
Islam
Ancient city in central Mali that was once a major trading center
Timbuktu
Ruler of the Mali Empire sometimes (inaccurately) called the richest person in history
Mansa Musa
Major line of longitude running through eastern Mali
Prime Meridian
Bordering countries
Algeria
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Major desert covering northern Mali
Sahara
Semi-arid area located south of the above
Sahel
What the Great Mosque of Djenné is built from
Adobe
Name one of Mali's two most common ethnic groups
Mande | Fula
Among all countries, Mali is tied for the highest average annual ...
Temperature
"G" word that refers to a West African bard or storyteller
Griot
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Level 87
May 19, 2020
Okay, a bit niggly, but why does Mauritania appear after Niger in the bordering country list?
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Level ∞
May 20, 2020
This has been fixed.
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Level 53
Dec 5, 2022
a bit what?? 🤨🤨🤨
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Level 85
May 19, 2020
https://money.com/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time-2/
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Level ∞
May 20, 2020
You must not have read my blog article on this.
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Level 36
Jun 23, 2020
81% got the capital city? I'm surprised
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Level 59
Jul 15, 2020
Easily googlable and people want that badge
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Level 69
Jan 10, 2022
I feel called out
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Level 28
Apr 28, 2023
Same
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Level 46
Mar 3, 2024
Or they do the quiz twice and it's the first thing to remember ;)
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Level 78
Jul 22, 2020
If you know all the capitals of all countries recognised by jetpunk, it's quite an easy starter. Lots of jetpunk quizzers know this stuff.
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Level 82
Aug 30, 2020
Bam! (ako)
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Level 36
Jul 11, 2020
Now it’s 79%
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Level 79
Jul 15, 2020
I tried sunlight/sunshine hours but forgot temperature.
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Level 57
Jul 26, 2020
Please accept Bambara for Mandé. This is the majority (sub)group in the country
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Level 89
Aug 30, 2020
Tried brick, clay, and sand for the mosque question. Forgot that Adobe can mean something other than computer software.
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Level 62
Aug 30, 2020
I tried mud and it worked
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Level 74
Nov 19, 2020
Same. Even though it's pretty accurate, I was hoping it wouldn't be accepted. I'd rather not get the point than have it refered to as being made from mud.
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Level 68
Aug 30, 2020
Earth worked for me
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Level 51
Aug 30, 2020
so did dirt
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Level 89
Aug 30, 2020
I got it eventually by guessing dirt.
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Level 82
Aug 30, 2020
someone is really determined to make us learn "sahel"
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Level 66
Aug 31, 2020
It's been on several quizzes and I still don't remember the answer. Need a few more.
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Level 59
Aug 31, 2020
I think "Greenwich" should be considered for the Prime Meridian. There are even multiple prime meridians on Earth, not just the GMT one.
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Level 69
Oct 19, 2020
I agree. Or the number 0.
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Level 74
Nov 19, 2020
I agree
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Level 72
Feb 11, 2021
Yeah, I tried “Greenwich” as well. Google tells me they are different though, that may be why QM doesn't accept it as a type in.
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Level 58
Oct 28, 2020
Only 14% got Griot?
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Level 34
Nov 9, 2020
100% somehow.
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Level 74
Nov 19, 2020
This quiz was much to easy. Having all the neighbouring states be asked and then ask things like Sahara and Sahel, which seem to be a part of the "JetPunk-Basic-Knowledge-Starter-Pack" doesn't leave much room for in depth questions on Mali.
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Level 46
Jan 5, 2021
Add "Heat" for alt answer to temperature, please ?
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Level 45
Jan 11, 2021
Can you accept 0 for prime meridian?
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Level 57
Feb 25, 2022
French is no longer Mali's official language. It was changed to Bambara, a Malian native language in January 2022 by the military government. You should change that answer on the quiz.
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Level 49
Jul 27, 2023
I tried 0 and Greenwich