The Zanzibar Quiz

Habari! Can you answer these questions about the African island of Zanzibar?

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Last updated: September 29, 2022

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Hint	Answer
Country to which it belongs	Tanzania
Majority religion	Islam
Most commonly spoken language, a mix of traditional Bantu and Arabic	Swahili
Island that is home to the majority of Zanzibar's population	Unguja
Historic city center of Zanzibar's capital	Stone Town
Commonly exported product, including nutmeg and cloves	Spices
Largest and most lucrative industry for the island	Tourism
Former Arab state that ruled it	Oman
Infamous trade carried out in Zanzibar during the 19th century	Slave
British missionary who famously attempted to end the above	David Livingstone
Legendary rock singer born in Zanzibar as Farrokh Bulsara	Freddie Mercury
"Gandhi" actor whose father was of Zanzibari origin	Ben Kingsley
Nobel Prize won by Zanzibari-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah in 2021	Literature
Zanzibar was the first place in sub-Saharan Africa to have this media in color	Television
Underwater attraction for which Zanzibar is renowned (hint: it's also found in Australia)	Coral Reefs
Popular Zanzibar street food adapted from original Italian version	Pizza

Level 50

Sep 30, 2022

No mention of the time they lost a war in 38 minutes?

Level 71

Sep 30, 2022

I thought about including that, but I couldn't think of a way to ask it in the form of a question. Pretty fascinating story though.

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