Statistics for Cape Verde Country Quiz

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Official language	Portuguese	95%
Until the 1800s, Cape Verde was a supply point in this cruel trade	Atlantic slave trade	92%
Meaning of "Cape Verde" in English	{Green} Cape	89%
Population of Cape Verde in the year 1400	0	88%
Nearest country on the African mainland	Senegal	88%
Largest and most populous island (shares its name with a South American capital)	Santiago	82%
Cape Verde is one of four "Macaronesian" archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean. Name one of the others.	Canary Islands \| Azores \| Madeira	80%
Name for Cape Verde in the above	{Cabo} Verde	74%
Capital of Cape Verde	Praia	70%
Most commonly-spoken language	Cape Verdean Creole	53%
English privateer who attacked the islands in 1585	Francis Drake	45%
Only mammal that is native to the island (hint: think about how it could have got there)	Grey long-eared bat	42%
Currency of Cape Verde	Escudo	33%