Statistics for The Portuguese Empire

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  • The average score is 12 of 18

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
What modern-day country has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal itself?Brazil
98%
What Chinese territory did Portugal control until 1999?Macau
85%
What Portuguese-speaking country became independent from Indonesia in 2002?East Timor
83%
Which modern-day mainland African countries where colonized by the Portuguese?Angola
82%
What African island nation was uninhabited until discovered by Portugal in 1456?Cape Verde
82%
What Portuguese explorer was the first European to reach India by sea?Vasco da Gama
80%
What island was named after Saint Thomas?São Tomé
79%
What Atlantic archipelagos were discovered by Portugal in the 1400s and today comprise
the two autonomous regions of Portugal?
Azores
77%
Which modern-day mainland African countries where colonized by the Portuguese?Mozambique
77%
What is the most populous city that was once a part of the Portuguese Empire?São Paulo
69%
What Portuguese explorer led the Spanish expedition that sailed
around the world in the early 1500s?
Ferdinand Magellan
68%
What Indian state was once a Portuguese colony but was invaded and recaptured
by India in 1961?
Goa
65%
In 1511 Portugal captured the region of Malacca, important for its role in the spice trade.
In what modern-day country would you find Malacca?
Malaysia
61%
What Atlantic archipelagos were discovered by Portugal in the 1400s and today comprise
the two autonomous regions of Portugal?
Madeira
53%
Which modern-day mainland African countries where colonized by the Portuguese?Guinea-Bissau
51%
What is the most-populous urban area of Africa that was once ruled by the Portuguese?Luanda
50%
What prince is given credit for kicking off the Age of Discovery in the early 1400s?Henry the {Navigator}
43%
What term is used to refer to the Portuguese-speaking parts of the world?{Luso}phone
33%

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