Q 01/05

Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign country in Africa where which language is official?

A) Portuguese

B) Spanish

C) Italian

D) German

Answer · why

B) Spanish

Spanish is the main means of communication; French was made an official language only later, to draw the country closer to its French-speaking neighbo...

Q 02/05

Equatorial Guinea's independence day, 12 October, is the anniversary of which explorer's landfall?

A) Magellan

B) Columbus

C) Vespucci

D) Cortés

Answer · why

B) Columbus

Columbus sighted land on 12 October 1492, so the new state's independence day falls on the very date its former colonial ruler celebrates as its own n...

Q 03/05

The country's long-time capital, Malabo, sits on which island?

A) São Tomé

B) Annobón

C) Corisco

D) Bioko

Answer · why

D) Bioko

The island lies just 32 km off Cameroon and was known to Europeans for centuries as Fernando Pó.

Q 04/05

Which purpose-built city in the mainland rainforest became Equatorial Guinea's official capital in January 2026?

A) San Antonio de Palé

B) Santiago de Baney

C) Mongomo

D) Ciudad de la Paz

Answer · why

D) Ciudad de la Paz

Ciudad de la Paz, the 'City of Peace', was still unfinished when a decree made it the capital on 2 January 2026, and the ministries were given a year ...

Q 05/05

Snowflake, the only known albino gorilla, was captured in Equatorial Guinea and became the star of which city's zoo?

A) Madrid

B) Barcelona

C) Lisbon

D) London

Answer · why

B) Barcelona

Barcelona Zoo kept Snowflake from 1966 until his death in 2003; scientists who later sequenced his genome traced his white coat to inbreeding, his par...