Q 01/05

Why was the name of its capital added to the country's name at independence?

A) To avoid confusion with Guinea

B) To honour the first president

C) Portugal insisted on it

D) To match Cape Verde's example

Answer · why

A) To avoid confusion with Guinea

The neighbour had been French Guinea; the capital, Bissau, has about 490,000 people.

Q 02/05

Guinea-Bissau's official language is what?

A) Spanish

B) French

C) Portuguese

D) English

Answer · why

C) Portuguese

Only about 2% speak it as a first language; the Portuguese-based Creole is the national language of unity.

Q 03/05

Guinea-Bissau unilaterally declared independence on 24 September of which year?

A) 1975

B) 1973

C) 1977

D) 1980

Answer · why

B) 1973

Portugal formally recognised it on 10 September 1974, after the Carnation Revolution.

Q 04/05

Who founded the PAIGC independence movement in 1956 and led it until his assassination in January 1973?

A) Amílcar Cabral

B) Luís Cabral

C) João Bernardo Vieira

D) Aristides Pereira

Answer · why

A) Amílcar Cabral

The agricultural engineer used the nom de guerre Abel Djassi and was shot in Conakry eight months before independence.

Q 05/05

The PAIGC fought for the independence of Guinea-Bissau and which other Lisbon-ruled territory?

A) São Tomé and Príncipe

B) Angola

C) Mozambique

D) Cape Verde

Answer · why

D) Cape Verde

The party's full name is the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.