Burkina Faso Quiz


Burkina Faso Quiz



1. WARM-UP: What name was Burkina Faso formerly known by up to 1984?

Lower Mali
Western Maghreb
Upper Volta
Eastern Niger


2. In what year did Burkina Faso achieve independence from France?

1960
1961
1962
1963


3. How many countries does Burkina Faso share a border with?

3
4
5
6


4. What is the approximate population of Burkina Faso?

18,010,000
19,010,000
20,010,000
21,010,000


5. What is the life expectancy in Burkina Faso??

61 years
63 years
65 years
67 years


6. How many chidren in Burkina Faso are growing up without parental care due to AIDS or abandonment?

450,000
550,000
650,000
770,000


7. What % of the population in Burkina Faso are literate?

41.2%
45.2%
49.2%
51.2%


8. Out of every 100,000 individuals, how many people die each year in Burkina Faso from unsafe sanitation?

32
42
52
62


9. What % of the population live in poverty?

34%
36%
38%
40%


10. In what position on the HDI list of countries does Burkina Faso Rank out of 189?

176th
178th
180th
182nd




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