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Questions
How well do you know Uganda?
Each day, we will add a new question (and answer).
Here are the last three daily questions:
72. What percentage of Ugandan children finish the 7th grade?
a. 37%
b. 57%
c. 77%
d. 97%
73. In 2010 – the last year for which figures were available – what percentage of Uganda’s national budget was funded by domestic revenues (meaning that the rest came from foreign aid)?
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80%
74. The average life expectancy in the United States is 78.1 years. What is it in Uganda?
a. 41.3
b. 51.3
c. 61.3
d. 71.3
Archive Questions:
1. Which historical leader gave Uganda the moniker “The Pearl of Africa” because of its great beauty and resources?
a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. Winston Churchill
c. Neville Chamberlin
d. Francois Mitterand
2. Which mammoth lake is regarded as the source of the Nile, the world’s longest river?
a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Elizabeth
c. Lake Albert
d. Lake William
3. Under which Ugandan Lake was there recently discovered to be a massive deposit of oil?
a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Elizabeth
c. Lake Albert
d. Lake William
4. What is the name of the reviled former dictator was the subject of the critically acclaimed movie “The Last King of Scotland?”
a. Milton Obote
b. Yoweri Museveni
c. Pol Pot
d. Idi Amin
5. Who is the current President of Uganda?
a. Milton Obote
b. Yoweri Museveni
c. Pol Pot
d. Idi Amin
6. What is Uganda’s national motto?
a. In God we Trust
b. We trust in the Lord
c. For God and my Country
d. Long Live Uganda
7. What is Uganda’s national bird?
a. The Uganda Crane
b. The Great Egret
c. The Marabou Stork
d. The Great White Pelican
8. What is the capital city of Uganda?
a. Entebbe
b. Jinja
c. Gulu
d. Kampala
9. In which city is Uganda’s international airport?
a. Entebbe
b. Jinja
c. Gulu
d. Kampala
10. Which East African country does not directly border Uganda?
a. Kenya
b. Rwanda
c. Tanzania
d. Burundi
11. Which country is directly north of Uganda?
a. Sudan
b. South Sudan
c. Ethiopia
d. Rwanda
12. What is Uganda’s legislative branch called?
a. Congress
b. Legislature
c. Ebunzi
d. Parliament
13. What is the highest court called in Uganda?
a. Constitutional Court
b. High Court
c. Supreme Court
d. Court of Appeals
14. When did Uganda gain its independence?
a. 1942
b. 1952
c. 1962
d. 1972
15. From whom did Uganda gain its independence?
a. Great Britain
b. Holland
c. Belgium
d. France
16. The official language of Uganda is:
a. Swahili
b. Luganda
c. English
d. Runyoro
17. The population of Uganda is approximately:
a. 3 million
b. 13 million
c. 23 million
d. 33 million
18. Christians make up approximately what percentage of the population?
a. 54%
b. 64%
c. 74%
d. 84%
19. The median age of the Ugandan population is how old?
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 30
20. The national sport of Uganda is:
a. Cricket
b. Rugby
c. Football (soccer)
d. Baseball
21. Uganda’s current annual rate of inflation for goods and services is:
a. 15.4%
b. 20.4%
c. 25.4%
d. 30.4%
22. Uganda’s Prime Lending Rate (best rate for best customers) is:
a. 13.5%
b. 18.5%
c. 23.5%
d. 28.5%
23. Uganda has earned its reputation for being the world capital of:
a. Potholes
b. Waterfalls
c. Whitewater Rafting
d. Horseback Riding
24. Uganda has now have six boxing world champions, the most famous of which is:
a. John “The Beast” Mugabi
b. James “Quick” Tillis
c. Johnny “Baby Faced Assassin” Tapia
d. John Aki-Boa “Constrictor”
25. What is the name of the mysterious disease afflicting (and often killing) in Northern Uganda that continues to baffle health officials from around the world?
a. Crying Disease
b. Laughing Disease
c. Choking Disease
d. Nodding Disease
26. What is the name of the international war criminal responsible for kidnapping children during the recent war in Northern Uganda?
a. James Toney
b. John Boney
c. Joseph Kony
d. Jason Pony
27. What do the initials LRA stand for, which is the name of the group who carried out the brutal mutilations of women and children during the war in Northern Uganda?
a. Liberation and Resistance Army
b. Liberation and Resistance Association
c. Lord’s Resistance Army
d. Lord’s Resistance Association
28. Where do officials think that the leader of the LRA is currently hiding, prompting President Obama to send 100 American soldiers to the Uganda to assist in the search?
a. Northern Uganda
b. Southern Sudan
c. Rwanda
d. Democratic Republic of Congo
29. What is the name of the American organization who recently posted the controversial “Kony 2012” video?
a. Invincible Children
b. Invisible Children
c. Save the Children
d. Relieve the Children
30. What is the term of office served by the President of Uganda?
a. Four years
b. Five years
c. Six years
d. Life
31. From what country do virtually all Ugandan cars originate?
a. Japan
b. United States
c. England
d. South Africa
32. Uganda’s ruling party is the NRM. What does NRM stand for?
a. National Ruling Movement
b. National Resistance Movement
c. National Restructuring Movement
d. No Right Mind
33. Uganda’s population is approximately 33 million. How many lawyers does it have?
a. Just under 2,000
b. Just under 12,000
c. Just under 22,000
d. Just over 50,000
34. Uganda’s population was hit extremely hard in the last two decades by AIDS. What is the current percentage of people between the ages of 15 and 49 living with HIV?
a. 6.7%
b. 16.7%
c. 26.7%
d. 36.7%
35. Taking a page from its former British “Protector,” Uganda’s currency is denominated in Shillings. At the current exchange rate, what is the approximate exchange rate with American Dollars?
a. 25 Shillings per 1 Dollar
b. 250 Shillings per 1 Dollar
c. 2500 Shillings per 1 Dollar
d. 25,000 Shillings per 1 Dollar
36. Which famous American writer was involved in two plane crashes near Masindi, Uganda, which prompted the Masindi Hotel to name its bar after him?
a. Mark Twain
b. Edgar Allen Poe
c. Ernest Hemingway
d. John Grisham
37. Uganda is located:
a. Entirely above the equator
b. Entirely below the equator
c. Mostly above the equator, but partially below it
d. Mostly below the equator, but partially above it
38. The minimum driving age in Uganda is:
a. 16
b. 17
c. 18
d. 21
39. Which President of another country actually grew up in Uganda?
a. President Obama, USA
b. President Kagame, Rwanda
c. President Kibaki, Kenya
d. President Kikwete, Tanzania
40. What percent of Ugandans walk to work each day?
a. 30%
b. 50%
c. 70%
d. 90%
41. What is the name of the international court that indicted Joseph Kony as its first war criminal?
a. International Court of Criminal Prosecutions
b. International Court of Crimes
c. International Criminal Court
d. World Criminal Court
42. In Uganda, students who wish to be lawyers major in law in the four-year university studies. After they graduate, they attend a one-year program at the Law Development Center and then take a bar exam. What was the passage rate for the 283 students who took the bar examination?
a. 37%
b. 57%
c. 77%
d. 97%
43. Uganda’s population is approximately 33 million. What is the number of internet users in Uganda?
a. 5 million
b. 10 million
c. 15 million
d. 20 million
44. The projected growth rate in Gross Domestic Product in the United States for 2012 is just under 3%. What is the projected growth rate in Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product for this year?
a. 1%
b. 4%
c. 7%
d. 10%
45. Yoweri Museveni has been President of Uganda for how many consecutive years?
a. 11 years
b. 16 years
c. 21 years
d. 26 years
46. The largest and most established university in Uganda is called:
a. Kampala International University
b. Uganda Christian University
c. University of Uganda
d. Makerere University
47. In Uganda, which of the following are public holidays during the Easter Season?
a. “Good Friday” is the only public holiday around Easter
b. “Easter Monday” is the only public holiday around Easter
c. Both “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday” are public holidays
d. There are no public holidays around Easter
48. In neighboring Kenya and Tanzania, 17% and 8%, respectively, of the population travels to be with family for Easter. What percentage of Ugandans do the same?
a. 10%
b. 27%
c. 43%
d. 58%
49. In the most recent poll in the United States, 64% of Americans stated that they believed the United States was on the “wrong track.” What percentage of Ugandans said they believed Uganda was on the “wrong track” in the April, 2012 poll?
a. 36%
b. 55%
c. 74%
d. 88%
50. The Gash family is eagerly awaiting the release “The Hunger Games” in Ugandan movie theaters this weekend. What is the price of single adult ticket for American movies in Uganda, which comes with a bottle of soda or water?
a. 16,000 Shillings ($6.50)
b. 20,000 Shillings ($8.00)
c. 24,000 Shillings ($9.50)
d. 28,000 Shillings ($11.00)
51. I drink lots of diet soda when in the United States. What types of diet soft drinks are available in Uganda?
a. None
b. Only Diet Coke
c. Only Coke Zero
d. Only Diet Coke and Coke Zero
52. In the United States, Coca-Cola comes in 335 milliliter cans. Most Coke in Uganda is sold in 500 milliliter plastic bottles. What is the standard cost for such a bottle of Coke in Uganda?
a. 1700 Shillings (about $.65)
b. 2200 Shillings (about $.90)
c. 3000 Shillings (about $1.20)
d. 4000 Shillings (about $1.60)
53. What is the name of the popular fish pulled from Lake Victoria that is consumed in mass quantities in Uganda?
a. Nile Perch
b. Pink Salmon
c. Sturgeon
d. Tilapia
54. What is the name of the maize (corn) based paste that most Ugandan eat every day with beans?
a. Matooke
b. Posho
c. Odoki
d. Cassava
55. What percentage of Ugandan’s own and use a credit card?
a. .01%
b. .1%
c. 1%
d. 5%
56. How many credit card payment points are there currently in the country of Uganda?
a. 46
b. 460
c. 4600
d. 46,000
57. What percentage of Ugandans have bank accounts?
a. 1%
b. 10%
c. 25%
d. 40%
58. How many foreign tourists visited Uganda in 2011?
a. Just over 200,000
b. Just under 500,000
c. Just over 1,000,000
d. Just under 2,000,000
59. What percentage of Ugandans live on less than $1 per day?
a. 4%
b. 14%
c. 24%
d. 34%
60. In a recent international survey of citizens of 160 countries, Norwegians were the happiest. Where did Ugandans rank on this happiness scale?
a. 7th
b. 38th
c. 138th
d. 158th
61. According to today’s paper, how many Ugandan children die from Malaria every day?
a. 4
b. 34
c. 134
d. 340
62. Uganda’s population is approximately 33 million. How many babies are born each year in Uganda?
a. 600,000
b. 900,000
c. 1,200,000
d. 1,500,000
63. How much does a man’s haircut cost in US Dollars at a mid-tier salon?
a. About $4
b. About $8
c. About $12
d. About $16
64. Gasoline, known as “fuel” in Uganda, is sold by the liter, rather than by the gallon. What is the current equivalent price per gallon for unleaded?
a. Just under $4
b. Just under $6
c. Just over $8
d. Just over $10
65. On which airlines can one NOT travel from the United States to Uganda?
a. Turkish Airlines via Istanbul
b. American/British Airways via London
c. Delta/KLM via Amsterdam
d. Emirates via Dubai
e. All of the above can be used to get to Uganda
66. The annualized inflation rate in Uganda fell in the month of April to:
a. 12.3%
b. 16.3%
c. 20.3%
d. 24.3%
67. What percentage of Uganda’s national revenue comes from tourism?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. 40%
68. In a recent study, Reporters without Borders scored 197 countries in a Press Freedom Index. Uganda placed where?
a. 49/197
b. 79/197
c. 109/197
d. 139/197
69. What percentage of all births in Uganda have a skilled birth attendant involved?
a. 18
b. 28
c. 38
d. 48
70. What percentage of Ugandans earn a living from agriculture?
a. 50
b. 60
c. 70
d. 80
71. According to the Ugandan government, 24.5% of its population lives below the poverty line. What is the daily income cutoff for the poverty line for an individual?
a. $1.25
b. $3.25
c. $5.25
d. $7.25
Go to “Answers” Tab in “Daily Uganda Quiz” for the answers.