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What is a popular traditional game played in Madagascar??
Mancala
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What is the official name of Madagascar??
Republic of Madagascar
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What is the object of the game??
To be the player with the most pieces
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Who won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 2012 African Championships in Athletics?
Kame Ali
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What is the capital of Madagascar??
Antananarivo
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Which ethnic group of Madagascar traditionally practices woodcarving??
The Zafimaniry people
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Which country captured Madagascar in 1896 and colonized it??
France
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About how many names of Mancala games are known??
800
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Who was Philibert Tsiranana??
The first president of Madagascar
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What percentage or population of Madagascar speaks French??
0.618% or 123,954 of the population
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What is a cultural tradition that includes singing, dancing, and storytelling called??
A Hira Gasy performance
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When was the Franco-hova war?? (This was when France first invaded Madagascar)
1883
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What is one of the terms used to name the holes in a Mancala board??
deppressions, pits, or houses
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What was the nickname of the first bush ranger (runaway convict) of Madagascar??
Black Caesar
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What are 4 minerals mined in Madagascar
Chromite, Graphite, Bauxite, and Salt
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What are the 6 team-based games that are played in the school system of Madagascar??
Soccer, boxing, track and field, judo, women’s basketball, and women’s tennis
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How did Madagascar separate from Africa about 165 million years ago??
By an earthquake
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What does the word "Mancala" mean?
"to move"
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Who was the most known scientist from Madagascar??
Albert Rakoto Ratsimamanga
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What is the exact area of Madagascar?? (In square kilometers)
587,041 km2
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At which Olympic Games did Madagascar make its Olympic debut (first appearance)??
In the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games of 1964
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What is the only subspecies of the lemur?? (Found only in Madagascar)
The Ring-Tailed Lemur
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What did William Julius Champion Jr. invent?
He invented Kalah, the most successful modern Mancala game
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What was Ramada 1 recognized as?
He was recognized by the British government as King of Madagascar
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Who is the current president of Madagascar
Hery Rajaonarimampianina
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