Mauritius

Geography

100

What is the tallest point?

Piton de la petite rivere noire at 828 meters

200

Africa

What continent is Mauritius part of?

300

Volcanic

What is the formation of the island?

400

Mountainous

What is the geographical characteristic of Mauritius' interior?

500

Indian Ocean

What ocean is Mauritius found?

History

100

When did the Dutch try to colonize Mauritius?

1600s

200

1721

What year did the French take control of Mauritius?

300

1810

What year did the British capture the island?

400

What group of people did the British bring to Mauritius to work in the sugarcane fields?

Slaves

500

Apravasi Ghat

What building was made as a depot for indentured laborers?

Culture

100

What is the ravanne

A drum-esque instrument made by stretching goat skin on top of a wooden hoop

200

What is the maravanne

A box filled with seeds that you shake

300

What are the languages spoken?

French, English and French Creole.

400

Men dancing tend to wear hats made of ____

straw

500

What is the cultural dance of Mauritius?

Sega Dance

More Geography

100

What is the surface area of Mauritius?

2041 km²

200

How large is the seven colored earths?

7500 m²

300

Where is the seven colored earths?

Chamarel

400

The seven colored earths is clay with iron oxides and _______

hydroxides (prompt on oxides before said with "What else?")

500

Were the seven colored earths made like dunes?

No. They were made purely by flow of water.