Morocco
Morocco faces both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 14 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Morocco trivia questions
Morocco is located in which part of Africa?
Answer: Northwest
Bonus fact: Morocco faces both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
What is the capital of Morocco?
Answer: Rabat
Bonus fact: Rabat is the political capital.
Which mountain range crosses Morocco?
Answer: Atlas Mountains
Bonus fact: The Atlas range extends across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Who directed the 1930 film Morocco?
Answer: Josef von Sternberg
Bonus fact: BFI lists Morocco as a 1930 U.S. film featuring Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjou.
What strait connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
Bonus fact: The Strait of Gibraltar lies between Spain and Morocco.
Which two countries lie on opposite sides of the Strait of Gibraltar?
Answer: Spain and Morocco
Bonus fact: The narrow passage separates southern Spain from northern Morocco.
Which nation became the first African team to reach a men's FIFA World Cup semifinal?
Answer: Morocco
Bonus fact: Morocco reached the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Canary Islands are part of which country?
Answer: Spain
Bonus fact: The Canary Islands lie in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco.
Which strait forms the narrow marine connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
Bonus fact: It lies between southern Spain and northern Morocco.
Which strait links the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
Bonus fact: The strait lies between southern Spain and northern Morocco.
Which pair names Spain's two autonomous cities in North Africa?
Answer: Ceuta and Melilla
Bonus fact: Ceuta and Melilla both have land boundaries with Morocco.
Who wrote the song "Marrakesh Express"?
Answer: Graham Nash
Bonus fact: Nash wrote it after a train journey in Morocco before joining Crosby, Stills and Nash.