Five questions about Malta – Quick Quiz

By Kay McMahon, 27 July 2011

Here are five quick trivia questions to see how much you know about Malta.

1. In what year did Malta become a republic?
2. The name “Malta” is said to derive from the Greek word for what foodstuff?
3. What is jizya and why is this relevant to Malta?
4. In 1530, who gave Malta the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in perpetual lease?
5. What happened to the entire population of Gozo in 1551?

Check your answers here!