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Which of the following imaginary lines does not pass through Africa?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
International Date Line
How many time zones are there in Africa?
1
17
6
4
Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall in the world, is located in which African country?
South Africa
Angola
Egypt
Democratic Republic of Congo
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kenya
Kilimanjaro
K2
Mount Karisimbi
What is Africa's newest country?
Azania
South Sudan
Congo Brazzaville
Eritrea
What alias did Nelson Mandela use while pretending to be a caretaker at Liliesleaf farm in Johannesburg before he was arrested?
The Black Pimpernel
Rolihlahla Ntoko
Mark Radebe
David Motsamayi
In which city are the Chinese-built headquarters of the African Union located?
Johannesburg
Cairo
Addis Ababa
Lagos
Where is Nollywood, the second biggest movie industry in the world in terms of number of films made?
Nelspruit
Namibia
Nairobi
Nigeria
Who or what is Liberia's capital Monrovia named after?
Marilyn Monroe, the film star
James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States
Monroe trees, indigenous to the region
The pre-colonial Monroe kingdom
What is Ushahidi
An African philosophy promoting communal values
A popular walking trail in Mozambique
A crowd-sourcing platform used to monitor election violence in Kenya in 2008
The policy of deferring to elders
Who performed at Zimbabwe's independence day celebrations in 1980?
The Beatles
Bob Marley
U2
The Rolling Stones
It cost $30million, stands taller than the Statue of Liberty and is built to last until 3200CE. What is it?
Donald Trump's new hotel in Zanzibar, Tanzania
The statue of former Chinese president Hu Jintao in Lilongwe, Malawi
The African Renaissance monument in Dakar, Senegal
The New Africa Library in Timbuktu, Mali
Who is Africa's longest serving leader?
Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya
Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
Nelson Mandela of South Africa
Which publication described Africa as 'the hopeless continent' in 2000 and 'the hopeful continent' in 2011?
The Guardian newspaper
The New York Times
The Economist
Time Magazine
Which country in Africa has the longest coastline?
South Africa
Somalia
Malawi
Algeria
Which of the following is the most populous country in Africa (i.e. has the largest population)?
Nigeria
Egypt
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of Congo
Which one among the following is NOT a landlocked country in Africa?
Lesotho
Nigeria
Botswana
Zambia
Which is the largest country on the continent of Africa?
Nigeria
South Africa
Algeria
Benin
Which of the following is the southernmost tip of Africa?
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Agulhas
Cape Canaveral
In which of the following countries is the famous Serengeti National Park located?
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
Which country was previously known as Rhodesia?
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Namibia
Angola
Which of the following countries is completely surrounded by South Africa?
Eswatini
Malawi
Lesotho
Limpopo
Up to 70% of which of the following countries is covered by the Kalahari Desert?
Egypt
Namibia
South Africa
Botswana
Which country is the largest producer of tea on the African continent and also the third largest producer in the world after China and India?
Uganda
Malawi
Burundi
Kenya
South West Africa is the colonial name for which country?
Angola
Namibia
The Northern Cape
Congo Brazzaville
What is the smallest country in Africa?
Rwanda
Seychelles
Tunisia
Lesotho
What does Soweto stand for?
Somwhere there is hope
Soggy Wet Town
South West Townships
Sotho Western Township
Which 100-mile long waterway links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Dead Sea
The Suez Canal
The Indian Ocean
Which country was ruled by Idi Amin from 1971-1979?
Kenya
Uganda
Madagascar
Mozambique
Tangier and Casablanca are cities in which African country?
Tunisia
Somalia
Eswatini
Morocco
Which country was called Upper Volta until 1984?
Togo
Burkina Faso
Botswana
Egypt
On the border of which two countries are the Victoria Falls?
South Africa and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe and Zambia
Nigeria and Ivory Coast
Tanzania and Kenya
What is the capital of Kenya?
Addis Ababa
Harare
Nairobi
Kampala
From which European country did Angola achieve independence in 1975?
Great Britain
Sweden
Portugal
India
Which African island nation was the now extinct dodo bird native to?
Mauritius
Madagascar
Seychelles
Cape Verde
Which one of the following historical African city-states had a university long before Northern Europe?
Elmina
Great Zimbabwe
Luanda
Timbuktu
What is the (relatively) new name of the country previously know as Swaziland?
Mpumalanga
Western Mozambique
Eswatini
Mmabane
Which group of people migrated to Southern Africa about 2,000 years ago?
The Afrikaaners
The British
The Bantu
The Swahili
The Shona people are well known for their stone-walled ancient capital, called...
The Castle of Good Hope
Madagascar
Bellevue
Great Zimbabwe
The unimaginably rich historical leader of Mali who travelled to Mecca, giving away gold all along the way was...
Mansa Musa
Nelson Mandela
Kofi Annan
Samory Toure
Which one is the flag of Nigeria?
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia was Africa’s first elected female president and served from 2006 to 2018.
True
False
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