Trivia Quiz on Africa

1. What country borders libya on the east

A) Egypt

B) Sudan

C) Tunisia

D) Algeria

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2. During annual spring floods, this waterfall can become so loud as to break windows six miles away.

A) Victoria Falls

B) Niagara Falls

C) Iguazu Falls

D) Angel Falls

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3. Portuguese West Africa is now known as what

A) Mozambique

B) Guinea-Bissau

C) Cape Verde

D) Angola

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4. What is the name of the desert region of south east Ethiopia over which Somalia also claims sovereignty

A) Afar Desert

B) Ogaden

C) Danakil Desert

D) Sahara Desert

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5. What is the Capital of: Mauritius

A) Port louis

B) Victoria

C) Antananarivo

D) Nairobi

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6. What is the Capital of: Cape Verde

A) Praia

B) Mindelo

C) Dakar

D) Luanda

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7. Mosi-oa-Tunya - Smoke that Thunders - what natural feature

A) Niagara Falls

B) Iguazu Falls

C) Victoria Falls

D) Angel Falls

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8. Capital of Ghana

A) Accra

B) Kumasi

C) Tamale

D) Cape Coast

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9. What direction is the sahara expanding in by a half a mile a year

A) North

B) East

C) South

D) West

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10. Which Country's Flag (Bizarrely) Has A Garden Hoe And A Kalashnikov Rifle Inside A Star

A) Angola

B) Mozambique

C) Guatemala

D) Haiti

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11. What is the Capital of: Rwanda

A) Kigali

B) Nairobi

C) Kampala

D) Bujumbura

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12. If you are on the Choke mountains what country are you in

A) Ethiopia

B) Kenya

C) Eritrea

D) Sudan

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13. What is the Capital of: Ghana

A) Kumasi

B) Accra

C) Tamale

D) Cape Coast

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14. In 1965 Gambia achieved independence from which country

A) France

B) Portugal

C) Spain

D) United Kingdom

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15. What country has two AK47 assault rifles on it's flag

A) South Africa

B) Mozambique

C) Vietnam

D) Kenya

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16. Who met at Ujiji in 1871

A) Sir Richard Burton and Dr. Livingstone

B) David Livingstone and John Speke

C) Henry Morton Stanley and Sir John Speke

D) H M Stanley and Dr. Livingstone

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17. Country celebrates Aug 11 as independence day from France

A) Niger

B) Cote d'Ivoire

C) Chad

D) Benin

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18. The earth pig is what animal

A) Guinea pig

B) Aardvark

C) Pangolin

D) Armadillo

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19. Where is the world's largest desert

A) North africa

B) Sahara

C) Antarctica

D) Arabian Desert

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20. Dakar Is The Capital City Of Which Country

A) Nigeria

B) Gambia

C) Mali

D) Senagal

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21. What country is the world leader in Cobalt Mining

A) United States

B) Canada

C) Australia

D) Zaire

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22. Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, lies in which country

A) Sudan

B) Egypt

C) Kenya

D) Ethiopia

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23. What is the Capital of: Namibia

A) Walvis Bay

B) Luderitz

C) Windhoek

D) Swakopmund

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24. Countries of the world:north western Africa, major cities include Casablanca & Marrakech

A) Morocco

B) Algeria

C) Tunisia

D) Mauritania

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25. Brazzaville is the capital of ______

A) Angola

B) Kenya

C) Cameroon

D) Congo

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26. Kinshasa is the capital of ______

A) Republic of the Congo

B) Democratic Republic of the Congo

C) Zaire

D) Central African Republic

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27. What countries name translates as lion mountains

A) Sierra Leone

B) Lesotho

C) Bhutan

D) Mongolia

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28. What was known as the spice island

A) Grenada

B) Maluku Islands

C) Sri Lanka

D) Zanzibar

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29. Which is the most Northerly African country through which the Greenwich meridian passes

A) Tunisia

B) Morocco

C) Libya

D) Algeria

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30. Where are the deepest mines

A) Australia

B) Canada

C) USA

D) South africa

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31. What is the Capital of: Cameroon

A) Lagos

B) Yaounde

C) Abidjan

D) Kinshasa

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32. South Africa's Robben Island takes its name from which creatures

A) Seals

B) Penguins

C) Dolphins

D) Whales

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33. What is the Capital of: Comoros

A) Moroni

B) Antananarivo

C) Port Louis

D) N'Djamena

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34. What is the Capital of: Congo ,Republic of the

A) Kinshasa

B) Yaounde

C) Brazzaville

D) Libreville

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35. What is the currency of Egypt

A) The Dinar

B) The Rial

C) The Pound

D) The Dollar

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36. What is the former name of Guinea-Bissau

A) Portuguese guinea

B) French Guinea

C) Spanish Guinea

D) New Guinea

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37. Who was nicknamed Impeesa (no sleep wolf) by Matabele tribe

A) David Livingstone

B) Baden Powell

C) Cecil Rhodes

D) Roald Amundsen

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38. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country

A) Egypt

B) Kenya

C) Ethiopia

D) Sudan

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39. Sleeping sickness is carried by which insect?

A) Tsetse fly

B) Mosquito

C) Sandfly

D) Ticks

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40. Into what ocean does the zambezi river empty

A) Atlantic Ocean

B) Indian ocean

C) Pacific Ocean

D) Southern Ocean

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41. Into what ocean does the Zambezi river flow

A) Atlantic Ocean

B) Pacific Ocean

C) Southern Ocean

D) Indian

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42. This African animal kills the most people

A) Hippopotamus

B) Crocodile

C) Lion

D) Elephant

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43. Which was the first book to tell the story of the lioness elsa

A) Born free

B) A Lion Called Christian

C) Queen of the Savannah: The Elsa Myth

D) Elsa: The Lioness Who Roamed the Plains

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44. What country borders sudan to the north

A) Libya

B) Chad

C) Ethiopia

D) Egypt

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45. What is the Capital of: Tanzania

A) Dar es salaam

B) Dodoma

C) Mwanza

D) Arusha

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46. What is the Capital of: Chad

A) N'djamena

B) Niamey

C) Yaoundé

D) Libreville

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47. The National day of Ethiopia, 21st March, commemorates a victory at Adowa in 1896 over which country

A) Britain

B) France

C) Portugal

D) Italy

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48. Maputo is the capital of ______

A) Angola

B) South Africa

C) Mozambique

D) Zimbabwe

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49. Off what country lies the island of Zanzibar

A) Kenya

B) Mozambique

C) Somalia

D) Tanzania

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50. Kigali is the capital of ______

A) Uganda

B) Rwanda

C) Kenya

D) Burundi

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