Trivia Quiz on African History

1. Which country controlled Angola prior to its independence

A) Portugal

B) Spain

C) France

D) United Kingdom

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2. Canaan Banana was the first president of where

A) Zimbabwe

B) South Africa

C) Uganda

D) Zambia

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3. What's the capital of the central african empire

A) Yaoundé

B) Bangui

C) N'Djamena

D) Kinshasa

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4. What replaced English as the official language of Kenya in 1974

A) Kikuyu

B) Swahili

C) French

D) Arabic

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5. For Red October What African republic's name was inspired by its thriving elephant tusk trade

A) The Gold Coast

B) The Pepper Coast

C) The Salt Coast

D) The Ivory Coast

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6. Who was shaka's successor

A) Mpande

B) Dingaan

C) Cetshwayo kaMpande

D) Ndlela kaSompisi

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7. What country is the home of the Ashanti people

A) Nigeria

B) Ivory Coast

C) Burkina Faso

D) Ghana

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8. In 1974 Somalia created its first ever what

A) a national flag

B) a constitution

C) a national airline

D) Written language

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9. Which African country was founded by Americans

A) South Africa

B) Namibia

C) Kenya

D) Liberia

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10. Generals Gowon, Abasanjo and Abacha have all been leaders of which African State

A) Nigeria

B) Ghana

C) Kenya

D) South Africa

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11. What is the former name of Zaire

A) Congo Free State

B) Republic of the Congo

C) Belgian Congo

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12. What African country gained independence in 1980

A) Namibia

B) Guinea-Bissau

C) Lesotho

D) Zimbabwe

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13. What was the country of Botswana called before 1966

A) Bechuanaland

B) Bechuanaland Protectorate

C) Basutoland

D) Botswanaland

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14. Unlike most African nations, ________ was never a European colony.

A) Egypt

B) Ethiopia

C) Algeria

D) Ghana

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15. The Gold Coast gained its independence from Great Britain in 1957 and renamed itself as what

A) Gambia

B) Ghana

C) Nigeria

D) Ivory Coast

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16. Live Aid was to benefit which starving country?

A) Somalia

B) Ethopia

C) Kenya

D) Niger

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17. Who built the Lambarene missionary station?

A) David Livingstone

B) Henry Morton Stanley

C) Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza

D) Albert Schweitzer

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18. For which European country did Mozambique declare independence in 1975?

A) Spain

B) France

C) Germany

D) Portugal

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19. What is Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe's middle name

A) Alexander

B) Nathaniel

C) Gabriel

D) Patrick

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20. Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980?

A) Zimbabwe (Independent Nation of Zimbabwe)

B) Zimbabwe Rhodesia

C) Rhodesia

D) Zambia

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21. Which nation did Moshoeshoe found?

A) Zulu

B) Tswana

C) Basotho

D) Xhosa

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