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What is the largest country in Africa by area?

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Algeria

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Which African country has the longest coastline?

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Somalia

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What is the highest mountain in Africa?

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Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

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What river is the longest in Africa?

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The Nile River

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What desert covers much of North Africa?

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The Sahara Desert

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Which African country has the most pyramids?

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Sudan (more than Egypt)

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What is the most spoken language in Africa?

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Swahili

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Which African country has the largest population?

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Nigeria

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What is the largest lake in Africa?

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Lake Victoria

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What is the capital city of Kenya?

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Nairobi

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In which country can you find the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza?

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Egypt

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In which country is Table Mountain located?

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South Africa

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Where can you find Victoria Falls?

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On the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Where is the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela located?

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Ethiopia

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In which country can you find Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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What is the capital city of Egypt?

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Cairo

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What is the official language of Angola?

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Portuguese

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In which country is the Serengeti National Park located?

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Tanzania

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What is the most populous city in Africa?

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Lagos, Nigeria

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Which African country has three capital cities?

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South Africa (Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town)

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What is the tallest waterfall in Africa?

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Tugela Falls in South Africa

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In which country can you visit the ancient city of Carthage?

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Tunisia

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Where is the historic island of Gorée, known for its role in the Atlantic slave trade?

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Senegal

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What is the largest island in Africa?

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Madagascar

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What African country is known as the 'Rainbow Nation'?
South Africa
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What African country is called 'The Land of a Thousand Hills'?
Rwanda
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Which African country is referred to as the 'Pearl of Africa'?
Uganda
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What African country is known as the 'Gateway to Africa'?
Morocco
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Which African country is called the 'Warm Heart of Africa'?
Malawi
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Where is the ancient city of Timbuktu located?
Mali
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In which country can you find the Okavango Delta, one of the world's largest inland deltas?
Botswana
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Where can you find the Namib Desert, one of the oldest deserts in the world?
Namibia
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What African country is known for its traditional wooden masks and vibrant festivals?
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
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What is the capital of Ghana?
Accra
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What African country has the second-largest population after Nigeria?
Ethiopia
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Which African country was never colonized by European powers?
Ethiopia
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In which African country can you find the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe
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What is the official language of Mozambique?
Portuguese
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What is the most common religion in North Africa?
Islam
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What is the primary natural resource in Nigeria?
Oil (Petroleum)
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In which country is the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve located?
Kenya
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Which country’s flag features a five-pointed star called the 'Star of Unity'?
Morocco
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Which country was known as 'Zaire' until 1997?
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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What African country is the world’s leading producer of cocoa?
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
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Which African country is famous for its white-sand beaches on the island of Zanzibar?
Tanzania
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What African country is known as 'The Land of the Pharaohs'?
Egypt
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Where can you find the Skeleton Coast, a coastal desert known for shipwrecks?
Namibia
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What African country was formerly known as 'Upper Volta'?
Burkina Faso
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Which African country is called the 'Jewel of the Nile'?
Sudan
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What country is known for its wildlife-filled Ngorongoro Crater?
Tanzania
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In which country can you find Port Said and Suez?
Egypt
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The Orange Free State and Transvaal were historical republics in which modern-day country?
South Africa
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When did the Scramble for Africa end?
1914
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When did Apartheid officially end in South Africa?
1994
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In which city is the busiest port in Africa, Durban, located?
Durban, South Africa
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What is the largest city in South Africa by population?
Johannesburg
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In which country can you find the Hausa people?
Nigeria
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The Zulu tribe is mainly found in which African country?
South Africa
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What is the most spoken local language in Africa?
Swahili
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The Maasai people mainly live in which two African countries?
Kenya & Tanzania
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The Akan ethnic group is primarily found in which country?
Ghana
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The Berber people are native to which region of Africa?
North Africa
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Who was the first President of independent Ghana?
Kwame Nkrumah
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What was the former name of Zimbabwe before independence?
Rhodesia
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Which strait separates Africa from Europe?
Strait of Gibraltar
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Which strait connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean?
Bab el Mandeb Strait
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Which channel separates mainland Africa from Madagascar?
Mozambique Channel
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Which strait lies between Tunisia and Italy?
Strait of Sicily
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The Ouidah Voodoo Festival is celebrated in which West African country?
Benin
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The Timkat Festival, an important Christian celebration, takes place in which African country?
Ethiopia
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What is the significance of the Durbar Festival in Nigeria?
Celebrates military parades & horsemen
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The Lake of Stars Festival is a famous music festival in which African country?
Malawi

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