africa_flashcards_extended

Question 1

Where is the ancient city of Timbuktu located?

Answer 1

Mali

Question 2

In which country can you find the Okavango Delta, one of the world’s largest inland deltas?

Answer 2

Botswana

Question 3

Where can you find the Namib Desert, one of the oldest deserts in the world?

Answer 3

Namibia

Question 4

What African country is known for its traditional wooden masks and vibrant festivals?

Answer 4

Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)

Question 5

What is the capital of Ghana?

Answer 5

Accra

Question 6

In which African country can you find the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe?

Answer 6

Zimbabwe

Question 7

What is the official language of Mozambique?

Answer 7

Portuguese

Question 8

What is the most common religion in North Africa?

Answer 8

Islam

Question 9

What is the primary natural resource in Nigeria?

Answer 9

Oil (Petroleum)

Question 10

In which country is the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve located?

Answer 10

Kenya

Question 11

Which country’s flag features a five-pointed star called the ‘Star of Unity’?

Answer 11

Morocco

Question 12

Which country was known as ‘Zaire’ until 1997?

Answer 12

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Question 13

What African country is the world’s leading producer of cocoa?

Answer 13

Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)

Question 14

Which African country is famous for its white-sand beaches on the island of Zanzibar?

Answer 14

Tanzania

Question 15

What African country is known as ‘The Land of the Pharaohs’?

Answer 15

Egypt

Question 16

Where can you find the Skeleton Coast, a coastal desert known for shipwrecks?

Answer 16

Namibia

Question 17

What African country was formerly known as ‘Upper Volta’?

Answer 17

Burkina Faso

Question 18

Which African country is called the ‘Jewel of the Nile’?

Answer 18

Sudan

Question 19

What country is known for its wildlife-filled Ngorongoro Crater?

Answer 19

Tanzania

Question 20

What is the second-largest country in Africa by area?

Answer 20

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 21

Which country is known as the ‘Horn of Africa’?

Answer 21

Somalia

Question 22

Which city is known as ‘The City of a Thousand Minarets’?

Answer 22

Cairo, Egypt

Question 23

What is the second-largest lake in Africa?

Answer 23

Lake Tanganyika

Question 24

What African country is known as ‘Africa’s Switzerland’ due to its mountains and climate?

Answer 24

Lesotho

Question 25

What is the longest river in West Africa?

Answer 25

The Niger River

Question 26

Which city is known as 'The Mother City'?

Answer 26

Cape Town, South Africa

Question 27

What is the capital city of Senegal?

Answer 27

Dakar

Question 28

Which country is called 'The Roof of Africa'?

Answer 28

Ethiopia

Question 29

What is the second-highest mountain in Africa?

Answer 29

Mount Kenya

Question 30

Which African city is called 'The Garden City'?

Answer 30

Kampala, Uganda

Question 31

What is the capital city of Namibia?

Answer 31

Windhoek

Question 32

Where can you find the Atlas Mountains?

Answer 32

Morocco and Algeria

Question 33

What country is referred to as 'The Land of the Blacks'?

Answer 33

Sudan (derived from the Arabic word 'Bilad al-Sudan')

Question 34

What is the capital city of Mozambique?

Answer 34

Maputo

Question 35

What is the currency of South Africa?

Answer 35

Rand

Question 36

Which city is known for its French-inspired architecture in North Africa?

Answer 36

Algiers, Algeria

Question 37

What is the driest place in Africa?

Answer 37

The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia

Question 38

Which African country has the largest reserves of diamonds?

Answer 38

Botswana

Question 39

What country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

Answer 39

Ethiopia

Question 40

Which African country is known as 'The Island of Spices'?

Answer 40

Comoros

Question 41

What African lake has the highest concentration of crocodiles?

Answer 41

Lake Turkana, Kenya

Question 42

Which African country is the largest producer of gold?

Answer 42

South Africa

Question 43

What is the capital city of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)?

Answer 43

Yamoussoukro

Question 44

Which city is known as 'The City of Baobabs'?

Answer 44

Morondava, Madagascar

Question 45

What country has the oldest university in the world?

Answer 45

Morocco (University of al-Qarawiyyin)