African Travel Quiz

Question 1

The Serengeti National Park — famous for the Great Migration — is primarily in which country?

Accepted Answer

Tanzania

Answer

Kenya

Answer

Uganda

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Botswana

Question 2

Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls, is on the border of which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Tanzania and Kenya

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Mozambique and Zimbabwe

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South Africa and Botswana

Question 3

Which city is home to Egypt's famous Egyptian Museum and the Sphinx of Giza?

Accepted Answer

Cairo

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Luxor

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Alexandria

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Aswan

Question 4

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is unique because it is:

Accepted Answer

An inland delta that floods in a desert — one of the world's great wildlife habitats

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The world's largest salt flat

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The source of the Nile River

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Africa's largest national park

Question 5

Mount Kilimanjaro — Africa's highest peak — is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Tanzania

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Kenya

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Uganda

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Ethiopia

Question 6

The ancient city of Marrakech, famous for its medina, souks, and Djemaa el-Fna square, is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Morocco

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Algeria

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Tunisia

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Libya

Question 7

Which African country is home to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where you can trek to see mountain gorillas?

Accepted Answer

All three countries share gorilla populations

Answer

Rwanda

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Democratic Republic of Congo

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Uganda

Question 8

Cape Town's famous Table Mountain has a flat summit that is often covered by what phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A 'tablecloth' of cloud

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Snow in winter

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Volcanic steam

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Fog from the Atlantic Ocean

Question 9

The ancient walled city of Lamu, one of the oldest living towns in East Africa, is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Kenya

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Tanzania

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Mozambique

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Somalia

Question 10

The Sahara Desert covers approximately what percentage of Africa's total land area?

Accepted Answer

25%

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15%

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20%

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30%

Question 11

Which African country was never colonised by a European power, maintaining independence throughout the colonial era?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

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South Africa

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Egypt

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Nigeria

Question 12

Zanzibar — famous for spices and white-sand beaches — is part of which country?

Accepted Answer

Tanzania

Answer

Kenya

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Mozambique

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Comoros

Question 13

The Pink Lake (Lac Rose / Lake Retba) near Dakar is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Senegal

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Mali

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Guinea

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Mauritania

Question 14

The ancient trading city of Timbuktu, once a great centre of Islamic scholarship, is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Mali

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Niger

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Chad

Answer

Mauritania

Question 15

Kruger National Park — one of Africa's largest game reserves — is in which country?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

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Namibia

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Zimbabwe

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Botswana

Question 16

The Nile, the world's longest river, flows through how many African countries?

Accepted Answer

11

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5

Answer

9

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14

Question 17

The Pyramids of Giza are the only surviving wonders of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. They are located just outside which city?

Accepted Answer

Cairo

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Alexandria

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Luxor

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Aswan

Question 18

Rwanda is sometimes called 'the land of a thousand hills'. Its capital is:

Accepted Answer

Kigali

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Bujumbura

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Kampala

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Nairobi

Question 19

The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela — carved out of solid rock in the 12th–13th centuries — are in which country?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

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Eritrea

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Kenya

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Sudan

Question 20

Which African city is nicknamed the 'White City' for its Mediterranean-influenced architecture?

Accepted Answer

Algiers

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Casablanca

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Tunis

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Tripoli