Do You Recognize These African Countries?

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Africa is one of the most diverse continents on Planet Earth, with a plenty of natural resources to go along with some of the world's biggest deserts, jungles, and rivers. There are 54 countries in Africa - can you name these 20?


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African Countries Quiz Questions

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Question 1

This country contains a port city that is the largest city in Africa and also has the largest population of any country in Africa at 184,000,000 inhabitants.

  • A
    Ethiopia
  • B
    Nigeria
  • C
    Egypt
  • D
    South Africa

Question 2

This country is the most populous landlocked country in the world and is the only country that retained sovereignty during the 19th-century colonialization of Africa. (Hint: This country is in the horn of Africa)

  • A
    Congo
  • B
    Ethiopia
  • C
    Somalia
  • D
    Sudan

Question 3

This country modeled on America is the only one in Africa to self-declare independence, becoming a country with no bloodshed and without revolt from a colonial power. This small country borders the Atlantic Ocean.

  • A
    Kenya
  • B
    Liberia
  • C
    Angola
  • D
    South Africa

Question 4

This country, only nine miles from Europe, annexed Western Sahara after Spain relinquished control in 1975, sparking a guerilla war that lasted until 1991. The capital of this country is Rabat.

  • A
    Morocco
  • B
    Libya
  • C
    Egypt
  • D
    Algeria

Question 5

German is a national language in this desert country, the only African country where German is widely spoken. This country borders Angola, Botswana, Zambia, and South Africa.

  • A
    Namibia
  • B
    Tanzania
  • C
    Bali
  • D
    Ecquador

Question 6

Let's go for a trip down the Nile River. The White Nile flows northward out of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake. Which of these countries does NOT border that lake? (Hint: This was the setting of a movie where a hotel manager housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees.)

  • A
    Rwanda
  • B
    Kenya
  • C
    Tanzania
  • D
    Uganda

Question 7

We're sure you already knew that the two main tributaries of the Nile are the White Nile and the Blue Nile. In which country do they merge?

  • A
    Egypt
  • B
    Ethiopia
  • C
    Central African Republic
  • D
    Sudan

Question 8

Finally, this five thousand year old country is where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean.

  • A
    Sudan
  • B
    Egypt
  • C
    Libya
  • D
    Ethiopia

Question 9

This island nation off of Africa's east coast has some of the most unique flora and fauna in the world, and is the title of a Dreamworks film franchise.

  • A
    Cape Verde
  • B
    Mauritius
  • C
    Comoros
  • D
    Madagascar

Question 10

This country is a geographical oddity. It is the only country that lies entirely above 4,500 feet in elevation and is also the southernmost landlocked country in the world.

  • A
    Lesotho
  • B
    Zimbabwe
  • C
    Botswana
  • D
    Swaziland

Question 11

Africa's highest point, Mount Kilimanjaro, is located near the Kenyan border in what country?

  • A
    Uganda
  • B
    Mozambique
  • C
    Tanzania
  • D
    Zambia

Question 12

Until September 2012, when it was overturned by the World Meteorological Organization, the world's all-time hottest recorded temperature occurred near Aziziya in the region of Tripolitania in this country.

  • A
    Libya
  • B
    Mauritania
  • C
    Togo
  • D
    Benin

Question 13

This diverse country with 11 official languages granted the right to vote to all citizens somewhat recently in 1994.

  • A
    Burundi
  • B
    Zambia
  • C
    Zimbabwe
  • D
    South Africa

Question 14

The brutal Paris-Dakar rally was run from 1979 - 2007 across the Sahara Desert, finishing yearly in what country? (Hint: This country starts with an S)

  • A
    Sierra Leone
  • B
    Cote D'Ivoire
  • C
    Senegal
  • D
    Chad

Question 15

This is the largest country in Africa by area, the tenth largest in the world, and a former pirate haven along the Barbary Coast.

  • A
    Algeria
  • B
    Tunisia
  • C
    Venice
  • D
    Morocco

Question 16

This country is led by the world's oldest living leader, Robert Mugabe, who is an impressive 93 years old as of 2017.

  • A
    Kenya
  • B
    Congo
  • C
    Zimbabwe
  • D
    Botswana

Question 17

This country cleans up at the Olympics. As of 2017, seven of the top 10 fastest marathon times ever recorded have been run by natives of this country, including the 2016 Rio Games gold medalist, Eliud Kipchoge.

  • A
    Uganda
  • B
    Central African Republic
  • C
    Kenya
  • D
    Ethiopia

Question 18

Civil War has been ongoing in this country since the fall of Siad Barre in 1991, although recent progress has been made against the al-Qaeda-backed militants.

  • A
    Somalia
  • B
    Niger
  • C
    Sudan
  • D
    Libya

Question 19

This landlocked country contains the fabled city of Timbuktu, located on the Niger River.

  • A
    The Gambia
  • B
    Nigeria
  • C
    Niger
  • D
    Mali

Question 20

Let's end on a tough one. This tiny country, containing both a mainland and island region, is the richest country in Africa by per-capita income.

  • A
    Gabon
  • B
    Sao Tome and Principe
  • C
    Equatorial Guinea
  • D
    Comoros

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