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Africa Questions Flashcards

1
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Donates 2/3 of Africa Electricity

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South Africa

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2
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Capital is Cape Town

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South Africa

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3
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Capital is Antananarivo

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Madagascar

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4
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Capital is Adis Ababa

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Ethopia

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5
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Capital is Dodoma

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Tanzania

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Capital is Nairobi

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Kenya

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Capital is Kartoum

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Sudan

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Capital is Abuja

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Nigeria

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9
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Capital is Kinshasa

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Congo

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10
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Nelson Mandela was from here

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South Africa

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11
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This is the world’s 4th largest island

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Madagascar

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12
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National flower is the Ethiopian rose

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Ethiopia

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13
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The ‘Harlem Shake’ originated here

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Ethiopia

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14
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Mount Meru is located here

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Tanzania

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15
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Known as the ‘cradle of mankind’

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Ethiopia

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16
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Official language is Swahili

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Kenya, Tanzania

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17
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Official language is English

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Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Nigeria, South Africa

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18
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Official language is Amharic

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Ethiopia

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19
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Currency is the Malgasy Ariary

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Madagascar

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20
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Currency is the Kenyan Shilling

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Kenya

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21
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Currency is the Sudanese Pound

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Sudan

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22
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Arabic is a Primary language

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Sudan

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23
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16th largest country in the world by area

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Sudan

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24
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Has over 250 ethnic groups

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Nigeria

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25
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The national animal is the Okapi

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Congo

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26
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Currency is the Ethiopian Birr

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Ethiopia

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27
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Official languages are Malagasy and French

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Madagascar

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28
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Has the highest mountain in Africa

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Tanzania

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29
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National symbol is a lion

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Kenya, Ethiopia

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30
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The island of Monroe is a monument here

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Sudan

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31
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Said to be the 2nd largest fruit exporter in the world

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South Africa

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32
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Cheapest electricity in the world

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South Africa

33
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largest concentration of wildlife per square Kilometer

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Highest Mountain in Africa (Kilamanjaro)

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A primary religion is Christianity

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Nigeria, Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia , South Africa (all countries except Sudan)

36
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A primary religion is Sunni Islam

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Nigeria, Congo, Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia & Madagascar (& Ethiopia is Christian Orthodox) (note: all countries except South Africa and Kenya)

37
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The Niger river flows through it

38
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2nd largest movie producer in the world

39
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largest population in Africa

40
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Has the most luxurious train

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South Africa

41
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Was home to the largest bird in the world, the Elephant bird

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Madagascar

42
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Malagasies are from here

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Madagascar

43
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Has the largest crab in the work (coconut crab)

44
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Mount Meru is located here

45
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Representative Democracy

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Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Congo, Ethiopia, South Africa (all except Sudan and Madagascar)

46
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Considered rude to say ‘no’ if someone offers you coffee

47
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Coffee originated here

48
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Has 13 months in a year

49
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2 major seaports in this country are Kisumu, Mombasa

50
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Currency is the Tanzanian Shillings

51
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This country has the 2nd highest waterfall, Tugela Falls

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South Africa

52
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Table Mountain is here

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South Africa

53
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Referred to as the hidden paradise on earth

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Madagascar

54
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80% of this country’s animals do not exist anywhere else on earth

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Madagascar

55
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Shares a National Anthem with South Africa & Zimbabwe

56
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The national dish is called ‘Wut’

57
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Has an island called Pemba Island

58
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Has the highest commercial bungi jump

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South Africa

59
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Has about 2000 shipwrecks along its coast

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South Africa

60
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Official language is French

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Madagascar and Congo

61
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largest producer of Macadamia nuts

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South Africa

62
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sole producer of the Mercedez-Benz C class

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South Africa

63
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Home to lemurs

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Madagascar

64
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Serengeti National Park is here

65
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Hery Rajaonarimampianin is President here

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Madagascar

66
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President is Mulatu Teshome

67
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Prime Minister is Mizengo Pinda

68
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President is Jacob Zuma

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South Africa

69
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President is Uhuru Kenyatta

70
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President is Omar Al-Bashir

71
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President is Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

72
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President is Joseph Kabila

73
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Omar Khalifa is from this country (who is that??)

74
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National Anthem Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu

75
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Currency is the Nigerian Naira

76
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Has the largest diversity of butterflies in the world

77
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Independence day is Jan 1 1956

78
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National Anthem is as-Salam al-Jamhouri

79
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The Madagascar hissing cockroach is from here

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Madagascar

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