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