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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
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
What is the second-largest country in Africa by area?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Which country is known as the ‘Horn of Africa’?
Somalia
Which city is known as ‘The City of a Thousand Minarets’?
Cairo, Egypt
What is the second-largest lake in Africa?
Lake Tanganyika
What African country is known as ‘Africa’s Switzerland’ due to its mountains and climate?
Lesotho
What is the longest river in West Africa?
The Niger River
Which city is known as ‘The Mother City’?
Cape Town, South Africa
What is the capital city of Senegal?
Dakar
Which country is called ‘The Roof of Africa’?
Ethiopia
What is the second-highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kenya
Which African city is called ‘The Garden City’?
Kampala, Uganda
What is the capital city of Namibia?
Windhoek
Where can you find the Atlas Mountains?
Morocco and Algeria
What country is referred to as ‘The Land of the Blacks’?
Sudan (derived from the Arabic word ‘Bilad al-Sudan’)
What is the capital city of Mozambique?
Maputo
What is the currency of South Africa?
Rand
Which city is known for its French-inspired architecture in North Africa?
Algiers, Algeria
What is the driest place in Africa?
The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia
Which African country has the largest reserves of diamonds?
Botswana
What country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
Which African country is known as ‘The Island of Spices’?
Comoros
What African lake has the highest concentration of crocodiles?
Lake Turkana, Kenya
Which African country is the largest producer of gold?
South Africa
What is the capital city of Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)?
Yamoussoukro
Which city is known as ‘The City of Baobabs’?
Morondava, Madagascar
What country has the oldest university in the world?
Morocco (University of al-Qarawiyyin)
