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Where is the ancient city of Timbuktu located?

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Mali

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In which country can you find the Okavango Delta, one of the world’s largest inland deltas?

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Botswana

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Where can you find the Namib Desert, one of the oldest deserts in the world?

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Namibia

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What African country is known for its traditional wooden masks and vibrant festivals?

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Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)

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What is the capital of Ghana?

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Accra

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In which African country can you find the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe?

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Zimbabwe

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What is the official language of Mozambique?

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Portuguese

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What is the most common religion in North Africa?

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Islam

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What is the primary natural resource in Nigeria?

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Oil (Petroleum)

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In which country is the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve located?

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Kenya

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Which country’s flag features a five-pointed star called the ‘Star of Unity’?

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Morocco

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Which country was known as ‘Zaire’ until 1997?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

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What African country is the world’s leading producer of cocoa?

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Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)

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Which African country is famous for its white-sand beaches on the island of Zanzibar?

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Tanzania

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What African country is known as ‘The Land of the Pharaohs’?

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Egypt

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Where can you find the Skeleton Coast, a coastal desert known for shipwrecks?

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Namibia

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What African country was formerly known as ‘Upper Volta’?

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Burkina Faso

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Which African country is called the ‘Jewel of the Nile’?

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Sudan

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What country is known for its wildlife-filled Ngorongoro Crater?

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Tanzania

20
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What is the second-largest country in Africa by area?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

21
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Which country is known as the ‘Horn of Africa’?

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Somalia

22
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Which city is known as ‘The City of a Thousand Minarets’?

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Cairo, Egypt

23
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What is the second-largest lake in Africa?

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Lake Tanganyika

24
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What African country is known as ‘Africa’s Switzerland’ due to its mountains and climate?

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Lesotho

25
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What is the longest river in West Africa?

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The Niger River

26
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Which city is known as ‘The Mother City’?

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Cape Town, South Africa

27
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What is the capital city of Senegal?

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Dakar

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Which country is called ‘The Roof of Africa’?

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Ethiopia

29
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What is the second-highest mountain in Africa?

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Mount Kenya

30
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Which African city is called ‘The Garden City’?

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Kampala, Uganda

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What is the capital city of Namibia?

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Windhoek

32
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Where can you find the Atlas Mountains?

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Morocco and Algeria

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What country is referred to as ‘The Land of the Blacks’?

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Sudan (derived from the Arabic word ‘Bilad al-Sudan’)

34
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What is the capital city of Mozambique?

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Maputo

35
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What is the currency of South Africa?

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Rand

36
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Which city is known for its French-inspired architecture in North Africa?

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Algiers, Algeria

37
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What is the driest place in Africa?

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The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia

38
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Which African country has the largest reserves of diamonds?

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Botswana

39
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What country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

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Ethiopia

40
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Which African country is known as ‘The Island of Spices’?

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Comoros

41
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What African lake has the highest concentration of crocodiles?

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Lake Turkana, Kenya

42
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Which African country is the largest producer of gold?

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South Africa

43
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What is the capital city of Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)?

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Yamoussoukro

44
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Which city is known as ‘The City of Baobabs’?

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Morondava, Madagascar

45
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What country has the oldest university in the world?

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Morocco (University of al-Qarawiyyin)

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