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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

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

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

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Somalia

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

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Cairo, Egypt

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What is the second-largest lake in Africa?

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Lake Tanganyika

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

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Lesotho

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What is the longest river in West Africa?

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The Niger River

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Which city is known as ‘The Mother City’?

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Cape Town, South Africa

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21
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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

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What is the second-highest mountain in Africa?

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Mount Kenya

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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

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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’)

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What is the capital city of Mozambique?

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Maputo

29
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What is the currency of South Africa?

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Rand

30
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Which city is known for its French-inspired architecture in North Africa?

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Algiers, Algeria

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What is the driest place in Africa?

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The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia

32
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Which African country has the largest reserves of diamonds?

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Botswana

33
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What country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

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Ethiopia

34
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Which African country is known as ‘The Island of Spices’?

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Comoros

35
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What African lake has the highest concentration of crocodiles?

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Lake Turkana, Kenya

36
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Which African country is the largest producer of gold?

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South Africa

37
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What is the capital city of Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)?

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Yamoussoukro

38
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Which city is known as ‘The City of Baobabs’?

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Morondava, Madagascar

39
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What country has the oldest university in the world?

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Morocco (University of al-Qarawiyyin)

40
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What city is known as ‘The Bride of the Mediterranean’?

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Alexandria, Egypt

41
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Which country is known as ‘The Giant of Africa’?

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Nigeria

42
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Which African country is known as ‘The Land of Volcanoes’?

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Rwanda

43
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What city is known as ‘The Capital of Arab Culture’?

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Cairo, Egypt

44
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What is the largest city in South Africa?

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Johannesburg

45
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In which city is the world’s largest urban park, Table Mountain National Park, located?

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Cape Town, South Africa

46
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What is the most widely spoken language family in Africa?

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Niger-Congo language family

47
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Which country is the largest producer of coffee in Africa?

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Ethiopia

48
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Where can you find the Drakensberg Mountains?

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South Africa and Lesotho

49
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What country is home to the famous Ngorongoro Crater?

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Tanzania

50
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Which African city is known as ‘The Garden City of the Gulf’?

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Port Harcourt, Nigeria

51
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What is the smallest country in mainland Africa?

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The Gambia

52
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What is the largest national park in Africa?

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Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia

53
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Which African country is known as ‘The Gateway to the Sahara’?

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Mali

54
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What is the second-largest producer of tea in Africa?

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Kenya

55
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Which African city is called ‘The City of Palms’?

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Tripoli, Libya

56
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What is the most common staple food in East Africa?

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Ugali

57
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What is the capital city of Sudan?

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Khartoum

58
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Which African country is known for its Masai beadwork and culture?

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Kenya

59
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In which country can you find the Blue Nile Falls?

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Ethiopia

60
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Which city is called ‘The Venice of Africa’ due to its canal systems?

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Ganvié, Benin

61
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What is the second-most populous city in Egypt after Cairo?

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Alexandria

62
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Where is the famous Djemaa el-Fna square located?

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Marrakech, Morocco

63
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What country is the leading producer of copper in Africa?

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Zambia

64
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What African city is known as ‘The City of Saints’?

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Touba, Senegal

65
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What is the largest lake in East Africa?

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Lake Victoria

66
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Where is the famous Table Mountain located?

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Cape Town, South Africa

67
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What is the largest waterfall in Africa by volume?

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Livingstone Falls on the Congo River

68
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Which African country is the world’s top producer of platinum?

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South Africa

69
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What is the most common native language of South Africa

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Zulu

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