Mythical Creatures and Legends
This mythical bird from Egyptian mythology is said to burst into flames and be reborn from its ashes, symbolizing immortality and resurrection.
What is the Phoenix?
This river is the primary water source for Egypt and Sudan and is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
This South African entrepreneur founded SpaceX and co-founded Tesla, Inc.
Who is Elon Musk?
This Nigerian artist is known as the "Queen of Afrobeats" and has hits like "Johnny" and "Ferrari."
Who is Yemi Alade?
This African country was the first to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957.
What is Ghana?
In Zimbabwe, this mystical mountain is believed to cause anyone who speaks disrespectfully about its sacredness or the spirits that protect it to disappear, never to be found again.
What is Inyanga?
This desert, the largest hot desert in the world, spans across multiple North African countries, including Algeria, Egypt, and Sudan.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This country is home to Africa's largest technology hub, known as the "Silicon Savannah.
What is Kenya?
This South African movie, directed by Neill Blomkamp, received international acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards.
What is District 9?
The first African to work at NASA
What is Cheick Modibo Diarra?
In West African folklore, this trickster figure, often depicted as a spider, is famous for his cleverness and cunning stories.
Who is Anansi?
This river is the third longest in Africa and flows through countries like Guinea, Mali, and Niger before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
What is Niger Rive?
This country is developing Africa's largest hydroelectric power project, which could generate over 40,000 MW of electricity.
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Inga Dam)?
This artist has been recently named the mostly streamed French artist globally.
What is Aya Nakamura?
This country was the first to establish a female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in 2006.
What is Liberia?
This mythical snake from South African folklore is believed to bring great fortune to those who accommodate it, but it requires significant sacrifices, sometimes as extreme as giving up loved ones or going without necessities like a car or clothes.
What is a Mamlambo?
This lake is the deepest in Africa and the second-largest by volume in the world.
What is Lake Tanganyika?
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) was founded in this country to promote mathematical research.
What is South Africa?
This Ethiopian model and activist became the first Black model to appear on the cover of the American Vogue magazine
Who is Liya Kebede?
This South African was the first African to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1960.
Who is Albert Lutuli?
This rare animal, when found, was traditionally reserved for consumption only by African kings, regardless of who discovered it.
What is the Pangolin?
This island nation off the coast of West Africa is known as the "Galápagos of the Atlantic" for its biodiversity.
What is São Tomé and Príncipe?
This North African country is known for its successful space program, having launched several satellites into orbit.
What is Egypt?
This festival, held in Senegal, is one of Africa’s largest and celebrates music, arts, and culture.
What is Dakar Biennale?
This country was the first to implement a national program to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS through widespread education and access to antiretroviral therapy.
What is Cameroon?