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100

Lake Assal, the lowest point in Africa (157m below sea level), is located in which country?

Djibouti

100

Which two African countries were never colonized?

Ethiopia and Liberia

100

He is known by many as the person who led Zimbabwe to freedom and independence from the white minority government under Ian Smith.

Robert Mugabe

100

The Kissi, the Meru, and the Kikuyu are tribes in which African nation?

Kenya

100

Which African city has a name which means 'white house' in Spanish?

Casablanca

200

What percentage of the African continent is covered by the Sahara Desert? 

A. 8%

B. 12%

C. 18%

D. 25%

D. 25%

200

From which European country did Angola achieve independence in 1975?

Portugal

200

He was the Egyptian president who was assassinated in 1981?

Anwar Sadat

200

Nigeria is Africa's most populated country. Which country is second?

Ethiopia (126,527,060 -- 2023)

200

Which African city has the largest population of Indians outside of India?

Durban, South Africa

300

Which African country is the northern most on the continent?

Tunisia

300

When it comes to ancient pyramids, Egypt receives the most attention, but this country actually has more pyramids than Egypt.

Sudan

300

She was a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the first elected female head of state in Africa. Who is the woman? 

 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (2006 to 2018)

300

She was a Kenyan environmentalist and human rights activist. Known as 'the woman of trees', she was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She sought to end the devastation of Kenya's forests and improve democracy and women's rights in her home country. Who is this woman?

Wangari Maathai

300

This African city has more French-speaking people than the capital of France.

Kinshasa

400

Which African country has the longest coastline?

Somalia (3,333 km along the Indian Ocean)

400

Which country unilaterally declared independence in November 1965?

Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

400

In which country did King Hassan II ascend the throne in 1961?

Morocco

400

Which South African politician won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960?

Albert Luthuli

400

What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?

Malabo

500

Which African country is the largest by area?

Algeria (It's the tenth largest in the world and is approximately 90% desert.)

500

After which American President is the capital of Liberia named?

James Monroe (5th US president)

500

Heads of independent African States met in Addis Ababa to sign the Charter creating Africa’s first post-independence continental institution. How many Heads of State signed the Charter, and in what month and year did this meeting take place?

32; May 1963

500

He is often referred to as the Che Guevara of Africa. Fighting as a soldier in Mali, he was exposed to popular uprisings, leftist ideology, and the brutality of war. The president of Burkina Faso had this man arrested, but he was broken out of jail and installed as president of Burkina Faso in 1983. In 1987, he was assassinated in a plot involving France, the CIA, and the former president. Who is this person?

Thomas Sankara

500

In what year did Burkina Faso adopt its current name?And what was Burkina Faso known as before this?

1984; Upper Volta

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