Geography
What is the name of the longest river in Africa?
Nile River
What was the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and who is the singer?
"Waka Waka: This Time for Africa" by Shakira (ft. Freshlyground)
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Which of the countries of Africa is first alphabetically?
Algeria
Name three African countries in which French is the official language. BONUS: What term is used to describe the region of Africa that speaks French?
DRC, Madagascar, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Mali, Rwanda, Guinea, Chad, Burundi, Benin, Togo, CAR, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Djibouti, Seychelles
In terms of population, what is the largest city in Africa?
Complete the lyrics: “Make me sweatttt, make me hotter”
Make me lose my breath, make me water
Bridgerton star, Adjoa Andoh, otherwise known as Lady Danbury, has roots in what African country?
Ghana
99 percent of which country's population live in a valley or delta of the River Nile?
Egypt
In what 3 countries is Swahili an official language?
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How many landlocked countries are in Africa?
16
Who won the 2023 African Cup of Nations?
Cote d’Ivoire
Which Nobel Peace Prize-winning Kenyan started the Green Belt Movement?
Wangari Maathai
How many countries are there in Africa?
54
What three African languages are most widely-spoken in Nigeria?
Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba
The Okavango Delta, the largest inland delta in the world, is located in which African country?
Botswana
What artist is popularly known as Odogwu?
Burna Boy
Which emperor of Ethiopia inspired Rastafarianism?
Haile Selassie I
What is the largest African country by land mass?
Algeria
List four countries that are part of Lusophone Africa.
Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome & Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Mozambique.
What percentage of the African continent is covered by the Sahara Desert?
25%
Where will the 2025 African Cup of Nations be held?
Which world-famous author was born in Bloomfontein, South Africa?
J.R.R. Tolkein
What is the smallest landlocked country in Africa?
Eswatini
Approximately how many languages spoken today are native to Africa? (guess between 50 and 5000)
~3,000