Sports
Which African country has won the most AFCON titles?
Egypt
What is the most widely used renewable energy source in rural Africa?
Solar energy
Which African country was the first to gain independence from colonial rule?
Ghana (1957)
Afrobeats originated mainly from which country?
Nigeria
What is the largest country in Africa by land area?
Algeria
Who is the first African footballer to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award?
George Weah
Which African desert has some of the highest recorded temperatures on Earth?
The Sahara Desert
What is the African trade bloc aimed at creating a single continental market?
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area)
The music genre “Amapiano” originated in which country?
South Africa
Lake Victoria is shared by which three African countries?
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
Caster Semenya is known for competing in which athletic event?
800 meters
What disease is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes and remains a major issue in Africa?
Malaria
Which African city hosts the African Union headquarters?
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Angelique Kidjo, a Grammy-winning artist, is from which country?
Benin
What is the longest river in Africa?
The Nile River
The “Safari Rally,” one of the toughest motorsport events, is hosted in which African country?
Kenya
The Great Rift Valley is formed by what type of tectonic plate boundary?
Divergent boundary
Who wrote Things Fall Apart?
Chinua Achebe
Which traditional West African instrument is made from a calabash covered with beads or shells?
Shekere
Timbuktu, known for ancient scholarship, is located in which country?
Mali
In basketball, which African nation has produced the most NBA players?
Nigeria
What is the name of the African-led satellite program for environmental monitoring?
GMES & Africa
What does the term “brain drain” mean in the African university context?
Skilled graduates leaving Africa for opportunities abroad
What is the traditional Ethiopian pentatonic musical system used in cultural music called?
Qenet (e.g., Tizita, Anchihoye, Bati, Ambassel)
What is the major ocean current flowing along southeast Africa?
The Agulhas Current