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100

Which precious resource or resources is/are found in South Africa?

What is both gold and diamonds?

100

What country mainly makes up the Horn of Africa?

What is Somalia?

100

Who was the Queen of Egypt from 1 to 30 BC?

Who is Queen Cleopatra?


100

Afrikaans is a variety of which European language?

What is Dutch?

200

Which African country produces the most oil?

What is Nigeria?

200

How many landlocked countries are there in Africa? a) 13 b) 16 c) 9

b) 16

200

Which ruler of Mali is considered to be the wealthiest person in world history?

Who is Mansa Musa?

200

The Great Wall of Benin was located in the Old Benin Kingdom. In which Nigerian state would it be found in the present day?

What is the Edo State?

300

Gaining independence in 2011, what is the "newest country in the world?"

What is South Sudan?

300

What country has Rand as its currency?

What is South Africa?

300

How many black presidents have there been in South Africa? a) one b) two c) four d) five

c) four

300

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

What is Morocco?

400

What country's flag is this?

What is the flag of Namibia?

400

Ghana has the world's largest man-made what?

What is lake?

400

Which African country has the highest literacy rate? Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana

What is Equatorial Guinea?

400

The Rastafarian claims _________ as its spiritual homeland.

What is Ethiopia?

500

What country is landlocked, has 16 official languages, 2 official currencies, and is  4th in the world for Tabaco exports?

What is Zimbabwe?

500

What country is known as "Land of a Thousand Islands" in the Indian Ocean?

What is Seychelles?

500

Which Nigerian author’s novel Things Fall Apart (1958) is one of the most widely read books in African literature?

Who is Chinua Achebe?

500

What was the most important West African city for trade and education?

What is Timbuktu?