Around The World - Africa

African Animals

100

This king of the jungle lives in Africa.

A) Giraffe

B) Monkey

C) Lion

What is a lion?

200

This black and white striped animal is like a horse.

A) Zebra

B) Cheeta

C) Tiger 

What is a zebra?

300

This big animal spends a lot of time in the water and has a wide mouth.

A) Gorilla

B) Hippopotamus

C) Elephant

What is a hippopotamus?

400

This tall bird that can't fly lives in Africa.

A) Penguin

B) Flamingo

C) Ostrich

What is an ostrich?

500

This animal is the fastest land animal in Africa.

A) Ostrich

B) Lion

C) Cheeta

What is a cheetah?

Africa - Geography

100

This is the world's second-largest continent.

A) Ethiopia

B) Egypt

C) Africa

What is Africa?

200

This long river flows through Egypt and is the longest in the world.

A) Nile River

B) Amazon River

C) Congo River

What is the Nile River?

300

These large animals with big ears and tusks are found in Africa.

A) Tigers

B) Elephants

C) Hippopotamus

What are elephants? 

400

This famous desert in Africa is the largest hot desert in the world.

A) Gobi Desert

B) Sahara Desert

C) Polar Desert

What is the Sahara Desert?

500

This is the name of the island country off southeastern Africa, known for its unique animals.

A) Namibia

B) Madagascar

C) Tanzania

What is Madagascar?

Landmarks and Natural Wonders

100

This is the big hot desert in northern Africa.

A) Antarctic Desert

B) Gobi Desert

C) Sahara Desert

What is the Sahara Desert?

200

This River meets the Mediterranean Sea.

A) Nile River

B) Congo River

C) Orange River

What is the Nile River?

300

The tallest mountain in Africa.

A) Mount Kilimanjaro

B) Mount Kenya

C) Mount Meru

What is Mount Kilimanjaro? 

400

This is the name of the large waterfall between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

A) Lisbon Falls

B) Blue Nile Falls

C) Victoria Falls

What are Victoria Falls?

500

These are the famous ancient stone tombs in Egypt.

A) Petra Tombs 

B) Pyramids of Giza

C) Nubian Pyramids 

What are the Pyramids of Giza?

African Culture

100

These instruments are used for music and celebration.

A) Guitar

B) Symbols

C) Drums

What are drums?

200

This African country is famous for its pyramids.

A) Egypt

B) Sudan

C) Nubia

What is Egypt?

300

This South African leader spent 27 years in prison and became president.

A) Steve Biko

B) Nelson Mandela

C) Jacob Zuma

Who is Nelson Mandela?

400

This is a colourful type of clothing often worn in West Africa. 

A) Dashiki

B) Ankara

C) Kente

What is a dashiki?

500

This is a traditional African food which is a versatile grain dish.

A) Okra

B) Plantains

C) Couscous

What is couscous?

True or False

100

Tigers only live in Asia, not Africa.

True or False?

What is True?

200

The deadliest animal in all of Africa is the Cheeta.

True or False?

What is False?

The deadliest animal in all of Africa is the Hippo.

300

There are over one thousand languages spoken in Africa.

True or False?

What is True?

Some scholars place this number closer to two thousand.

400

Four of the five fastest land animals reside in Africa.

True or False?

What is True?

The cheetah, the wildebeest, the lion, and the Thomson’s gazelle. All of these animals can run at speeds above 50 miles per hour, with the cheetah reaching a top speed of about 70 miles per hour.

500

Lake Victoria is the smallest lake in Africa and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world.

True or False?

What is False?

Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world.