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The Extremely Specific Questions
100

Which of these are NOT an Eastern African Country?

Djabouti

Madagascar

Kenya

Uganda

Madagascar

100

What was the name of the first big trade city in South Africa?

Great Zimbabwe

100

Which Eastern African country was never conquered by Europe?

Ethiopia

100

What is the name of the set of plains in Tanzania that is super important to its tourism? It is a protected area of land.

The Serengeti

100

Who was Valentine's Day named after?

St. Valentine

200

What is energy created from the heat of the Earth, which is important to the economy of Kenya?

Geothermal Energy

200

Who was the first black South African president, famous for fighting against Apartheid?

Nelson Mandela

200

What is the youngest country in the world, which split from another country due to violence?

South Sudan

200

What is an enclave? (Ex. Lesotho and Swaziland)

A country within another country

200

Who has the only flag with an AK-47 on it?

Mozambique

300

What group of people caused the split of Sudan due to violence against Christian Sudanese?

The Janjaweeds

300

What group is responsible for managing trade between South African countries?

The Southern African Development Community

300

What is the name for the children of the Dutch and the people of South Africa?

The Afrikaners

300

What is a republic?

A form of government where people vote for representatives to go vote for them

300

Which of these is not attributed to St. Valentine?

  1. He gifted widows roses to try and ease the pain of the loss of their husbands

  2. He miraculously healed a woman, and thus was her “Valentine”

  3. He gave soldiers and persecuted Christians hearts made of cloth to remind them of their wedding vows and family

  4. A really big pink-blossomed almond tree grew on his grave

1. He gifted widows roses to try and ease the pain of the loss of their husbands

400

What is one of the two reasons the Hutu to commit the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi?  

1. The Tutsi were richer than the Hutu

2. The Hutu felt like victims of the Tutsi

400

What are the two reasons Botswana is one of the richest countries in Africa?

A lot a resources and good government

400

When did Apartheid start?

The 1940s
400

What word means "a trip to go look at animals in Africa"?

Safari

400

What was the insult Winston Churchill used against that one lady?

"Today I'm drunk, and you're ugly. Tomorrow I'll be sober, and you'll still be ugly."

500

Which of these statements is not true about Somalia?

1. The Somali people tend to fight over farmland

2. The Somali people have been fighting in Civil Wars

3. The Somali people sometimes are pirates

4. Somali has no central government 

The Somali people have been fighting in Civil Wars

500

What was Apartheid?

A set of laws that segregated the South African people into four racial groups

500

What is the name of the group of people who fought against Apartheid?

The African National Conference

500

What is a sanction?

An economic or political penalty used to force change in a country

500

What are my 3 favorite flags (in order)?

1. Wales

2. Mozambique

3. Kenya