Africa Quiz

Africa Quizby

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Format: 30 question slides followed by

question and answers slides

Q1. How many countries are in Africa?

A) 4B) 14C) 54

Q2. Which famous South African said ‘Education is

the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ ?

Q3. The 2010 World Cup was held in which

African country?

Q4. What two colours make up the flag of

Nigeria?

Q5. Which of these is not a historic African city?

A) AlexandriaB) Timbuktu

C) Kyoto

Q6. Who is this famous African footballer?

Image source: Wikipedia

Q7. Which country is Africa’s top producer of coffee?

A)EthiopiaB) BotswanaC) Morocco

Q8. The phrase ‘Hakuna Matata’, made

famous by ‘The Lion King’, is a Swahili

phrase.

What does it mean?

Q9. Which African country is the world’s newest country?

A) EgyptB) Malawi

C) South Sudan

Q10. What fraction of Africa is made up of desert?

A) 1/5B) 1/3C) HalfD) 2/3

Q11. Africa is home to the world’s largest, tallest and

fastest land animals.

Name these three animals.

Q12. In which part of Africa is there currently an Ebola

outbreak?

A) NorthB) SouthC) EastD) West

Q13. What is the name given to the South

African rugby team?

Q14. Which country was known as

‘Abyssinia’ in the past?

Q15. This fruit comes from Southern Africa. What is it?

Image source: www.foodchannel.com

Q16. Name an African country beginning with

the letter ‘M’.

Q17. Last year over 500,000 people died from malaria. Most malaria deaths occur in Africa.

Which creature spreads

malaria?

Q18. Who won the 2015 African Cup of Nations?

Q19. Which is the largest religion in

Africa?

Q20. What name is given to an open-air

market place in northern Africa?

Q21. Name this famous African landmark.


Q22. Mary Kingsley was a famous writer and explorer who spent years travelling around

Central and West Africa.

Where was she from?

Q23. The world’s longest river, the River Nile, enters which sea?

Q24. Where is Nollywood, the second biggest movie

industry in the world in terms of number of films

made?

A) NigeriaB) South Africa

C) Egypt

Q25. What is the capital of Kenya?

A) LagosB) Nairobi

C) Cape Town

Q26. What is South Africa often called?

A) The Rainbow NationB) The Melting PotC) The Big Smoke

Q27. On average, how many children do women in Sub-Saharan Africa have?

A) 2B) 5C) 8

Q28. True or False: Africa has a larger

population than Asia.

Q29. Which ocean borders the west coast

of Africa?

Q30. What is the name of the island country off the

east coast of Africa?


Questions with

Answers

Q1. How many countries are in Africa?

A) 4B) 14C) 54

Q2. Which famous South African said ‘Education is the most

powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ ?

Nelson Mandela

Q3. The 2010 World Cup was held in which African country?

South Africa

Q4. What two colours make up the flag of Nigeria?

Green and White


Q5. Which of these is not a historic African city?

A) AlexandriaB) Timbuktu

C) Kyoto

Q6. Who is this famous African footballer?

Didier Drogba


Q7. Which country is Africa’s top producer of coffee?

A)EthiopiaB) BotswanaC) Morocco

Q8. The phrase ‘Hakuna Matata’, made famous by

‘The Lion King’, is a Swahili phrase.

What does it mean?No worries/Don’t worry, be

happy

Q9. Which African country is the world’s newest country?

A) EgyptB) Malawi

C) South Sudan

Q10. What fraction of Africa is made up of desert?

A) 1/5B) 1/3C) HalfD) 2/3

Q11. Africa is home to the world’s largest, tallest and fastest land

animals.

Name these three animals.Largest – elephant

Tallest – giraffeFastest – chetah

Q12. In which part of Africa is there currently an Ebola

outbreak?

A) NorthB) SouthC) EastD) West

Q13. What is the name given to the South African rugby team?

The Springboks

Q14. Which country was known as ‘Abyssinia’ in the past?

Ethiopia

Q15. This fruit comes from Southern Africa. What is it?

Watermelon

Image source: www.foodchannel.com

Q16. Name an African country beginning with the letter ‘M’.

Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco or Mozambique

Q17. Last year over 500,000 people died from malaria. Most malaria deaths occur in Africa.

Which creature spreads malaria?

Mosquito

Q18. Who won the 2015 African Cup of Nations?

Ivory Coast/Côte d'Ivoire

Q19. Which is the largest religion in Africa?

Islam

Q20. What name is given to an open-air market

place in northern Africa?

A souq/souk

Q21. Name this famous African landmark.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt


Q22. Mary Kingsley was a famous writer and explorer who spent years travelling around Central and West

Africa.

Where was she from?England/Britain/UK

Q23. The world’s longest river, the River Nile, enters which

sea?

Mediterranean Sea

Q24. Where is Nollywood, the second biggest movie

industry in the world in terms of number of films

made?

A) NigeriaB) South Africa

C) Egypt

Q25. What is the capital of Kenya?

A) LagosB) Nairobi

C) Cape Town

Q26. What is South Africa often called?

A) The Rainbow NationB) The Melting PotC) The Big Smoke

Q27. On average, how many children do women in Sub-Saharan Africa have?

A) 2B) 5C) 8

Q28. True or False: Africa has a larger population than Asia.

False

Q29. Which ocean borders the west coast of Africa?

The Atlantic Ocean

Q30. What is the name of the island country off the

east coast of Africa?Madagascar
