Norman Darlo
Africa – it’s where our ancestors all came from, yet how much do we know about our ancestral home? Test your general knowledge about Africa here. Some questions will be more challenging than others, but give it a go anyway! And share your results below if you like 🙂
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The number of countries in Africa is…
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fewer than 10
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20–40
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50–60
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more than 100
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Most of Africa lies south of the equator
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True
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False
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Africa is…
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the most populated continent
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the second-most populated continent
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the least populated contintent, apart from Antarctica
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none of the above
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Is Africa widely accepted as the place of origin of all humans?
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Yes
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No
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The African country with the greatest population is…
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Egypt
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South Africa
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Nigeria
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Niger
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Northern Rhodesia is the former name of…
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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Uganda
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Tanzania
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Question of
Timbuktu is in which country?
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Zimbabwe
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Mali
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Mauritania
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Timbuktu exists only in mythology
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Africa is bound on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. What body of water is found to its east?
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Mediterranean Sea
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Pacific Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
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Indian Ocean
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Question of
The Pharaohs ruled in which African country?
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Libya
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Egypt
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Ethiopia
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Morocco
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Africa’s longest river is the…
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Zambezi
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Niger
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Nile
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Maputo
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The Atlas Mountains are in
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North Africa
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South Africa
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East Africa
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none of the above
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Question of
The Afrikaans language is most closely related to…
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Swahili
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Arabic
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Zulu
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Dutch
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The southern tip of Africa is known as…
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Cape Horn
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Cape Cod
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Cape of Sorrows
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Cape of Good Hope
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Africa’s highest mountain is called…
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Kilimanjaro
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Table Mountain
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Mount Kenya
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Mount Atlas
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Which one of the following is NOT a former German colony?
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Namibia
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Cameroon
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Angola
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Togo
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Tanzania
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Which one of the following was a Portuguese colony until 1975?
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Algeria
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Eritrea
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Madagascar
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Mozambique
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You got 4 out of 16 right!
Hmm, better brush up on your Africa knowledge!
Thanks, should have aced the quiz though
You should have! But you didn’t??
I got 8/16 🙂 Great quizz!
50% We grant you a pass, Luka! Thanks for playing 🙂
You are very welcome Norman.
Thanks for shearing
Thanks for playing 🙂
Shared on Facebook 1/7/17
7/16 for me
Not a bad score! Thanks for playing 🙂
MP
so nice post
Thank you, Olga!
I got 10, surprised myself!
Hey, pretty good, Carol! Thanks for playing 🙂
8 of 16; and 2 silly mistakes! Are you sure I’m from Africa?
That’s 50% AC – pretty good, if you ask me! And who said you were from Africa? 🙂
6 right, ugh… I need to learn more about Africa or the test needs to be easier. hahaha joking of course, great quiz.
Ah, Kim 🙂 Quizzes are no fun if they don’t offer a challenge!
11 right… oh dear – and I am from Africa.
Aha, Ginny! But 11 out of 16 is not too bad – thanks for playing 🙂
got 7 out of 16 right
Okay, not too bad! Thanks or playing, Edith 🙂
Wow! I got a perfect 8. Lol.
Not bad – it’s nearly 50%! Thanks for playing, Cassy 🙂
Lol at least iknow than some..
Just about everyone can say that 😉 What did you score, Charito?
6
okay! Thanks for playing ?
I did not finish it as it was pitiful
LOL, Txatxy! Thanks for trying 😀
I got 3 huhu
Oh dear! Never mind, thanks for playing 🙂
9/16
Nine is fine, Benedict! Thank you for playing 🙂
10 out of 16 and am an African
Oh, man 🙂 It’s a big continent, right? 🙂 Thanks for playing!
I got 10 out of 16.
Well done!
Got 8 out of 16 right!
Hey – not bad! You’re clearly quite well-informed about our ancient homeland
Good score, Lucia 🙂
11 of 16
A very respectable score!