African Trivia Quiz Questions
Free African trivia quiz with questions and answers including Egypt, Kenya, Sudan, Morocco and more
Which is the second longest river in Africa?
A: Zaire, formerly Congo.
Who was Zambia's first president?
A: Kenneth Kuanda.
Which 100-mile long waterway links the Mediterranean and the Red
Sea?
A: Suez Canal.
In which country is the Aswan Dam?
A: Egypt.
Where did Idi Amin rule from 1971-1979?
A: Uganda.
What does ANC stand for?
A: African National Congress.
Which country has the rand as its currency?
A: South Africa.
What is the former name of the People's Republic of Venin?
A: Dohomey.
In which country are Tangier and Casablanca?
A: Morocco.
Who was the Egyptian president who was assassinated in 1981?
A: Sadat.
Which country, bordering Zaire, takes its name from the former
name of the Zaire river?
A: Congo.
Which country unilaterally declared independence in November
1965?
A: Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.
Which country was called Upper Volta until 1984?
A: Burkina Faso.
Which narrow stretch of water separates North Africa from Spain?
A: Straight of Gibraltar.
Which volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa?
A: Kilimanjaro.
Who was the Egyptian king whose tomb an treasures were discovered
in the Valley of the Kings in 1922?
A: Tutankhamen.
The flag of Libya is a plain rectangle of which color?
A: Green.
Name the East African country which lies on the equator.
A: Kenya.
What are the two main arms of the River Nile called?
A: Blue Nile and White Nile.
Which explorer was the first to reach the Cape of Good Hope?
A: Bartholomew Diaz.
In which country did King Hassan II ascend the throne in 1961?
A: Morocco.
Which British general was killed at Khartoum in 1885?
A: Gordon.
On the border of which two countries is Victoria Falls?
A: Zambia and Zimbabwe.
What is the name shared by the currency units of Algeria and
Tunisia?
A: Dinar.
What is the name of the volcanic valley that runs from the
Sinai peninsula to central Mozambique?
A: Great Rift Valley.
Which actor won an Academy Award for his performance in The
African Queen?
A: Humphrey Bogart.
Who wrote the novel Cry, the Beloved Country about South Africa?
A: Alan Paton.
What is the capital of Kenya?
A: Nairobi.
From which European country did Angola achieve independence in
1975?
A: Portugal.
Which country mainly makes up the Horn of Africa?
A: Somalia.
At which town in the Sudan do the White and Blue Niles join?
A: Khartoum.
Mount Toubkal is the highest peak of which range of mountains?
A: Atlas Mountains.
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What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
A: Freetown.
Which country is the island of Zanzibar part of?
A: Tanzania.
What is Africa's largest country?
A: Sudan.
Which African country is bordered by Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast,
Niger, and Mali?
A: Burkino Faso.
Who was the woman sentenced to six years in jail after the murder
of Stompei Seipi?
A: Winnie Mandela.
In which country are the towns of Gweru and Kwekwe?
A: Zimbabwe.
Of which African country is Niamey the capital?
A: Niger.
Who was the founder of the Back to Africa movement who largely
inspired Rastafarianism?
A: Marcus Garvey.
Which African country is sandwiched between Ghana and Benin?
A: Togo.
The Zambesi and which other river define the borders of
Matabeleland?
A: Limpopo.
