Quiz: How well do you know Africa? (Part One)

Quiz: How well do you know Africa? (Part One)

Here is an exciting quiz about Africa. You will test your knowledge about the African continent while reviewing the Interrogative Form at the same time.

Let’s start!

1. What does the term 'Afrobeats' refer to?

 

Drums from Africa

Beatniks from Africa

A popular music genre

African jazz

2. Name the three largest deserts in Africa.

The Algerian Desert, The Sahara Desert and The Nubian Desert

The Blue Desert, The Karoo Desert, The Kalahari Desert

The Kalahari Desert, The Algerian Desert and the Libyan Desert

The Sahara Desert, The Kalahari Desert and the Namib Desert

3. What is the staple food of Malawi?

Spaghetti or 'supageti' in Chichewa

Rice or 'mpunga' in Chichewa

Potatoes or 'mbatata' in Chichewa

Thick maize porridge called 'Nsima'

4. What is the name of this fruit?

The miracle fruit

The baobab fruit

The African horned cucumber

Tamarind fruit

5. The richest country in Africa by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is:

Egypt

Nigeria

South Africa

Seychelles

6. The fastest growing economy in Africa for the year 2016 is:

Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast)

Rwanda

Tanzania

Mozambique

7. How many capital cities does South Africa have? What are their names?

Two capital cities: Johannesburg and Durban

One capital city: Pretoria

Three capital cities: Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Capetown.

Four capital cities: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Capetown and Durban.

8. Who was Miriam Makeba?

 

A renowned judge from Kenya

A legendary singer from South Africa

A talented dancer from Ghana

A great actress from Namibia

9. What does the name 'Southern Rhodesia' refer to?

Zambia

Tanzania

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

10. What is the name of this African city?

Capetown

Casablanca

Luanda

Maputo

11. What are the smallest countries in Africa?

Seychelles and Lesotho

Swaziland and Rwanda

Burundi and Rwanda

Seychelles and The Gambia

12. The name of this delicious African dish is:

Jollof rice

Rice stew

Tomato rice

Spicy rice

13. Where is the Serengeti National Park?

Egypt

Tanzania

Swaziland

Lesotho

14. What is Africa's most populated country? (Do you recognise the city below by the way?)

Egypt

Zambia

Nigeria

Tanzania

15. What are the Virunga Mountains?

The tallest mountains in Africa

A mountain range in East and Central Africa

A volcano in South Africa

A lake

16. What is Nollywood?

The Ethiopian film industry

The Ghanaian film industry

The Nigerian film industry

The South African film industry

17. Which African country is nicknamed the 'Kingdom in the Sky' and boasts 300 days of sunshine?

Sudan

Lesotho

Swaziland

Senegal

18. Who was Kwame Nkrumah?

The first president of independent Kenya

The first president of independent Ghana

The first president of independent Uganda

The first president of independent Zimbabwe

19. Where was the film 'Sarafina' shot?

In South Africa

In Mauritania

In Western Sahara

In Angola

20. Where does the author of 'Nervous Conditions' come from?

Nigeria

Zimbabwe

Niger

Chad

21. What is the name of the biggest country in Africa by land area?

Libya

Algeria

Nigeria

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Video version of the quiz:

Further exploration:

Read:

• Kenya’s Silicon Savannah
• Learn more about Luanda, the capital city of Angola

Study:

• Adjectives for describing the African continent

Watch: 

• A video about Malawi