All 13 questions
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Which is the largest country in Africa by land area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sudan
- Algeria
- Libya
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Before it gained internationally recognised independence in 1980, the nation of Zimbabwe was known by which colonial name?
- Tanganyika
- Nyasaland
- Bechuanaland
- Rhodesia
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Ethiopia and Liberia are traditionally cited as the only two African countries that were never formally colonised by a European power.
- True
- False
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The colonial-era name 'Gold Coast' referred to which present-day African country?
- Sierra Leone
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Ivory Coast
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Almost entirely enclosed by Senegal, the narrow West African country known as The ___ is the smallest nation on mainland Africa.
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Which country completely surrounds the mountain kingdom of Lesotho?
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Eswatini
- Botswana
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Casablanca is the capital city of Morocco.
- True
- False
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The historical name 'Abyssinia' was long used for which African country?
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
- Somalia
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Which of these African countries is landlocked, with no coastline of its own?
- Ghana
- Angola
- Chad
- Mozambique
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Nigeria relocated its official federal capital in 1991 from the coastal megacity of Lagos to the more central, purpose-built city of ___.
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Egypt is the only African country that also holds territory on the continent of Asia.
- True
- False
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Which island nation off Africa's southeast coast is the fourth-largest island in the world?
- Mauritius
- Comoros
- Seychelles
- Madagascar
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How many fully UN-recognised sovereign countries make up the continent of Africa?
- 48
- 51
- 54
- 60