Africa Questions

1.       By using the Suez Canal, ships avoid sailing around which continent – Africa or Europe?

Africa

2.       Although Sierra Leone's name has Portuguese origins, what is the country's official language – English or Spanish?

Spanish

3.      Addis Ababa is the capital of what landlocked country bordering Somalia to the east – Ethiopia or Eritrea?

Ethiopia

4.      Togo borders what country to the east – Ghana or Benin?

Benin

5.      What is another name for Cote d’ Ivoire – Cape Verde or Ivory Coast?

Ivory Coast

6.      What river, located in Northeast Africa, is the longest in the world – Nile River or Amazon River?

Nile River

7.      Western Sahara is a disputed region in what region of Africa – West Africa or Southern Africa?

West Africa

8.      Kaukau Veld is a lowland region in the northeastern part of what country that has Windhoek as its capital – Namibia or Angola?

Namibia

9.      Sapitwa is the highest point in what country containing part of the Great Rift Valley – Rwanda or Malawi?

Malawi

10.   Jebel ech Chambi is the highest peak in what country bordering the Mediterranean Sea, Algeria, and Libya – Tunisia or Egypt?

Tunisia

11.    Swaziland, a landlocked country in southern Africa, borders South Africa and what other country – Mozambique or Botswana?

Mozambique

12.    The Macina Swamp is located in the central region of what country whose capital is Bamako – Mauritania or Mali?

Mali

13.   The Serengeti Plain, extending into Tanzania, is also located in what country to Tanzania’s north that borders Lake Victoria – Kenya or Uganda?

Kenya

14.   What country in West Africa, formerly belonging to France, contains the capital of Conakry and has the franc as its official currency – Sierra Leone or Guinea?

Guinea

15.   Islam, Hinduism, and what other religion with nearly 2.3 billion followers make up most of Zambia’s population – Christianity or Buddhism?

Christianity

16.   Four African countries—Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon—border which lake located south of the Sahara – Lake Victoria or Lake Chad?

Lake Chad

17.   The Gulf of Guinea can be found west of what country that occupies the island of Bioko and contains Pico de Santa Isabel – Equatorial Guinea or Cameroon?

Equatorial Guinea

18.   The Senegal River forms all of the border between Senegal and what other country whose lowest point is Sebkha de Ndrhamcha – Mali or Mauritania?

Mauritania

19.   Hauts Plateaux, which extends into Morocco, is also found in the northern part of what country – Libya or Algeria?

Algeria

20.   The Namib Desert, which extends into Namibia, can also be found in the southwestern part of what country bordering the Atlantic Ocean – Angola or Gabon?

Angola