Countries of Africa

The continent of Africa has the highest amount of countries out of any continent. It is a place of many differing religions, cultures, history and even languages. What do you know about the 54 countries of Africa? In this quiz, we will try to suss that out...
 
 
Which country is the largest by land area in Africa?
Nigeria
Algeria
South Africa
Egypt
 
 
What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
Mombasa
Kisumu
Nakuru
 
 
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
 
 
Which country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Somalia
Djibouti
 
 
Which of these countries is NOT landlocked?
Chad
Zambia
Namibia
Mali
 
 
What currency is used in South Africa?
Rand
Naira
Shilling
Pula
 
 
The island nation of Madagascar is located off the coast of which African country?
South Africa
Mozambique
Tanzania
Kenya
 
 
Victoria Falls, one of the largest and most famous waterfalls in the world, is located on the border between Zambia and which other country?
Angola
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Botswana
 
 
Which African country was never colonized?
Liberia
Ethiopia
Congo
Sierra Leone
 
 
Which African country has Portuguese as an official language?
Ghana
Nigeria
Angola
Kenya
 
 
Which African country is known for the historic trading city of Timbuktu?
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Mali
Mauritania
 
 
Which country is the site of the ancient kingdom of Carthage?
Tunisia
Morocco
Libya
Algeria
 
 
Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, is shared by three countries. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Rwanda
 
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