GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

[magpie in the 80's]

1. In which country did King Hassan II ascend the throne in 1961?
MOROCCO
2. Which Britsh general was killed at Khartoum in 1885?
GORDON
3. On the border of which two countries is the Victoria Falls?
ZAMBIA AND ZAMBABWE
4. What is the name shared by the currency units of Algeria and Tunisia?
DINAR
5. Which actor won an Academy Award for his performance in The African Queen?
HUMPHREY BOGART
6. From which European country did Angola achieve independence in 1975?
PORTUGAL
7. Who wrote the novel Cry, the Beloved Country about South Africa?
ALAIN PATON
8. Which religion regards Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia as the Messiah?
RASTAFARIANISM
9. What is the name of the volcanic valley that runs from the Sinai peninsula to Central Mozambique?
THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY
10. Which explorer was the first to reach the Cape of Good Hope?
BATOLOMEU DIAZ
11. What is Africa's highest mountain?
KILLAMANJARO
12. Which European language is an official language of Angola?
PORTUGUESE
13. In which African country is El Alamein, scene of a World War II battle?
LIBYA
14. Which country is the main economic power in West Africa?
NIGERIA
15. Which language is Afrikaans derived from?
DUTCH
16. The Kalahari Desert lies chiefly in which country?
BOTSWANA
17. In which country are the political parties ANC and Inkatha?
SOUTH AFRICA
18. Which country is the home of the Ashanti?
GHANA
19. Which country occupies the Horn of Africa?
SOMALIA
20. What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
PRETORIA

[fish]

3 - Zambia and Zimbabwe

[Grahaml]

1. Libya
2. General Chinese Gordon
5. Humphrey Bogart
7. Nelson Mandella
11. Kilamanjaro
13. Morocco
15. Dutch
17. South Africa
20. Johannessburg

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10 Vasco Da Gama

13 Libya

14 Nigeria

19 Ethiopia

[Kahuna]

8/ Rastafarianism
9/ Rift Valley?

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Q4 - dinar

[magpie in the 80's]

3 - Zambia and Zimbabwe

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Libya
2. General Chinese Gordon
5. Humphrey Bogart
7. Nelson Mandella
11. Kilamanjaro
13. Morocco
15. Dutch
17. South Africa
20. Johannessburg

OTHERS CORRECT GRAHAM

[magpie in the 80's]

10 Vasco Da Gama

13 Libya

14 Nigeria

19 Ethiopia

OTHER 2 CORRECT RAB

[magpie in the 80's]

8/ Rastafarianism
9/ Rift Valley?

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4 - dinar

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - Morocco

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - Morocco

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10 Magellan

19 Somalia

[magpie in the 80's]

10 Magellan

19 Somalia

[redandblack]

6 Portugal

therefore

12 Portugal

I think I've either got 2 right, Mags, or....

both wrong.

While I'm having a stab, I'll guess

20 Bloemfontein, for no apparent reason

[magpie in the 80's]

6 Portugal

therefore

12 Portugal close enough

I think I've either got 2 right, Mags, or....

both wrong.

While I'm having a stab, I'll guess

20 Bloemfontein, for no apparent reason

[redandblack]

It's late, mate, so I should have written

12 Portugeuse ........ Correct

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20 - Pretoria

[magpie in the 80's]

20 - Pretoria