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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:48 pm
by 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

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:52 pm
by fish
3 - Zambia and Zimbabwe

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:23 am
by Grahaml
1. Libya
2. General Chinese Gordon
5. Humphrey Bogart
7. Nelson Mandella
11. Kilamanjaro
13. Morocco
15. Dutch
17. South Africa
20. Johannessburg

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:02 pm
by redandblack
10 Vasco Da Gama

13 Libya

14 Nigeria

19 Ethiopia

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:38 pm
by Kahuna
8/ Rastafarianism
9/ Rift Valley?

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:41 pm
by godoubleblues
Q4 - dinar

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:41 pm
by magpie in the 80's
fish wrote:3 - Zambia and Zimbabwe

:-bd

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:43 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Grahaml wrote: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

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:44 pm
by magpie in the 80's
redandblack wrote:10 Vasco Da Gama [-(

13 Libya

14 Nigeria

19 Ethiopia [-(

OTHER 2 CORRECT RAB

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:44 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Kahuna wrote:8/ Rastafarianism
9/ Rift Valley?

:-bd

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:44 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q4 - dinar

:-bd

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:46 pm
by godoubleblues
Q1 - Morocco

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:01 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q1 - Morocco

:-bd

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:22 pm
by redandblack
10 Magellan

19 Somalia

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:51 pm
by magpie in the 80's
redandblack wrote:10 Magellan :-q

19 Somalia :-bd

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:55 pm
by 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 :)

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:57 pm
by magpie in the 80's
redandblack wrote:6 Portugal :-bd

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 :) [-(

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:28 pm
by redandblack
It's late, mate, so I should have written

12 Portugeuse :D ........ Correct ;)

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:14 pm
by fish
20 - Pretoria

Re: GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA

PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:05 pm
by magpie in the 80's
fish wrote:20 - Pretoria

:-bd