GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO.98 AFRICA
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:48 pm1. 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
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
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