New Quiz: How Well Do You Know Africa? (Part 1) Level A2-B1

Quiz: How well do you know Africa? (Part 1)

Here is an exciting quiz about Africa. You will test your knowledge about the African continent while reviewing the Interrogative Form at the same time.

Let’s start!

1. Who was Kwame Nkrumah?

The first president of independent Kenya

The first president of independent Ghana

The first president of independent Uganda

The first president of independent Zimbabwe

Question 1 of 21

2. The name of this delicious African dish is:

Jollof rice

Rice stew

Tomato rice

Spicy rice

Question 2 of 21

3. What does the term 'Afrobeats' refer to?

 

Drums from Africa

Beatniks from Africa

A popular music genre

African jazz

Question 3 of 21

4. What is the name of this African city?

Capetown

Casablanca

Luanda

Maputo

Question 4 of 21

5. Who was Miriam Makeba?

 

A renowned judge from Kenya

A legendary singer from South Africa

A talented dancer from Ghana

A great actress from Namibia

Question 5 of 21

6. The fastest growing economy in Africa for the year 2016 is:

Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast)

Rwanda

Tanzania

Mozambique

Question 6 of 21

7. Where was the film 'Sarafina' shot?

In South Africa

In Mauritania

In Western Sahara

In Angola

Question 7 of 21

8. How many capital cities does South Africa have? What are their names?

Two capital cities: Johannesburg and Durban

One capital city: Pretoria

Three capital cities: Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Capetown.

Four capital cities: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Capetown and Durban.

Question 8 of 21

9. What does the name 'Southern Rhodesia' refer to?

Zambia

Tanzania

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

Question 9 of 21

10. What is the name of the biggest country in Africa by land area?

Libya

Algeria

Nigeria

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 10 of 21

11. Which African country is nicknamed the 'Kingdom in the Sky' and boasts 300 days of sunshine?

Sudan

Lesotho

Swaziland

Senegal

Question 11 of 21

12. What is Africa's most populated country? (Do you recognise the city below by the way?)

Egypt

Zambia

Nigeria

Tanzania

Question 12 of 21

13. What are the smallest countries in Africa?

Seychelles and Lesotho

Swaziland and Rwanda

Burundi and Rwanda

Seychelles and The Gambia

Question 13 of 21

14. Name the three largest deserts in Africa.

The Algerian Desert, The Sahara Desert and The Nubian Desert

The Blue Desert, The Karoo Desert, The Kalahari Desert

The Kalahari Desert, The Algerian Desert and the Libyan Desert

The Sahara Desert, The Kalahari Desert and the Namib Desert

Question 14 of 21

15. Where is the Serengeti National Park?

Egypt

Tanzania

Swaziland

Lesotho

Question 15 of 21

16. What is the name of this fruit?

The miracle fruit

The baobab fruit

The African horned cucumber

Tamarind fruit

Question 16 of 21

17. The richest country in Africa by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is:

Egypt

Nigeria

South Africa

Seychelles

Question 17 of 21

18. What is Nollywood?

The Ethiopian film industry

The Ghanaian film industry

The Nigerian film industry

The South African film industry

Question 18 of 21

19. What are the Virunga Mountains?

The tallest mountains in Africa

A mountain range in East and Central Africa

A volcano in South Africa

A lake

Question 19 of 21

20. Where does the author of 'Nervous Conditions' come from?

Nigeria

Zimbabwe

Niger

Chad

Question 20 of 21

21. What is the staple food of Malawi?

Spaghetti or 'supageti' in Chichewa

Rice or 'mpunga' in Chichewa

Potatoes or 'mbatata' in Chichewa

Thick maize porridge called 'Nsima'

Question 21 of 21

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Further Exploration:

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• Kenya’s Silicon Savannah
• Learn more about Luanda, the capital city of Angola

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• Adjectives for describing the African continent

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• A video about Malawi

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About the Author

Thandi Ngwira Gatignol is the founder of Learn English With Africa. She was born on June 11th, 1981 in Blantyre, Malawi. When she was 19, she left her country of birth for France. She currently lives with her two daughters and husband in Poland.

Thandi holds a Bachelor’s degree in English studies obtained at the Université Paris X Nanterre in France and a Certificate in Journalism from Malawi. She has taught English as a French Ministry of Education certified teacher both in France and in Poland. She speaks six languages fluently, including French, Polish and Italian. She is now learning Kiswahili, German and Spanish. Salt No More is her debut novel and you can find her other books here on the website or on Amazon.

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