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Africa during the 20th Century

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Introduction:
"Let's see how much you know about Africa during the 20th century."


1. Which of the following countries was NOT a French colony?
    Gabon
    Malawi
    Niger
    Comoros


2. Lourenço Marques was the former name of this African capital city.
    Praia, Cape Verde
    Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
    Luanda, Angola
    Maputo, Mozambique


3. Which one of the following leaders was not a South African President?
    Rhodes
    Botha
    DeKlerk
    Vorster


4. Which one of the following countries has English and French as the official languages?
    Djibouti
    Mali
    Somalia
    Cameroon


5. Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo. What capital city is located on the other side of the Congo River?
    Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
    Libreville, Gabon
    Brazzaville, Congo
    Kigali, Rwanda


6. Which city was formerly known as Salisbury?
    Lusaka, Zambia
    Lilongwe, Malawi
    Kampala, Uganda
    Harare, Zimbabwe


7. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi was the President of this African Country for decades. Which?
    Tanzania
    Kenya
    Central African Republic
    Uganda


8. What guerrilla movement fought for Namibia's idependence during the South African occupation of the country?
    RENAMO
    MPLA
    SWAPO
    FRELIMO


9. South Africa granted independence to four black "bantustans" during the apartheid era. Which one of the following was NOT one of them?
    Lesotho
    Ciskei
    Bophuthatswana
    Venda


10. Which one of the following countries was formerly known as Bechuanaland?
    Lesotho
    Namibia
    Swaziland
    Botswana


11. Which one of the following countries was formerly known as Dahomey?
    Togo
    Benin
    Mali
    Nigeria


12. Which one of the following countries was formerly known as Upper Volta?
    Niger
    Burkina Faso
    Ivory Coast
    Gambia


13. Which one of the following countries was formerly known as Northern Rhodesia?
    Zambia
    Gabon
    Congo
    Zimbabwe


14. The United Republic of Tanzania is formed by the mainland territory known as Tanganyka and what island?
    Zanzibar
    São Tome
    Madagascar
    Comoros


15. Which one of the following islands did not want to be part of the Comoros during the independence and is still a French Territory?
    Mayote
    Moroni
    Ajouan
    Seychelles


16. The Biafra war took place in this country. Which?
    Niger
    Sudan
    Angola
    Nigeria


17. Which country was formerly known as the Gold Coast?
    Liberia
    Ghana
    Sierra Leone
    Togo


18. The African Union headquarters are located in this city. Which?
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Cape Town, South Africa
    Asmara, Eritrea
    Dakar, Senegal


19. What is South African President Mandela's first name?
    Answer: (One Word)


20. Which African country did Idi Amin rule this African country for many years?
    Answer: (One Word)


21. In which African country has FRELIMO been the ruling party since independence in 1975?
    Answer: (One Word)


22. The Auzou region was invaded by Libya because of its uranium. What country owns the Auzou Region?
    Answer: (One word)


23. Which country was formerly known as Basutoland?
    Answer: (One Word)


24. Which one of the following countries was NOT once a German colony?
    Cameroon
    Togo
    Namibia
    Senegal


25. Which one of the following territories was NOT a Spanish colony?
    Cape Verde
    Equatorial Guinea
    Western Sahara
    Ceuta


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