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Quiz about My Home Africa
Quiz about My Home Africa

My Home, Africa Trivia Quiz


Africa...so little known. Learn more!

A multiple-choice quiz by EquinoxGH. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
EquinoxGH
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
337,795
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
625
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the southernmost point of Africa? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the deepest lake in Africa (and the second deepest lake in the world)? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Under Roman rule, what city was named the capital of Africa Province? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The capital of Zimbabwe was once called Salisbury. What is it now known as? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which city in Zambia is the so-called "Birthplace of Zambian Politics"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Mount Kilimanjaro is made up of how many peaks? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Scottish doctor David Livingstone was a great missionary and explorer of Africa. Which journalist/explorer was dispatched by the "New York Herald" to find Livingstone after Livingstone had not been heard from for six years? This journalist supposedly said the famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the first President of Zambia after independence from Britain in 1964? He stayed in power until 1991 and declared Zambia a one-party state to prevent opposition. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the biggest predator of fish in the African freshwater Lake Victoria? This species is not endemic. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which modern-day African country was previously called Nyasaland? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the southernmost point of Africa?

Answer: Cape Agulhas

Cape Point is the most southwestern tip of Africa. The Cape of Good Hope is where a ship travels more eastward than southward. Cape Town is the capital of the Western Province and the legislative capital of South Africa. Cape Agulhas is located in South Africa.
2. What is the deepest lake in Africa (and the second deepest lake in the world)?

Answer: Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika was widely considered to be the deepest freshwater lake in the world until silt built up on the bottom, and then Lake Baikal was classified as the deepest. Both lakes were created by Rift Valley action. Lake Tanganyika is spread out into Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
3. Under Roman rule, what city was named the capital of Africa Province?

Answer: Utica

Utica was found near the Mediterranean Sea north of Carthage. It was an important city and an administrative centre for the Romans for seven centuries. Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, is the most modern city to be closely associated to the ancient city of Carthage. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt.
4. The capital of Zimbabwe was once called Salisbury. What is it now known as?

Answer: Harare

Lusaka is the capital of Zambia. Pretoria is the executive capital of South Africa. Accra is the capital of Ghana. Salisbury changed to Harare in 1982.
5. Which city in Zambia is the so-called "Birthplace of Zambian Politics"?

Answer: Kabwe

Lusaka is the capital of Zambia, while Kitwe is an influential city in Zambia. Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. Kabwe used to be called Broken Hill after an Australian town that had comparable mineral deposits. The UNIP Party was formed in Kabwe in 1959.
6. Mount Kilimanjaro is made up of how many peaks?

Answer: Three

Mount Kilimanjaro is found in Tanzania. Its three peaks are Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira.
7. Scottish doctor David Livingstone was a great missionary and explorer of Africa. Which journalist/explorer was dispatched by the "New York Herald" to find Livingstone after Livingstone had not been heard from for six years? This journalist supposedly said the famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?".

Answer: Henry Morton Stanley

Mungo Park extensively explored the Niger River in West Africa. John Speke discovered Lake Victoria in Africa, which he thought was the source of the River Nile, but he corrected this on a later expedition. Richard Burton was a great scholar who traveled with Speke. Henry Morton Stanley was from Wales, and he was well-known for exploring Africa.
8. Who was the first President of Zambia after independence from Britain in 1964? He stayed in power until 1991 and declared Zambia a one-party state to prevent opposition.

Answer: Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda was in office from 1964 to 1991. Julius Nyerere was the first president of an independent Tanzania. Kwame Nkrumah was the first president of Ghana. Mobutu Sese Seko was president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC and also Zaire).
9. What is the biggest predator of fish in the African freshwater Lake Victoria? This species is not endemic.

Answer: Nile Perch

The Nile perch dominates northern and western African lakes. It was introduced to Lake Victoria sometime in the '50s. The vundu is the largest catfish in Africa. The tiger fish is also known as Africa's piranha. The freshwater shark is an Asian species and not found naturally in Africa.
10. Which modern-day African country was previously called Nyasaland?

Answer: Malawi

Malawi was called Nyasaland. Zimbabwe was called Southern Rhodesia, while Zambia was called Northern Rhodesia. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi made up the former Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation. Botswana was known as Bechuanaland (Protectorate).
Source: Author EquinoxGH

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