Africa Travel Quiz: An elephant at Akagera National Park.
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Africa Travel Quiz

This is an Africa Travel quiz from taste2travel!

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01. Which is the capital of Eritrea?

A view of Harnet street, the main street of Asmara, with Asmara cathedral in the background.
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02. This is the flag of which country?

Flag of Namibia
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03. Which country is highlighted on the map?

Map highlighting Libya
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04. The Elephant is one of the members of the “Big Five” game group. Which are the other members of this group?

An elephant at Akagera National Park.
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05. The Rand is the unit of currency of which country?

Currency of South Africa
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The South African rand, or simply the rand, is the official currency of both South Africa and the Southern African Common Monetary Area: South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini.

06. Which country is highlighted on the map?

Map highlighting Lesotho
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07. In terms of area, which is the smallest country in Africa?

Map of Africa
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The Seychelles is the smallest African nation, with a total land area of just 452 km square (175 sq. mi).

08. Injera, a sour fermented pancake-like flatbread, is the national dish of which country?

The staple of Eritrean cuisine, Injera was always served for lunch.
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09. This is the flag of which country?

Flag of Zambia
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10. Which is the most populous country in Africa?

Artwork in Kigali.
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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, being home to 223,804,632 souls, which represents 15% of the total population of Africa.

11. Which country is highlighted on the map?

Map highlighting Guinea
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12. The city of Bujumbura is located on which body of water?

A highlight of Bujumbura are the many lakeside beaches.
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13. Which is the unit of currency of Libya?

The Libyan Dinar is the official currency of Libya.
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14. In terms of area, which is the largest country in Africa?

Africa Globe Map
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Algeria is the biggest country in Africa and tenth-largest in the world, with a land area of 2,381,741 sq. km.

15. This is the flag of which country?

Flag of Somalia
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16. Which is the capital of Mauritius?

Colourful umbrellas provide shade on the pedestrian mall at Le Caudan Waterfront complex in Port Louis.
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17. Which country is highlighted on the map?

Map highlighting Togo
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18. The pan-African colours of green, yellow and red appear on the flags of 13 African nations. From which country’s flag were they originally adopted?

Pan African Colours
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Green, yellow and red, the colours of the flag of Ethiopia, have come to represent the pan-Africanist ideology due to the country's history of having avoided being taken over by a colonial power. Numerous African countries have adopted the colours into their national flags, and they are similarly used as a symbol by many Pan-African organisations and the Rastafari movement.

19. The White Rhino is one of how many species of Rhino?

White Rhinos at the Mabalingwe Nature Reserve, South Africa
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The five species of Rhino include the White rhinoceros, Black rhinoceros, Sumatran rhinoceros, Indian rhinoceros and Javan rhinoceros.

20. This is the flag of which country?

Flag of Burkina Faso
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The flag of Burkina Faso has two horizontal bands in red and green. A yellow five-pointed star is in the centre, overlapping both bands of colour. The green, red and yellow are the Pan-African colours.

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