Africa General Knowledge Quiz

Which of the following imaginary lines does not pass through Africa?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• International Date Line

How many time zones are there in Africa?

• 1

• 17

• 6

• 4

Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall in the world, is located in which African country?

• South Africa

• Angola

• Egypt

• Democratic Republic of Congo

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

• Mount Kenya

• Kilimanjaro

• K2

• Mount Karisimbi

What is Africa's newest country?

• Azania

• South Sudan

• Congo Brazzaville

• Eritrea

What alias did Nelson Mandela use while pretending to be a caretaker at Liliesleaf farm in Johannesburg before he was arrested?

• The Black Pimpernel

• Rolihlahla Ntoko

• Mark Radebe

• David Motsamayi

In which city are the Chinese-built headquarters of the African Union located?

• Johannesburg

• Cairo

• Addis Ababa

• Lagos

Where is Nollywood, the second biggest movie industry in the world in terms of number of films made?

• Nelspruit

• Namibia

• Nairobi

• Nigeria

Who or what is Liberia's capital Monrovia named after?

• Marilyn Monroe, the film star

• James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States

• Monroe trees, indigenous to the region

• The pre-colonial Monroe kingdom

What is Ushahidi

• An African philosophy promoting communal values

• A popular walking trail in Mozambique

• A crowd-sourcing platform used to monitor election violence in Kenya in 2008

• The policy of deferring to elders