Quiz on Africa

Select one nickname for Africa

• Dark Continent

• Land Down Under

• Australis

• Paraguay

Answer explanation

Africa is called the "Dark Continent" because it remained cut off from the rest of the world for a long time

How many independent countries are there in Africa?

• 55

• 48

• 60

• 39

What is Africa's largest desert?

• Salar de Atacama

• Gobi Desert

• The Sahara Desert

• Patagonian Desert

What is the highest recorded temperature in Africa?

• 40 degrees celcius

• 38 degrees celcius

• 29 degrees celcius

• 55 degrees celcius

What is the largest waterfall in Africa?

• Tugela Falls

• Blue Nile Falls (Tis Isaat)

• Victoria Falls

• Augrabies Falls

Answer explanation

Victoria Falls was initially called Mosi-oa-Tunya, which means "The Smoke that Thunders" in the Kololo language. However, when the Scottish explorer David Livingstone discovered it, he named it "Victoria Falls" in honour of Queen Victoria.

This picture shows the oldest university in the world, located in Africa. What is its name?

• University of Karueein

• Alexandria University

• Fayoum University

• University of Pretoria

Answer explanation

The University of Karueein, ( Athen’s of Africa) was founded in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri in Fez, Morocco and was originally a madrassa.

Pick the right order of the following countries in Africa from largest to smallest.

• Zambia, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt

• Morocco, Zambia, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria

• Egypt, Morocco, Zambia, Tunisia, Algeria

• Algeria, Egypt, Zambia, Morocco, Tunisia

Africans were the first to engage in mining 60,000 years ago.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Africans were the first to engage in mining 43,000 years ago.

The highest point in Africa is Mount (a)  

Which lake in Africa has the highest number of fish species in the world?

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Malawi