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Quiz on Africa

Authored by Nusaiba Mamun

Geography

6th - 8th Grade

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Quiz on Africa
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many independent countries are there in Africa?

55

48

60

39

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is Africa's largest desert?

Salar de Atacama

Gobi Desert

The Sahara Desert

Patagonian Desert

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the highest recorded temperature in Africa?

40 degrees celcius

38 degrees celcius

29 degrees celcius

55 degrees celcius

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the largest waterfall in Africa?

Tugela Falls

Blue Nile Falls (Tis Isaat)

Victoria Falls

Augrabies Falls

Answer explanation

Media Image

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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