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Journey to Africa

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest country in Africa by land area?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Egypt

c)

Algeria

d)

South Africa

2.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Congo

b)

Niger

c)

Zambezi

d)

Nile

3.

Which desert covers about 31% of Africa?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sahara

c)

Namib

d)

Gobi

4.

What is the most populous city in Africa?

a)

Johannesburg

b)

Kinshasa

c)

Cairo

d)

Lagos

5.

Which is Africa's highest mountain?

a)

Mount Kenya

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Mount Meru

6.

Which Nigerian artist sang the hit song "Last Last"?

a)

Burna Boy

b)

Wizkid

c)

Davido

d)

Mr Eazi

7.

Which African country is known for its Nollywood film industry?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

c)

South Africa

d)

Ghana

8.

What is the most widely spoken indigenous language in Africa?

a)

Swahili

b)

Yoruba

c)

Zulu

d)

Amharic

9.

Which African country has appeared in the most FIFA World Cups?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Nigeria

c)

Senegal

d)

Ghana

10.

Who is the first African player to win the Ballon d'Or?

a)

George Weah

b)

Samuel Eto'o

c)

Didier Drogba

d)

Mohamed Salah

11.

Which Africa country was the first to get to the semi-finals of the world cup

a)

Nigeria

b)

Ghana

c)

Morocco

d)

Egypt

12.

Who was South Africa's first Black president?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Thabo Mbeki

c)

Jacob Zuma

d)

Cyril Ramaphosa

13.

Which African country is the world's largest producer of cocoa?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Ghana

c)

Ivory Coast

d)

Cameroon

14.

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize in Africa?

a)

Wangari Maathai

b)

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

c)

Leymah Gbowee

d)

Malala Yousafzai

15.

Who is the current Nigeria President?

a)

Muhammadu Buhari

b)

Goodluck Jonathan

c)

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

d)

Atiku Abubakar

16.

Which African country is famous for the ancient city of Timbuktu?

a)

Libya

b)

Sudan

c)

Egypt

d)

Mali

17.

What is the official currency of South Africa?

a)

Pound

b)

Shilling

c)

Naira

d)

Rand

18.

Which African lake is the largest by surface area?

a)

Lake Tanganyika

b)

Lake Chad

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Lake Malawi

19.

Which African country is home to the Great Pyramids of Giza?

a)

Egypt

b)

Morocco

c)

Sudan

d)

Algeria

20.

What is the capital city of Kenya?

a)

Kampala

b)

Dar es Salaam

c)

Nairobi

d)

Addis Ababa

21.

Which African country is known as the 'Rainbow Nation'?

a)

South Africa

b)

Angola

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Namibia