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African Capitals Trivia Quiz

It's no.2 in the series. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by ROIdude. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ROIdude

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
344,267

Updated
Apr 04 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1048

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (3/10), Guest 173 (8/10), Bourman (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the capital of the African country, lying south of Sudan, which gained independence in 2011? Hint

Juba

Malabo

Ufa

It has no official capital

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Question 2 of 10

2. The capital of Sudan was established in 1821.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. The capital city of Rwanda begins with what letter? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these cities is not the capital of an island nation? Hint

Victoria

Windhoek

Port Louis

Antananarivo

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the capital of the enclave surrounded by South Africa? Hint

Maseru

Gaberone

Mbabane

Libreville

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these countries does NOT have a capital city beginning with "M"? Hint

Comoros

Somalia

Mauritania

Lesotho

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is the capital city of the country where dirhams are used in the "Blue City" or the "Pink City"? Hint

Yamoussoukro

Luanda

Rabat

Lom�

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these isn't a South African capital city? Hint

Bloemfontein

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Pretoria

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Question 9 of 10

9. Liberia's capital was named after a US President.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these countries has a capital city that doesn't have part or all of the country's name in it? Hint

Tunisia

Egypt

Djibouti

Guinea-Bissau

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital of the African country, lying south of Sudan, which gained independence in 2011?

Answer: Juba

Ufa is a Russian city and Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Juba is located on the White Nile.

2. The capital of Sudan was established in 1821.

Answer: True

The Sudanese capital is Khartoum, in the state of Khartoum.

3. The capital city of Rwanda begins with what letter?

Answer: K

The capital of Rwanda is Kigali. It has two sister cities: Kampala in Uganda and San Bernardino in California.

4. Which of these cities is not the capital of an island nation?

Answer: Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital of Namibia. The rest of the cities are capitals of countries in the Indian Ocean. Victoria is the capital of the Seychelles, Antananarivo is the Malagasy capital and Port Louis in in Mauritius.

5. What is the capital of the enclave surrounded by South Africa?

Answer: Maseru

The country in question is Lesotho. Maseru is a Sesotho word for "place of the red sandstone".

6. Which of these countries does NOT have a capital city beginning with "M"?

Answer: Mauritania

Seven African capital cities begin with M; Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Maputo (Mozambique), Maseru (Lesotho), Mbabane (Swaziland), Mogadishu (Somalia), Monrovia (Liberia) and Moroni (Comoros). The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott.

7. Which of these is the capital city of the country where dirhams are used in the "Blue City" or the "Pink City"?

Answer: Rabat

Rabat is the capital of Morocco. Strangely, Morocco sang in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest. Other countries such as Algeria, Libya, Lebanon and Egypt are eligible for entry, but they have never competed. Tunisia was originally going to enter, but withdrew. Lom� is the capital of Togo, Luanda is in Angola and Yamoussoukro is the capital of C�te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

The "Pink City" and "Blue City" are towns in Morocco which have painted their walls predominantly in those colours.

8. Which of these isn't a South African capital city?

Answer: Johannesburg

Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital and Pretoria is the executive capital. Johannesburg is the largest city. J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein.

9. Liberia's capital was named after a US President.

Answer: True

Founded in 1822, Monrovia was named after James Monroe, as he was a prominent supporter of the colonization of Liberia.

10. Which of these countries has a capital city that doesn't have part or all of the country's name in it?

Answer: Egypt

Egypt's capital is Cairo. The other capitals are Bissau, Tunis and Djibouti.

Source: Author ROIdude

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