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Quiz about Highest Mountains in African Countries

Highest Mountains in African Countries Quiz

In this quiz I will give you the name of an African mountain and its altitude. You give me the name of the country in which it is the highest mountain.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
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Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,698

Updated
Dec 19 23

# Qns
20

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Question 1 of 20

1. Mt. Kilimanjaro, 5895 m.

What country is it in?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 20

2. Mt. Kenya, 5199 m.

What country is it in?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 20

3. Ruwenzori, 5110 m.

What country is it in? Hint

DR Congo and Burundi

DR Congo and Uganda

DR Congo and Rwanda

Uganda and Rwanda

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Question 4 of 20

4. Ras Dashen, 4620 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Somalia

Djibouti

Sudan

Ethiopia

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Question 5 of 20

5. Mt. Karisimbi, 4519 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Rwanda

DR Congo

Burundi

Uganda

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Question 6 of 20

6. Jebel Toubkal, 4165 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Egypt

Algeria

Morocco

Tunisia

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Question 7 of 20

7. Mt. Cameroon, 4095 m.

What country is it in?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 20

8. Thabana Ntlenyana, 3482 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Swaziland

Botswana

South Africa

Lesotho

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Question 9 of 20

9. Emi Koussi, 3415 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Libya

Chad

Niger

Mali

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Question 10 of 20

10. Injasuti (Njesuthi), 3408 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Namibia

Lesotho

South Africa

Swaziland

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Question 11 of 20

11. Kinyeti, 3187 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Chad

Niger

Mali

South Sudan

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Question 12 of 20

12. Piton des Neiges, 3069 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Burundi

DR Congo

Rep.Congo

Reunion

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Question 13 of 20

13. Soira, 3018 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Eritrea

Djibouti

Somalia

Ethiopia

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Question 14 of 20

14. Pico Basile (Pico Santa Isabel), 3008 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Cape Verde Islands

Equatorial Guinea

Canary Islands

Western Sahara

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Question 15 of 20

15. Mt. Tahat, 3003 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Algeria

Mauritania

Morocco

Libya

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Question 16 of 20

16. Mt. Sapitwa (Mt. Mulanje), 3002 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Malawi

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Botswana

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Question 17 of 20

17. Mt. Maromokotro, 2876 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Mayotte

Reunion

Madagascar

Mauritius

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Question 18 of 20

18. Fogo, 2829 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Cape Verde Islands

Angola

Sao Tom� and Principe

Mozambique

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Question 19 of 20

19. Mt. Heha, 2670 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Burundi

Malawi

Rwanda

Zambia

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Question 20 of 20

20. Mt. Catherine (Jabal Katrinah), 2629 m.

What country is it in? Hint

Algeria

Libya

Egypt

Sudan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mt. Kilimanjaro, 5895 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Tanzania

It was first climbed in 1889.

2. Mt. Kenya, 5199 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Kenya

It was first climbed in 1899 by English geographer MacKinder.

3. Ruwenzori, 5110 m. What country is it in?

Answer: DR Congo and Uganda

This mountain used to be called Pic Marguerite in DR Congo and Margherita Peak in Uganda. It�s situated on the border between the two countries.

4. Ras Dashen, 4620 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Ethiopia

It is situated north east of Gonder and Lake Tana.

5. Mt. Karisimbi, 4519 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Rwanda

This peak is on the boundary between Rwanda and DR Congo.
It�s a volcano, highest peak in the Virunga Mts.

6. Jebel Toubkal, 4165 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Morocco

This is the highest peak in the Atlas Mts.

7. Mt. Cameroon, 4095 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Cameroon

This is the highest mountain in sub-Saharan West Africa. It is also called Fako.

8. Thabana Ntlenyana, 3482 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Lesotho

This is the highest peak in the Drakensberg Mts. and also the highest in Southern Africa.

9. Emi Koussi, 3415 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Chad

This is an extinct volcano and the highest peak of the Tibesti massif.

10. Injasuti (Njesuthi), 3408 m. What country is it in?

Answer: South Africa

It is situated in Drakenberg Mts., Kwazulu-Natal, near Lesotho border.

11. Kinyeti, 3187 m. What country is it in?

Answer: South Sudan

It is situated in the Kimatong Mts. on the border to Uganda.

12. Piton des Neiges, 3069 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Reunion

The name of this volcano means "Snow Peak" in French.

13. Soira, 3018 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Eritrea

It is situated southeast of capital Asmara, not far from Ethiopian border.

14. Pico Basile (Pico Santa Isabel), 3008 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Equatorial Guinea

It is situated on the island Bioko (formerly Fernando P�o.)

15. Mt. Tahat, 3003 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Algeria

It is situated in the Ahaggar massif in the south.

16. Mt. Sapitwa (Mt. Mulanje), 3002 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Malawi

It is situated in the south, near the Mozambique border.

17. Mt. Maromokotro, 2876 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Madagascar

This volcano is situated in the north of the island.

18. Fogo, 2829 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Cape Verde Islands

This is an active volcano and also the name of the island on which it is situated.

19. Mt. Heha, 2670 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Burundi

It is situated north of capital Bujumbura, not far from border to Rwanda.

20. Mt. Catherine (Jabal Katrinah), 2629 m. What country is it in?

Answer: Egypt

This is the highest peak in Sinai, Egypt. Nearby is the famous Catherine Monastery. Nearby is the peak Jabal Musa (Mt. Moses, 2285 m.) on which Moses received the 10 commandments according to the Bible.

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