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1. In which part of the African continent is Zimbabwe located?
2. Zimbabwe borders four African nations. Which of the following countries is NOT one of them?
3. Which of the following bodies of water does Zimbabwe border?
4. Zimbabwe is strategically located between which two major African rivers?
5. Zimbabwe is home to the world's largest man-made lake by volume. Which lake, located in the northern region of Zimbabwe, along the Zambian border, is being described?
6. Which large waterfall, known as Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke That Thunders) in the Lozi language, is located on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border?
7. Zimbabwe is divided into ten administrative divisions - Bulawayo, Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Midlands. What are these administrative divisions called?
8. When Zimbabwe gained its independence from the UK in 1980, the then President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, told the first Prime Minster of Zimbabwe, "You have the jewel of Africa in your hands, now look after it." Which Zimbabwean politician, who served as the first Prime Minster of the nation, from 1980 to 1987, later served as the nation's President, from 1987 to 2017?
9. The capital of Zimbabwe, Harare, is the financial and commercial center of the nation. Named after a UK Prime Minister, what is Harare's former name?
10. Zimbabwe experienced massive economic crisis in the late 2000s. The hyperinflation had resulted in the issuance of banknotes with denominations up to 100 trillion dollars. Which intriguing geomorphological features are featured on the obverse of the banknote?
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