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1. On 28 November of 1960, this nation was the last one in Africa to gain its independence in that revolutionary year, ending its existence as a French colony. Which Saharan country is this, with its capital at Nouakchott?
2. The first African state to become independent in 1960 did so on the first day of the year, when President Ahmadou Ahidjo declared its separation from France. Named for the ghost shrimp found by Portuguese sailors in 1472, this country was a German colony from 1884 until after World War I. Which nation is this, which also has an Atlantic coastline?
3. In 1960, three African nations with four-letter names gained their independence from France. Which is the only one of the three that is NOT land-locked, with its capital, Lome, located on the Bight of Benin?
4. Fourteen of the 17 African states to gain their independence in 1960 had been French colonies. One that hadn't was actually the personal property of Belgium's King Leopold II from 1885 to 1908. What is the name of this nation (known as Zaire from 1971 to 1997) that gained its independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960?
5. Once known as the Republic of Upper Volta, this African nation gained its independence in 1960 on August 5. Which nation is this, whose name now means "Land of the Honest People" in Fula?
6. Another member of the Class of 1960 that did not gain its freedom from France is our next state that was the probable location of the legendary Land of Punt. Many years after Britain gained control of this area from Italy, it became independent on July 1, 1960. What is this country located on the Horn of Africa that became so associated with piracy, civil war, and anarchy in the early 21st Century?
7. On June 26 of 1960 this African island nation gained its independence from France. Prior to its total independence, from 1958 to 1960, it was an autonomous state within the French Community, known as the Malagasy Republic. What is this nation whose name was popularized in a series of computer-animated films beginning in 2005?
8. Many African nations share the name of an African geographical feature, such as a river, lake, or mountain. One, that gained its independence from France on April 4, 1960, completely surrounds another state, both of which share their names with African rivers. Which nation is this that has two Atlantic coastlines?
9. The last of the African Class of 1960 that was not a French colony gained its independence from Britain on October 1. With 250 different ethnic and linguistic groups, the formative years of the new nation were tumultuous, including the attempted breakaway of a region called Biafra in the late Sixties. What is this West African nation that holds Africa's largest population?
10. Many modern African nations share their names with ancient empires or kingdoms. One, that became independent from France on June 20, 1960, has the same name as a 14th-Century empire centered on the legendary city of Timbuktu, that was history's second-largest land empire. Which nation is this, with much of its area in the Sahara, and whose capital is Bamako?
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