Africa A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the continent of Africa.
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Clue
Answer
A
Language of South Africa that came from Dutch
Afrikaans
B
Ethnic group of Morocco and Algeria
Berber
C
____ of Good Hope
Cape
D
Small country near Ethiopia
Djibouti
E
Largest animal
Elephant
F
Official language of 28 countries
French
G
Country between Togo and the Ivory Coast
Ghana
H
Swahili phrase that means "no worries"
Hakuna Matata
I
Ancient Egyptian architect / physician
Imhotep
J
Biggest city in South Africa
Johannesburg
K
Country with the most elite marathoners
Kenya
L
Most populous urban area
Lagos
M
Nomadic herding group of Kenya and Tanzania
Maasai
N
Longest river
Nile
O
Term for a wet area in a desert
Oasis
P
Ramses or Tutankhamun, e.g.
Pharaoh
Q
Nefertiti or Amanitore, e.g.
Queen
R
Great ____ Valley
Rift
S
Term for a dry grassland area
Savannah
T
City in Mali that was once a center of learning and trade
Timbuktu
U
Swahili for freedom and name for the peak of Kilimanjaro
Uhuru
V
Largest lake by surface area
Victoria
W
Capital of Namibia
Windhoek
X
Mandela's ethnic group
Xhosa
Y
95% of these tubers are grown in Africa
Yams
Z
The D.R. Congo, formerly
Zaire
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Level 74
Nov 26, 2015
Excellent, thank you for making this quiz.
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Level 82
Dec 18, 2018
If you enjoy these types of quizzes I made a series of sequels to the Middle East A-Z quiz.
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Level 61
Apr 10, 2016
You spelled savanna wrong. It's savanna. Only when you are talking about a name is when you add the h on the end.
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Level 92
Apr 11, 2016
This is true in American English, but savannah is preferred in all the other main branches of English.
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Level 73
Dec 18, 2018
All. Those. Extra. Letters. Ugh. Ug?
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Level 75
Dec 18, 2018
I'm American and I was taught in school in the 1960s that it is spelled savannah. I guess it's another thing that's changed over time. I checked online dictionaries and for the most part, American dictionaries list "savanna (also savannah)" while British dictionaries list "savannah (also savanna)". I'd say neither spelling is incorrect, one is more common than the other depending on location. QM accepted both. He is a wise man.
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Level 54
Apr 11, 2016
Strange I missed two question by one letter each haha. Like for Lagos I instead put Logos and instead Uhuru I put Uluru. So close but not quite right lol...
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Level 44
Sep 2, 2021
I also wrote Uluru and I didn't know Pharaoh was spelled with an h at the end so I didn't get that one either D:
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Level 56
Apr 23, 2016
Mandela's ethnic group should've been the x-men, because that guy was a superhero
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Level 72
Apr 16, 2017
Great quiz. Strangely i got all but 3 straight off then was left with 3 minutes to scratch my head. Having seen the answers I would never have got them. Learning something new.
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Level 72
Dec 18, 2018
A bit more leeway on Imhotep, maybe? Didn't know where to put the h... You should accept Imotep. Sounds the same.
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Level 82
Dec 18, 2018
No it does not.
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Level 71
Sep 2, 2021
IM(H)O, I agree with TheCrusher.
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Level 61
Dec 18, 2018
I kept typing Uluru instead of Uluru lol
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Level 70
Dec 18, 2018
the same thing???
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Level 56
Feb 20, 2021
no
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Level 56
Dec 18, 2018
Really.., not accepting Burbur
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Level 82
Dec 19, 2018
Rually.
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Level 48
Dec 20, 2018
And did wu luarn something today? Some words have corruct spullings.
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Level 65
May 21, 2021
Hakuna,Matata.

I love Lion King!

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Level 67
Sep 5, 2021
Never seen it. Guessed that must be the clue but had no idea.

Only one I missed

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Level 85
Jan 13, 2023
If that's the only one you missed, no worries.
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Level 79
Sep 2, 2021
I guessed 'Uluru'. So close!
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Level 53
Sep 2, 2021
Should it specify land animal for elephant? Can't we technically say that the several species of whales are African animals?
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Level 77
Sep 2, 2021
Do any of them start with an "E"?
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Level 68
Sep 4, 2021
Have you not heard of the Extremely Large African Humpback Whale? It swims backwards...
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Level 65
Sep 4, 2021
I was like: UBUNTU! but alas, that is a Zulu word.
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Level 58
Feb 12, 2022
Tubers?
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Level 66
Oct 31, 2022
It's a type of vegetable including potatoes, yams, and a few others.
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Level 59
Jan 8, 2024
I don't know, but I feel like Serengeti would have been a better clue for the s. And I feel like some of these are too easy and could be replaced with something a little more challenging. Or maybe that's just me.