African Geography A-Z #2

Guess these African geographical places and things, one for each letter of the alphabet.
This quiz has the harder answers that didn't make the cut in the first quiz
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Last updated: March 1, 2017
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First submittedFebruary 28, 2017
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A
Highest altitude (2355m / 7700 ft) capital
Addis Ababa
B
One of Morocco's official languages
Berber
C
Largest national capital (pop 10.2 mil)
Cairo
D
Benin's name until 1975
Dahomey
E
Country of Port Said and Aswan
Egypt
F
Currency of Rwanda and Burundi
franc
G
What Gold Coast became in 1957
Ghana
H
West African season of strong winds
Harmattan
I
4th racial classification under Apartheid,
alongside Black, White and Coloured
Indian
J
Newest national capital
Juba
K
Kenya's tallest mountain
Mount Kenya
L
Largest Yoruban-speaking city
Lagos
M
Country with longest coastline
Madagascar
 
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Answer
N
Most populous country
Nigeria
O
Free State's prior name
Orange Free State
P
São Tomé and ________
Príncipe
Q
Region in Egypt below sea level
Qattara Depression
R
Huge East African valley
Great Rift Valley
S
Least populous country
Seychelles
T
Kenya/Ethiopia border lake
Lake Turkana
U
Burkina Faso's name until 1984
Upper Volta
V
Smallest national capital (pop 30,000)
Victoria
W
Namibia gained this exclave
of South Africa in 1994
Walvis Bay
X
Dry-weather desert plant type
xerophyte
Y
Cameroon's 2nd largest city
Yaoundé
Z
President of South Africa since 2009
Jacob Zuma
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Level 1
Mar 5, 2017
The Qattara Depression is bigger than New Jersey, and is deeper than the lowest point in the US, Death Valley.
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Level 82
Apr 22, 2017
Much more fun than the first part
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Level 81
Jul 20, 2023
Juba is no longer the newest capital city, since Gitega replaced Bujumbura as the capital of Burundi in 2019.
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Level 87
Sep 30, 2023
Very good. I agree, these harder quizzes are definitely more fun, and heaven forbid, I might even learn something new…