1. Which of the following countries was NOT a
French colony?
Gabon
Comoros
Niger
Malawi
2. Lourenço Marques was the former name of this
African capital city.
Bissau,
Guinea-Bissau
Praia,
Cape Verde
Maputo,
Mozambique
Luanda,
Angola
3. Which one of the following leaders was not a
South African President?
Vorster
DeKlerk
Rhodes
Botha
4. Which one of the following countries has
English and French as the official languages?
Djibouti
Mali
Somalia
Cameroon
5. Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic
Republic of Congo. What capital city is located on the other side of the Congo
River?
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Libreville, Gabon
Brazzaville, Congo
Kigali,
Rwanda
6. Which city was formerly known as Salisbury?
Lusaka,
Zambia
Harare,
Zimbabwe
Kampala,
Uganda
Lilongwe,
Malawi
7. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi was the President of
this African Country for decades. Which?
Tanzania
Kenya
Central
African Republic
Uganda
8. What guerrilla movement fought for Namibia's
independence during the South African occupation of the country?
MPLA
SWAPO
FRELIMO
RENAMO
9. South Africa granted independence to four
black "bantustans" during the apartheid era. Which one of the
following was NOT one of them?
Lesotho
Ciskei
Bophuthatswana
Venda
10. Which one of the following countries was
formerly known as Bechuanaland?
Lesotho
Namibia
Swaziland
Botswana
11. Which one of the following countries was
formerly known as Dahomey?
Nigeria
Togo
Benin
Mali
12. Which one of the following countries was
formerly known as Upper Volta?
Niger
Burkina
Faso
Ivory
Coast
Gambia
13. Which one of the following countries was
formerly known as Northern Rhodesia?
Zambia
Gabon
Congo
Zimbabwe
14. The United Republic of Tanzania is formed by
the mainland territory known as Tanganyika and what island?
Madagascar
Zanzibar
São Tome
Comoros
15. Which one of the following islands did not
want to be part of the Comoros during the independence and is still a French
Territory?
Ajouan
Seychelles
Moroni
Mayote
16. The Biafra war took place in this country.
Which?
Sudan
Niger
Nigeria
Angola
17. Which country was formerly known as the Gold
Coast?
Liberia
Togo
Sierra
Leone
Ghana
18. The African Union headquarters are located in
this city. Which?
Asmara,
Eritrea
Dakar,
Senegal
Cape Town,
South Africa
Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
19. What is South African President Mandela's
first name?
Answer:
(One Word)
20. Which African country did Idi Amin rule this
African country for many years?
Answer:
(One Word)
21. In which African country has FRELIMO been the
ruling party since independence in 1975?
Answer:
(One Word)
22. The Auzou region was invaded by Libya because
of its uranium. What country owns the Auzou Region?
Answer:
(One word)
23. Which country was formerly known as
Basutoland?
Answer:
(One Word)
24. Which one of the following countries was NOT
once a German colony?
Togo
Cameroon
Senegal
Namibia
25. Which one of the following territories was
NOT a Spanish colony?
Western
Sahara
Ceuta
Equatorial
Guinea
Cape Verde
