BRAIN test

This week it’s the annual All-Africa Quiz.

1. Which is the world’s fastest land mammal?

2. Which African country was known as the Malagasy Republic until 1975?

3. In terms of coastal countries from the Cape to the Horn of Africa, fill in the missing country: South Africa, Mozambique, .... , Kenya, Somalia? 4. In 1922 which pharaoh’s tomb was rediscovered in the Valley of the Kings?

5. Complete the title of the acclaimed Chinua Achebe novel “Things Fall …”.

6. What nationality is African writer Ben Okri? A) Kenyan, B) Ghanaian, C) Namibian, D) Nigerian

The musicians P-Squared, Wizkid and D’Banj are all from which country?

8. Which African country’s internet domain is .mw? 9. What nationality is the great African sculptor and photographer Mary Sibande? A) Zimbabwean, B) Kenyan, C) Zambian, D) South African

10. In 2018, which African country changed its name to the Kingdom of eSwatini?

11. Who played the role of General Charles Gordon in the 1966 film “Khartoum”? A) Humphrey Bogart, B) Burt Lancaster, C) Clark Gable, D) Charlton Heston

12. Who played the lead role in the film “Hotel Rwanda”? A) Forest Whitaker, B) Cuba Gooding jnr, C) Don Cheadle, D) Denzel Washington

13. In which African country would you find the city of Tangier?

14. What is the Southern African dish mala mogodu? A) Tripe, B) Sorghum-based porridge, C) Dried fish, D) Salad of beans and samp

15. Apart from the colonial languages, which is the most widely spoken language in Africa? A) Zulu, B) Yoruba, C) Amharic, D) Swahili

16. The west African instrument the kora is what category of instrument? A) Woodwind, B) Percussion, C) String, D) Brass

17. The second-oldest mine in the world (at Bomvu Ridge), the oldest mathematical instrument in the world (Lebombo Bone) and the world’s oldest mountain range (Makhonjwa Mountains) are all found in which African country? A) eSwatini, B) Ethiopia, C) Mali, D) Mozambique

18. What nationality are marathon greats Wilson Kipsang, Catherine Ndereba and Robert Cheruiyot?

19. Who was the first president of an independent Zimbabwe?

20. Which African national football side is known as the “Indomitable Lions”?

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