| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Capital and largest city of Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 91%
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| The largest living bird | ostrich | 86%
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| Second largest city in Algeria | Oran | 84%
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| Empire which controlled much of North Africa from the 1500s to the 1800s | Ottoman Empire | 79%
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| Natural resource which dominates Angola's economy | oil | 77%
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| Longest river in South Africa; also flows through Lesotho and Namibia | Orange River | 71%
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| Rare animal endemic to DR Congo which has some Zebra-like stripes but is related to the giraffe | okapi | 64%
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| Swampy inland delta in Botswana | Okavango Delta | 40%
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| The largest ethnic group in Ethiopia | Oromo | 35%
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| Largest city of Sudan; located next to Khartoum | Omdurman | 29%
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| Nigerian city which is home to the largest market in Africa | Onitsha | 22%
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| Period of Ancient Egypt in which the pyramids were built | Old Kingdom | 19%
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| Currency of Mauritania | ouguiya | 14%
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| Yoruba-speaking empire that was one of the most powerful states in West Africa in the 17th and 18th centuries | Oyo Empire | 12%
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| The largest ethnic group in Namibia | Ovambo | 6%
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| Capital of Imo State in southeast Nigeria | Owerri | 5%
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| Intergovernmental forum which preceded the African Union | Organisation of African Unity | 4%
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| River in Gabon which is the fifth largest in Africa by volume | Ogooué River | 2%
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| Second-most populous region of Namibia; located in the north of the country | Ohangwena | 2%
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| Giant baobab tree in northern Namibia which has a door going into its trunk, which can fit 35 people inside | Ombalantu baobab tree | 2%
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