| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Is projected to be in the top 3 largest countries by population by 2100 | Nigeria | 87%
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| Was formerly known as Portuguese Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | 83%
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| Was established as a home for freed American slaves | Liberia | 82%
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| Was uninhabited until the 15th century | Cape Verde | 76%
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| Its name translates to "Lion Mountains" | Sierra Leone | 74%
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| Is home to the city of Timbuktu | Mali | 73%
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| Is the westernmost country on the African mainland | Senegal | 69%
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| Its capital is Porto-Novo | Benin | 62%
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| Hausa is the official language | Niger | 61%
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| UN secretary general, Kofi Annan was from this country | Ghana | 59%
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| Its maximum north-south width is less than 50 kilometers | Gambia | 55%
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| Is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans | Ivory Coast | 55%
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| Was the last country to legally abolish slavery | Mauritania | 43%
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| Was formerly led by Thomas Sankara | Burkina Faso | 37%
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| Has the world's largest reserves of bauxite (aluminum) | Guinea | 26%
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| Has the highest percent of the population that practices animism | Togo | 26%
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