| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What system of segregation in South Africa was abolished by Nelson Mandela? | Apartheid | 93%
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| What nation was founded by former slaves from the United States? | Liberia | 89%
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| What city fought against Rome in the Punic Wars? | Carthage | 87%
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| What island was discovered by Malay settlers around 500 AD? | Madagascar | 83%
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| In which country were J.R.R Tolkein and Elon Musk born? | South Africa | 82%
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| In what modern day country did the Battle of El-Alamein take place? | Egypt | 80%
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| What is the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Zaire | 79%
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| Which dictator of Libya was captured and executed during the Arab spring? | Muammar Gaddafi | 78%
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| Shaka was the leader of what kingdom? | Zulu | 74%
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| Which European nation colonized Cameroon? | Germany | 73%
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| What king of Mali is sometimes called the richest man of all time? | Mansa Musa | 73%
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| What group of dutch settlers fought the British in South Africa in two wars? | Boers | 72%
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| What nation united with the colony of Tanganyika to form Tanzania? | Zanzibar | 68%
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| What city was the major trading center of West Africa and home to a major islamic university? | Timbuktu | 62%
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| What kingdom bordered ancient Egypt to the south? | Nubia | 59%
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| What country broke into civil war when the state of Biafra tried to secede? | Nigeria | 54%
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| What major empire was overtaken by the Mali empire? | {Ghana} Empire | 49%
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| What was one of the first major cities in southern Africa and the namesake of a modern country? | Great {Zimbabwe} | 48%
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| What ethnic group has inhabited most of northern Africa for millennia? | Berbers | 43%
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| Who was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for? | Khufu | 31%
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