| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Most populous country | Nigeria | 95%
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| C | Largest national capital (pop 10.2 mil) | Cairo | 93%
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| P | São Tomé and ________ | Príncipe | 92%
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| E | Country of Port Said and Aswan | Egypt | 89%
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| M | Country with longest coastline | Madagascar | 86%
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| G | What Gold Coast became in 1957 | Ghana | 85%
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| L | Largest Yoruban-speaking city | Lagos | 82%
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| J | Newest national capital | Juba | 81%
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| K | Kenya's tallest mountain | Mount {Kenya} | 69%
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| S | Least populous country | Seychelles | 69%
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| R | Huge East African valley | Great {Rift} Valley | 68%
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| U | Burkina Faso's name until 1984 | {Upper} Volta | 66%
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| Y | Cameroon's 2nd largest city | Yaoundé | 64%
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| B | One of Morocco's official languages | Berber | 62%
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| F | Currency of Rwanda and Burundi | franc | 61%
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| O | Free State's prior name | {Orange} Free State | 61%
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| A | Highest altitude (2355m / 7700 ft) capital | Addis Ababa | 55%
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| V | Smallest national capital (pop 30,000) | Victoria | 50%
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| Z | President of South Africa since 2009 | Jacob {Zuma} | 47%
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| I | 4th racial classification under Apartheid, alongside Black, White and Coloured | Indian | 45%
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| D | Benin's name until 1975 | Dahomey | 29%
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| T | Kenya/Ethiopia border lake | Lake {Turkana} | 19%
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| W | Namibia gained this exclave of South Africa in 1994 | {Walvis} Bay | 17%
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| H | West African season of strong winds | Harmattan | 8%
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| Q | Region in Egypt below sea level | {Qattara} Depression | 7%
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| X | Dry-weather desert plant type | xerophyte | 3%
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