| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| …was named by French sailors at the height of the ivory trade? | Côte d’Ivoire | 100%
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| …is named for its capital city? | Guinea-Bissau | 100%
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| …was founded in 1822 by freed slaves from the United States? | Liberia | 100%
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| …produces the most movies? | Nigeria | 100%
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| …has a name meaning “lion mountains” in Latin? | Sierra Leone | 100%
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| …was once known as Upper Volta? | Burkina Faso | 86%
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| …was once known as the Gold Coast? | Ghana | 86%
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| …has over 236 million people and is Africa’s largest economy? | Nigeria | 86%
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| …has a flag resembling Ireland’s? | Côte d’Ivoire | 71%
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| …is home to over 250 diverse ethnic groups? | Nigeria | 71%
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| …underwent two separate coup d’etats in 2022? | Burkina Faso | 57%
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| …became a hub in the Portuguese slave trade, with the majority of the population being a mix of African and European descent? | Cape Verde | 57%
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| …is the world’s largest cocoa producer? | Côte d’Ivoire | 57%
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| …was the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence in 1957? | Ghana | 57%
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| …is the smallest country in mainland Africa, nicknamed “the smiling coast”? | The Gambia | 57%
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| …was once known as Dahomey? | Benin | 43%
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| …is the world’s largest cashew producer? | Côte d’Ivoire | 43%
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| …has 13 official languages, including Bambara? | Mali | 43%
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| …was originally a German protectorate, but was split between France and Britain after WWI? | Togo | 43%
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| …saw Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the first elected female head-of-state in Africa in 2006? | Liberia | 29%
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| …is home to the world’s largest rubber plantation, run by Firestone? | Liberia | 29%
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| …hosts the origins of the Gambia, Niger, and Senegal rivers? | Guinea | 14%
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| …suffered the highest death toll in the 2014 Ebola outbreak? | Liberia | 14%
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| …is home to Lake Retba, known for its vibrant pink color? | Senegal | 14%
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