| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Largest desert | Sahara | 100%
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| Easternmost mainland country | Somalia | 96%
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| Canal in Egypt | Suez Canal | 95%
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| Westernmost mainland country | Senegal | 94%
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| Youngest UN member | South Sudan | 93%
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| Counter-part of the Príncipe island | São Tomé | 91%
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| Biggest city in Tanzania | Dar es {Salaam} | 86%
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| Peninsula once controlled by Israel | Sinai | 86%
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| Richest country in Africa | Seychelles | 81%
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| Equatorial Guinea's official language | Spanish | 78%
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| Lingua franca of Kenya | Swahili | 77%
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| Its name means "Lion Mountains" | Sierra Leone | 68%
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| Colonial capital of the above or a major city in Missouri | Saint-Louis | 57%
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| Object that appears on Kenya's and Eswatini's flags | Shield / Spear | 57%
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| Gambia's nickname, named for how "happy" it is | {Smiling} Coast | 55%
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| Semi-arid zone along the southern edge of the above | Sahel | 49%
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| Yemeni island that geographically is part of Africa | Socotra | 42%
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| Africa's third-tallest mountain, named for a British explorer | Mount {Stanley} | 32%
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| Term for a person from that country | Seychellois | 31%
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| Former name of Harare, named for an English city in Wiltshire | Salisbury | 29%
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