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Cities in African History #1 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 13 times
- The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
| Description | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Last capital of the Abbasid Caliphate | Cairo | 100%
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| The destination of a classic off-road race held from 1978–2007 | Dakar | 92%
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| Where three American Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in 1993 | Mogadishu | 92%
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| Ancient Egyptian capital formerly known as "Thebes" | Luxor | 83%
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| City in Mali that was once a prosperous center of trans-Saharan trade | Timbuktu | 83%
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| This Ottoman province capital was the primary hub for Barbary pirates, who raided European coasts until the early 1800s | Algiers | 75%
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| Was founded by the legendary Queen Dido | Carthage | 75%
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| Established in 1886 shortly after gold was discovered nearby | Johannesburg | 75%
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| Upon its completion, this Ivorian city's Basilica of Our Lady of Peace surpassedSaint Peter's Basilica to become the world's largest church in 1990 | Yamoussoukro | 75%
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| In 2026, the national capital of Equatorial Guinea was moved from here to Ciudad de la Paz | Malabo | 67%
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| Coastal city in East Africa that was controlled by either Portugal or Oman between 1593–1824 | Mombasa | 67%
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| Home to the Chouara Tannery from the 11th century, one of the oldest tanneries in the world | Fez | 58%
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| Former sultanate which was once the world's largest clove producer | Zanzibar | 58%
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| Where the army blockaded the presidential palace in 2023 to depose President Mohamed Bazoum | Niamey | 50%
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| Was originally named "Natal" by Vasco da Gama | Durban | 42%
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| City in Uganda where airline hijack victims were rescued in 1976 | Entebbe | 42%
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| National capital that was named after a tribal chief of the Tswana people | Gaborone | 42%
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| Its bronzes were stolen in 1897 and later put on display in the British Museum | Benin City | 33%
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| The oldest Western-style university in West Africa was established in this national capital in 1827 | Freetown | 33%
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| Congolese city on Lake Kivu that was flooded by Rwandan refugees in 1994 | Goma | 33%
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