| Rank | Category | Countries | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Smallest African country to be colonised by Britain | Seychelles | Mauritius | Gambia | Eswatini | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Malawi | 91%
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| 2 | Most populous starting with G | Germany | 85%
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| 3 | Most wins at the Africa Cup of Nations | Egypt | Cameroon | 76%
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| 4 | Closest non-bordering country to Nigeria | Equatorial Guinea | Togo | Burkina Faso | 67%
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| 3 | First African nation to gain independencefrom the United Kingdom | South Africa | Egypt | 61%
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| 2 | Highest cocoa production [1] | Ivory Coast | 51%
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| 4 | Least fragile country in Africa | Mauritius | Seychelles | Botswana | 46%
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| 3 | Highest taro production [2] | Nigeria | China | 44%
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| 3 | Latest UN Secretary-General's home country | Portugal | South Korea | 42%
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| 6 (t) | African flag with the most stars | Cape Verde | Equatorial Guinea | Comoros | Burundi | São Tomé and Príncipe | 40%
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| 2 | Whose capital lies closest to prime meridian | United Kingdom | 40%
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| 4 | Largest reservoir by volume [3] | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Russia | 39%
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| 5 (t) | Latest to make its FIFA World Cup debut | Iceland | Panama | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slovakia | 37%
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| 3 | Highest ranking of the quarter-finals losersin the 2010 FIFA World Cup | Argentina | Brazil | 27%
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| 2 | Most populous capital starting with A | Jordan | 13%
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