| Date | Former Name | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971, 1997 | Leopoldville, Zaire | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100%
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| 1968 | Spanish Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 95%
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| 1964 | Northern Rhodesia | Zambia | 95%
|
| 1965, 1975, 1980 | Southen Rhodesia, Rhodesia | Zimbabwe | 95%
|
| 1984 | Upper Volta | Burkina Faso | 90%
|
| 2018 | Swaziland | Eswatini | 90%
|
| 1941 | Abyssinia | Ethiopia | 90%
|
| 1957 | Gold Coast | Ghana | 90%
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| 1979 | Portuguese Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | 90%
|
| 1990 | Southwest Africa | Namibia | 90%
|
| 1975 | Dahomey | Benin | 86%
|
| 2013 | Cape Verde* | Cabo Verde | 86%
|
| 1966 | Bechuanaland | Botswana | 81%
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| 1967, 1977 | French Somaliland, Territory of the Afars and the Issa | Djibouti | 81%
|
| 1966 | Basutoland | Lesotho | 81%
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| 1960 | French Sudan | Mali | 71%
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| 1964 | Nyasaland | Malawi | 67%
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| 1958, 1976, 1979 | Ubangi-Shari | Central African Republic | 38%
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