home

Countries of Africa - One Minute Sprint

How many countries in Africa can you name in one minute? Go!
Countries are as they appear in the Countries of the World quiz
Also try this 2 minute version by Kquilikquiit
Quiz by
Jerry928
Featured Quiz
Rate:
Last updated: September 2, 2023
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedDecember 30, 2014
Times taken321,300
Average score53.7%
Rating4.42
Quiz and answer stats >>
Shared scores >>
1:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 54 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
 
Country
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African
Republic
Chad
Comoros
D.R. Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial
Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Country
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Country
Niger
Nigeria
Rep. of the
Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
São Tomé
and Príncipe
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
Planets of the Solar System Quiz
Almost the easiest quiz on JetPunk!
Biggest Cities in the World
How many of the world's 50 most populous urban areas can you name?
Africa Geography Quiz #1
Question #1: What African capital city is the furthest south?
Top 10 Oldest African Countries
Which of the African countries that exist today have had the longest continuous span of independence?
103 Recent Comments
MacZidane
+2
Level 66
Jun 8, 2016
Right then, so this quiz requires you to think of the countries - and later on also think about the ones you've already said so you don't duplicate - and type them in in just over a second for each one - And there's people getting all of these. I have no idea how that is physically possible, unless you've got a list of the countries next to you and you're just copy typing.
Yaramy
+2
Level 41
Jan 5, 2018
Memorize a pattern, in my case, a song
Ilikepizza21
+2
Level 44
Jun 8, 2025
just a strong memory
marco1104
+8
Level 58
Nov 19, 2025
autism
rawe
+2
Level 70
Jun 9, 2016
Done with 8 seconds left at 1st try \o/
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 66
Jun 11, 2016
rawe, you are too fast!
JackBeNimble
+9
Level 82
Aug 4, 2016
Why, why, why do I attempt these quizzes on my phone?!
Triviamaster2
+1
Level 25
Aug 14, 2016
Please, apply scroll mode
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Aug 14, 2016
OK, done.
pastorjamesriddle
+2
Level 67
Oct 28, 2016
Ive hit 43 and might could maybe hit 48 or 49. I type about 75 wpm. I bow in awe to the Yodas who have hit 54.
theperiodictable
+2
Level 46
Jan 7, 2017
typed seychelle and then ran out of time
y4r4
+2
Level 40
Aug 6, 2021
same but i typed ''eychelles''
25lpconrod
+1
Level 37
Apr 14, 2025
:(
MyMindWentBlank
+4
Level 60
Feb 28, 2017
I had 53 countries and had typed "equatorialgu" when time ran out.
Milezinator
+2
Level 71
Jul 17, 2017
I've memorized all the countries but I can't type fast enough ;(
Landon
+2
Level 37
Aug 20, 2017
44/54. I probably would've got more but I had a hard time trying to type Equatorial Guinea!
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Sep 16, 2017
If you know Africa try walking around the coast in my quiz:......here it is
PastQuin8Chldren
+1
Level 48
Feb 3, 2018
42/52 lol and I don't even know why I did equatorial guinea
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Mar 20, 2018
Can't quite get past 50. I suspect I could if I stopped typing 'Sotuh Sudan' which I seem unable to do.
rphxx
+1
Level 71
Apr 9, 2018
5 seconds left :D After 5 attempts.
PastQuin8Chldren
+1
Level 48
Apr 20, 2018
3 seconds left haha after like 190422394875349 attempts
catie09
+3
Level 87
Apr 24, 2018
Done in 55 seconds after months of attempts. This is what I do all day at work, folks. It has become clear to me that I need a new job. Please hire me. I can type stuff for you.
ander217
+5
Level 73
Dec 13, 2018
If only the market would open up for professional quiz takers.
bennwi123
+1
Level 36
May 8, 2018
50 on first try. Ugh... Here goes the next hour...

Ed: 11 tries later... Finished with 2 seconds left.

Actually saw that I did play this quiz before in 2015 and only got 35. Played a lot of speed runs of 'countries of the world' since then ;)

CaoMaru
+2
Level 49
May 27, 2018
First attempt. Got 54/54 with 3 seconds left.
awesomeman259
+1
Level 48
Jan 29, 2019
Same, but I got 4 seconds left.
FredB
+1
Level 99
Jun 6, 2018
eSwatini should be accepted for Swaziland
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Aug 9, 2018
Agreed - eSwatini also works now.
brayshaw8
+2
Level 50
Aug 31, 2018
Are there any other type-ins for Equatorial Guinea?
rphxx
+1
Level 71
Jan 11, 2019
no
MeistrCwis
+2
Level 40
Dec 13, 2018
Could RSA be accepted for the Republic of South Africa?
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Feb 25, 2020
No, because South Africa is not commonly known as RSA, unlike the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is often known simply as 'DRC'.
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Apr 26, 2020
I know S. Africa as RSA. Are you saying that I'm not common?
Jorissie
+1
Level 94
Dec 14, 2018
I know them all by name and location however i cant type any faster. I tries 3 times and didn't get passed 41 :(
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Feb 25, 2020
Finished with 8 secs remaining!
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 87
Mar 9, 2020
Only got 37. First day with my new fingers.
Yoshimano
+1
Level 66
Apr 17, 2020
has anyone ever finished this quiz ??

:''(

ericsp23
+2
Level 99
Sep 4, 2020
100% with 2 seconds left here.

Other commenters in this thread have claimed to do it faster.

rphxx
+2
Level 71
Jan 3, 2021
I just did it with 11s left
Kobith
+1
Level 64
Oct 8, 2020
Got 35, but I messed up typing Tanzania and Mozambique. I probably could get 40.
lameloser
+1
Level 33
Feb 8, 2021
First try and ten seconds remaining yeehaw
FacterLiger0804
+1
Level 40
Jun 17, 2021
47/54...

o h w o w -

y4r4
+1
Level 40
Jul 31, 2021
after so many tries, the best i can do is 46
y4r4
+1
Level 40
Jul 31, 2021
edit: now 48 im. improving more
y4r4
+1
Level 40
Jul 31, 2021
52!
y4r4
+1
Level 40
Jul 31, 2021
53!!!! I MISSPELLED SEYCHELLES ''EYCHELLES''
y4r4
+2
Level 40
Aug 1, 2021
54 :D
Mfundo
+1
Level 34
Aug 19, 2021
The only disadvantage I had was that most of these countries have long words
clivey
+1
Level 69
Dec 13, 2021
Don't worry, it's not personal, we all have the same words to answer.
bxtterflyfx
+1
Level 74
Aug 24, 2021
I literally think its impossible for me to get over 51
y4r4
+1
Level 40
Aug 26, 2021
hint: not pressing spacebar will make you save 2 miliseconds
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Sep 24, 2021
Tip: ctrl-c "Equatorial Guinea" before starting.
Jerry928
+6
Level 76
Sep 25, 2021
Tip: that's cheating
Centauri
+1
Level 33
Apr 6, 2022
its not :(
WanderLust
+3
Level 99
Jan 15, 2023
It's really not, when you think about it. We are allowed to type DR for Dominican Republic and KSA for Saudi Arabia. Why in the world don't we have the same option for EG in this case? After years of quizzes, I am so sick of typing Equatorial Guinea.
clivey
+4
Level 69
Dec 13, 2021
Yep, that's cheating. But surely if you're happy to cheat you'd be better off copying 'guinea'. Then you ctrl v, ctrl v bissau, and equatorial ctrl v. Or just type faster.
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Dec 16, 2021
I can type 'guinea' very quickly - for me it's the 'equatorial' that's the problem!

And I 99% disagree that it's cheating.

This quiz is a speed-typing challenge in reality, but if it isn't described as such then nobody can call people out for cheating if they use non-speed-typing techniques to win!

(BTW my best is 36/54 :()

Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Sep 3, 2023
Countries of the World Quiz doesn't specify whether you could have answers open in another tab.
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Dec 18, 2021
One minute sprint?
thebest21
+1
Level 70
Nov 9, 2021
Got all of them with 1 second remaining!
awesomeguyno1
+1
Level 32
Nov 12, 2021
Did it in 50 seconds! Was really fun, but what I did was try aiming for 18 countries in ten seconds (really short names like Egypt, Togo, and Benin) and half in twenty. Madagascar and everything else- you'll just have to type out sadly. Try finishing everything north of Central African Republic in 20-25 seconds
SitzPinkler
+1
Level 71
Dec 7, 2021
done with 12 seconds left
zack22
+1
Level 66
Jan 31, 2022
Score distribution is almost a bell curve! I wonder if there are people taking this quiz who don't know all of the african countries to begin with.
GeoGod2000
+1
Level 25
Jan 31, 2022
finally did it with 53 seconds left
Centauri
+1
Level 33
Apr 6, 2022
I TYPED VOMOROS, OMG
Centauri
+1
Level 33
Apr 6, 2022
The percentiles tell that all the beginning countries are always started from Northern Africa. It kind of makes sense because the countries in Northern Africa just seem bigger to the quiz takers. We all assume that getting the big countries give us the victory. But a better way to actually complete the quiz is with short words and the muscle memory for countries. Good luck trying to get 100% :D
TakerOfQuizzes
+1
Level 60
May 2, 2022
50
mondegreen
+1
Level 71
Jul 24, 2022
100% 0:44
VaultAgentMoez
+1
Level 62
Jul 25, 2022
guess i am part of the 1% that got 100%
MysticMikeyy
+1
Level 37
Sep 14, 2022
54/54 with 7 seconds left ^^
Nickelz
+1
Level 69
Nov 10, 2022
Missed Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

(due to lack of time, not lack of remembrance.

abracadabrant
+1
Level 54
Nov 16, 2022
2nd try 100% 4 seconds left good quiz
ExplodingFrog
+1
Level 41
Nov 21, 2022
50 with two seconds remaining, whew.
GiraffesAndLeaf
+2
Level 25
Nov 25, 2022
Finally! I cannot express how difficult this is.

Though this might be cheating, I copy-pasted Equatorial Guinea because it was flippin' me up. At least if you have that copy-pasted, use the abbreviation CAR (Central African Republic) and type 'Congo' for both Congos, and have 180WMP or above, then you can get 100% with 3-8 seconds left.

Nickelz
+3
Level 69
Dec 5, 2022
I DID IT! FINALLY
RedStar12345
+3
Level 55
Feb 7, 2023
There's 54 countries to name. In a time period of 1 minute, that means typing an average of around one country per second. Not impossible... but deffinetely difficult!
hahaha4315
+4
Level 61
May 28, 2023
with your typing skills, i totally understand
WanderLust
+1
Level 99
Apr 8, 2025
Why are there so many douchey comments like this on this site?
hahaha4315
+1
Level 61
Dec 10, 2025
i do not want to be associated with me when i was a kid
TheUltimateLoser
+2
Level 32
Aug 2, 2023
yay i did it
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 2, 2023
49/54, I really sprinted that
Hozi
+1
Level 78
Sep 3, 2023
Is there any shortcut for Equatorial Guinea?
Sapje142
+1
Level 69
Sep 6, 2023
Wow that's actually helpful
Sapje142
+2
Level 69
Sep 6, 2023
I got them all! First try!
Ncc5
+1
Level 47
Oct 13, 2023
whew, took a while but finally got them in exactly 1m :)
KilwaAfarCheese8
+1
Level 74
Nov 15, 2023
i got 59 seconds
GeographyNerd690
+1
Level 69
Sep 12, 2024
I mispelled "Mauritius" 3 times and couldnt get only that in time ;-;
zebidu92
+1
Level 44
Nov 1, 2024
12 seconds left and i'm 5 years old with no arms
sttlok
+1
Level 55
Nov 13, 2024
Finally finished with 2 seconds left. 44 attempts total, 20 of which from back in 2022.
Nevson64
+1
Level 67
Jan 4, 2025
Managed 38 on an iPhone. Not terrible. I’ll try on a laptop another time
kimdracula99
+1
Level 43
Apr 3, 2025
53/54 I CANT TYPE EQUATORIAL
Scythebrine
+1
Level 55
Apr 11, 2025
Finished with 6 seconds left. A second per country!
mal
+1
Level 64
Apr 11, 2025
Didn't realise the time was so short when I started typing only managed to name 20 LOL! I should practise more :-)
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Apr 11, 2025
46/54
eurotec
+2
Level 56
Apr 11, 2025
Wow, I did it on the first try! 2 seconds left! Amazing quiz.

I had a moment of: "rwajdaburundikenyatanzaniasomalia" but still managed to catch up.

bunbud
+1
Level 61
Apr 11, 2025
Doing this on a phone is not the ideal. Unlike these fast youngin's my thumbs can't move that quickly (these gen alfa tots!).

Maybe if I were on my trusty iPad I could get a few more in! 34/54. Disappointed with myself. Before the pandemic I could write all 12 months in the given amount of seconds (I forgot if it were 10 secs or 12 secs), with 2 secs remaining.

Oh how this "quarantine" aged me.... geez I can't believe I got such a bad score I even know all African capitals!

Dandi12f1star
+1
Level 21
Apr 13, 2025
47. every single time. every time. 47. when will i ever get more.. idk.
AntimatterYT
+1
Level 55
Jun 25, 2025
43 first try
sgrover484
+2
Level 44
Jul 4, 2025
i am stuck at 52/54 i'm frustrated at myself

Edit: just got 54/54! ive been waiting for this for so long

notarac
+1
Level 59
Aug 22, 2025
0:56 with two finger typing, 7 attempts
Basaball
+1
Level 52
Oct 15, 2025
Nobody:

Me:

“Why won’t it accept Cheyselles?!?!”

Joshdeng26
+1
Level 31
Nov 30, 2025
50 secs
Similar Quizzes by Tag
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2026
Contact Us | Go To Top | View Desktop Site | Site Map