Zimbabwe A-Z

Can you guess the following fact about Zimbabwe (it is a little difficult)
I am a little unhappy with some of the questions, please let me know in the comments if you have any alternative questions.
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A
The name of the short-lived bearer cheque issued in 2008 in multiples of billions
Agrocheque
B
Second city
Bulawayo
C
ChiShona name for the upraisings against colonial rule
Chimurenga
D
Name of the Zimbabwean currency
Dollar
E
Alternative name for the area of Manicaland
Eastern Highlands
F
Former name of Masvingo town
Fort Victoria
G
National Park in the southeast of the country
Gonarezhou
H
Capital city
Harare
I
Former name of Nyanga
Inyanga
J
Catholic missionaries responsible for most pre-independance education
Jesuits
K
Name of the largest dam
Kariba
L
Name of the riveron the southern border
Limpopo
M
The name of the project to destroy illegal urban properties in 2005
Murambatsvina
 
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Answer
N
One of the liberation leaders (Joshua)
Nkomo
O
First name of singer/songwriter 'Tuku'
Oliver
P
Name of the all night meetings that happened in the villages during the struggle
Pungwe
Q
The pre-Independance spelling of Kwe Kwe
Que Que
R
The name of the stadium that hosted the Independance celebrations
Rufaro
S
Name of the upper house of Parliament
Senate
T
The highest denomition note issued in Zimbabwe
100 Trillion
U
Which country colonised Zimbabwe in 1890?
United Kingdom
V
Name of the large falls on the northern border
Victoria Falls
W
Former name of Hwange National Park
Wankie National Park
X
The word for frog in IsiNdebele (one of the official languages) *NB without the prefix
Xoxo
Y
The four stripes on the flag are black, red, green and which other colour?
Yellow
Z
Name of the river on the northern border
Zambezi
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2 Comments
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Level 76
Feb 24, 2016
Good quiz. Shouldn't the answer at X start with the letter X?
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Level 66
Feb 25, 2016
I can only agree with you, it's a difficult one though, I'll change the question with the answer (and then a whole load of Zimbabweans will struggle to get the right answer :)