How it works
These trivia questions about Africa come in four rounds: the name, the coasts and the land, first peoples and ancient kingdoms, empires and trade from 600 to 1800, and languages, wildlife and the modern map.
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African history trivia questions and answers in two rounds
First peoples and ancient kingdoms runs from the rock paintings of Tassili n'Ajjer to Aksum and the Vandals. Empires and trade, 600 to 1800 takes in Kanem–Bornu, Gao, the Kingdom of Kongo and Great Zimbabwe.
Africa trivia multiple choice questions for a class or a quiz night
Every tap is answered with the correct choice, the reason and a link to its source. The card works through ten questions and then offers ten more; Scored round sets 20 and marks nothing before the end.
Questions and answers
Which round has the Africa geography trivia questions?
The first, The name, the coasts and the land. It asks for the smallest country (Seychelles), the most northerly point (Ras ben Sakka, in Tunisia) and the tip of the Horn (Cape Guardafui).
Are these African trivia questions and answers checked?
Yes. Each answer was read on October 3, 2026 in the Wikipedia article Africa, linked under the question. The slave trades, recent wars and famines, population figures and the count of countries are left out.
Which African countries were never colonized in the Scramble for Africa?
Ethiopia and Liberia. They were the only two that remained independent when European powers partitioned almost all of the continent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.