Africa Trivia Quiz

Africa — multiple choice, with the answer and a fun fact a tap away.

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Which North African country's flag has red, black and green bands with a white crescent and star on the black?

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Which North African country's flag has red, black and green bands with a white crescent and star on the black?

Correct answer: Libya.

This 1951 design was restored in 2011, replacing the plain green flag that had been the world's only single-color national flag.

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A soapstone bird from an ancient ruined city, perched on a red star, appears on which country's flag?

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A soapstone bird from an ancient ruined city, perched on a red star, appears on which country's flag?

Correct answer: Zimbabwe.

The bird is a national emblem recovered from the ruined stone city of Great Zimbabwe; the colored stripes reflect the land, its minerals and its people.

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Which island country's flag has green and yellow bands with two black stars and a red triangle at the hoist?

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Which island country's flag has green and yellow bands with two black stars and a red triangle at the hoist?

Correct answer: Sao Tome and Principe.

The two black stars stand for the country's two main islands; the colors are pan-African.

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A black-and-white Nguni shield with two spears and a staff lies across the center of which African kingdom's flag?

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A black-and-white Nguni shield with two spears and a staff lies across the center of which African kingdom's flag?

Correct answer: Eswatini.

The shield's black and white symbolize Black and white people living together in peace. The country was renamed from Swaziland in 2018.

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Which country's flag is the only one to depict a modern firearm, an AK-47?

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Which country's flag is the only one to depict a modern firearm, an AK-47?

Correct answer: Mozambique.

The rifle and bayonet are crossed over a hoe and laid on an open book, standing for defense, agriculture and education; the gun dates from the 1975 independence struggle, and repeated proposals to remove it have failed.

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Which country's six-color flag uses a sideways "Y" to show diverse groups converging and moving forward together?

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Which country's six-color flag uses a sideways "Y" to show diverse groups converging and moving forward together?

Correct answer: South Africa.

It was designed in under a week and meant only as a temporary flag, but proved so popular it was kept. Officially no meaning is assigned to the individual colors — the converging Y is the whole message.

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A gold-edged black diagonal band between green and blue triangles runs across which East African country's flag?

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A gold-edged black diagonal band between green and blue triangles runs across which East African country's flag?

Correct answer: Tanzania.

The country was formed by uniting Tanganyika and Zanzibar; green is the land, blue the lakes and ocean, black the people and gold the mineral wealth.

The Twelve Apostles are a chain of peaks forming part of which South African landmark?

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The Twelve Apostles are a chain of peaks forming part of which South African landmark?

Correct answer: Table Mountain.

The Twelve Apostles are a row of buttresses on the Atlantic side of the Table Mountain range, rising above Cape Town's western coast.

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Which African country's flag is split by a yellow diagonal band into a green upper triangle and a red lower one?

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Which African country's flag is split by a yellow diagonal band into a green upper triangle and a red lower one?

Correct answer: Republic of the Congo.

Green stands for the forests and agriculture, yellow for friendship and nobility, and red for the struggle for independence.

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Which Central African country's flag is three horizontal bands of green, yellow and blue?

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Which Central African country's flag is three horizontal bands of green, yellow and blue?

Correct answer: Gabon.

Green is the equatorial forest, yellow the equator and sun, and blue the Atlantic coast.

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