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Which is the largest meat eater in Africa - Nile Crocodile and Lion

Which African country has most wind power - South Africa, Egypt, Morocco

Which is the most famous bridge in Africa - Victoria Falls Bridge - 198m long, 1905 built

Which African animal has stripes only on legs - Okapi - zebra legs

Which country is known as Land of the Pharaohs - Egypt

Which is the largest producer of sorghum in Africa - Sudan and Nigeria

Which African city is called City of Peace - Dar es Salaam means Abode of Peace

Which is the most endangered primate in Africa - Cross River Gorilla - only 300 left

Which African country has most cars - South Africa - 12 million cars

Which is the largest sand island in Africa? Actually no, but Bazaruto Island, Mozambique

Which African tribe is tallest - Dinka Tribe, South Sudan - average height 6 feet

Which is the largest waterfall by width in Africa - Victoria Falls - 1708m wide

Which African capital means Elephant - Yaounde means? Actually Abidjan means cut leaves

Which is the most famous safari park again - Kruger and Masai Mara

Which African country has most gold mines - South Africa has 90+ gold mines

Which is the smallest mongoose - Dwarf Mongoose - 20 cm

Which African country has no capital officially - No, all have but Switzerland Africa is South Africa 3 capitals

Which is the most beautiful crater in Africa - Ngorongoro Crater - largest intact caldera in world

Which African lake is called Mother of Africa - Lake Victoria

Which is the smallest deer in Africa? Actually no deer native to Africa, but Mouse Deer

Which is the largest library in Africa - Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt - 8 million books

Which African country has most donkeys - Ethiopia - 10 million donkeys

Which is the most famous stone city in Africa - Great Zimbabwe Ruins - built in 11th century

Which African animal has 6 legs myth - No animal 6 legs is insect

Which country is known as Land of the White Nile - Uganda and South Sudan

Which is the largest producer of gum arabic - Sudan - 80% world supply

Which African city is called City of the Kings - Luxor, Egypt - 100+ pharaoh tombs

Which is the most endangered turtle in Africa - Angonoka Tortoise, Madagascar

Which African country has most elephants killed - Tanzania lost 60% in 5 years

Which is the largest salt pan in Africa - Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana - 16,000 sq km

Which African tribe uses lip plates - Mursi and Surma, Ethiopia

Which is the largest railway tunnel in Africa - Hartbeeshoek Tunnel, South Africa - 6 km

Which African capital is named after US President - Monrovia, Liberia - James Monroe

Which is the most famous diamond mine - Kimberley Big Hole, South Africa

Which African country has most rain - São Tomé and Principe - 3200mm yearly

Which is the smallest vulture in Africa - Hooded Vulture

Which country is known as Land of the Tuareg - Mali and Niger

Which is the most beautiful island chain in Africa - Seychelles 115 islands

Which African lake has floating villages - Lake Nokoué, Benin - Ganvie village on stilts

Which is the smallest chameleon - Brookesia micra, Madagascar - 1 inch

Which is the largest mosque by capacity in Africa - Great Mosque of Algiers - 120,000 people - largest in Africa, 3rd in world

Which African country has most camels - Somalia - 7 million camels

Which is the most famous arch in Africa - Aloba Arch, Chad - 120m high, tallest natural arch in world

Which African animal has poison - Spur-winged goose? Actually African Crested Rat poisons its fur

Which country is known as Land of the Dogon - Mali - Dogon Tribe famous

Which is the largest producer of copper in Africa - Democratic Republic of Congo

Which African city is called City of Flowers - Bloemfontein, South Africa - bloem means flower

Which is the most endangered fish in Africa - Cichlid fish in Lake Victoria dying

Which African country has most lions in wild - Tanzania - 14,500 lions

Which is the largest oasis by population - Fayoum Oasis, Egypt - 3 million people

Which African tribe is known for scarification - Many, like Tabwa

Which is the largest port city in Africa - Cairo? Actually Durban busiest container port

Which African capital means Little Aden - Djibouti?

Which is the most famous salt mine in Africa - Taoudenni, Mali

Which African country has most rivers - DRC has 1000+ rivers

Which is the smallest wild dog - African Wild Dog pup? No, Bat-eared Fox smallest canid

Which country is known as Land of No Return? Actually desert

Which is the most beautiful valley in Africa - Valley of Kings, Egypt and Rift Valley

Which African lake is poisonous - Lake Natron, Tanzania - turns animals to stone due to soda

Which is the smallest antelope again - Royal Antelope 10 inches

Which is the largest university campus in Africa - University of Pretoria, South Africa - 1000+ hectares

Which African country has most tea consumption - Morocco - 4 kg per person

Which is the most famous obelisk in Africa - Axum Obelisk, Ethiopia - 24m, 1700 years old

Which African animal has biggest horn - White Rhino horn 1.5m record

Which country is known as Land of the Maasai - Kenya and Tanzania

Which is the largest producer of cotton in Africa - Benin and Burkina Faso

Which African city is called City of 100 Mosques - Cairo - actually City of 1000 Minarets

Which is the most endangered wild dog - African Wild Dog - only 6000 left

Which African country has most waterfalls - Zambia - over 17 major waterfalls

Which is the largest coral atoll in Africa? Seychelles Aldabra Atoll - UNESCO, 34 km long

Which African tribe is known for bull jumping - Hamar Tribe, Ethiopia

Which is the largest hydroelectric dam by reservoir - Aswan High Dam, Egypt - Lake Nasser 5000 sq km

Which African capital is a twin city - Brazzaville and Kinshasa - closest capitals in world 2 km across river

Which is the most famous gemstone from Africa - Tanzanite - only found in Tanzania

Which African country has most bauxite - Guinea

Which is the smallest crocodile? Dwarf Crocodile 1.5m

Which country is known as Land of the Ashanti - Ghana

Which is the most beautiful lake island - Likoma Island, Lake Malawi

Which African lake is man-made largest - Lake Volta, Ghana

Which is the smallest national animal -  South Africa Springbok

Which is the largest train station in Africa - Cairo Ramses Station

Which African country has most coffee shops? Actually South Africa

Which is the most famous rock in Africa - Table Mountain flat rock and Uluru not Africa but Mount Mulanje

Which African animal has black and white - Zebra and Colobus Monkey

Which country is known as Land of the Bushmen - Botswana and Namibia - San people

Which is the largest producer of cloves - Tanzania - Zanzibar 90% world old

Which African city is called City of Jazz - Cape Town

Which is the most endangered elephant - Forest Elephant, DRC - critically endangered

Which African country has most volcanoes dormant - Tanzania 10+

Which is the largest lake island in Africa - Ukerewe Island, Lake Victoria - 530 sq km - largest lake island in Africa

Which African tribe lives in trees? Actually Korowai not Africa but some tree houses

Which is the largest freeway in Africa - N1, South Africa - 1900 km

Which African capital means New Flower - Addis Ababa means New Flower in Amharic

Which is the most famous meteor crater - Tswaing Crater, South Africa - 220,000 years old

Which African country has most sheep - Sudan - 40 million sheep

Which is the smallest eagle in Africa - Little Sparrowhawk? Actually Pygmy Falcon again

Which country is known as Land of Gazelles - Tanzania - name Serengeti means endless plains

Which is the most beautiful coastal road - Chapman's Peak Drive, South Africa

Which African lake has crocodile island - Lake Turkana - Central Island has crocodiles

Which is the smallest frog - Mini Mum frog, Madagascar - 8mm

Which is the largest film festival in Africa - FESPACO, Burkina Faso - biggest Pan-African film festival

Which African country has most internet users - Egypt - 80 million users

Which is the most famous lighthouse in Africa - Cape Agulhas Lighthouse - second oldest in SA 1848

Which African animal has longest tail - Giraffe tail 1m with hair 2m total

Which country is known as Land of the Berbers - Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia - Amazigh people

Which is the largest producer of vanilla - Madagascar - 80% world vanilla

Which African city is called City of Gold - Johannesburg - Egoli means Place of Gold

Which is the most endangered rhino - Northern White Rhino - only 2 females left in Kenya

Which African country has most lakes - Uganda - 69 lakes

Which is the largest granite dome in Africa - Mount Mulanje, Malawi

Which African tribe is shortest - Mbuti Pygmies, Congo - average 4 ft 11 inch

Which is the largest shipwreck in Africa - Eduard Bohlen, Namibia - 1909 wreck in desert now

Which African capital means White House - Algiers? Actually Casa Blanca not Africa capital but Tunis white?

Which is the most famous gold mine today - Kibali, DRC - largest gold mine in Africa

Which African country has most fertile land - Uganda and Rwanda

Which is the smallest owl - Pearl-spotted Owlet - 19 cm

Which country is known as Land of the Ants - Not

Which is the most beautiful sand dune - Dune 45, Sossusvlei, Namibia - 170m high, most photographed

Which African lake is disappearing - Lake Chad - shrunk 90% in 60 years

Which is the smallest cat? Actually Rusty spotted cat not Africa, in Africa is Black-footed Cat - 36 cm

Which is the largest carnival in Africa - Calabar Carnival, Nigeria - biggest street party in Africa

Which African country has most UNESCO sites - Ethiopia - 9 sites

Which is the most famous fort in Africa - Elmina Castle, Ghana - oldest slave fort 1482

Which African animal has worst eyesight - Rhino - can see only 30m

Which country is known as Land of the Drums - Burundi - famous drummers

Which is the largest producer of shea butter - Nigeria and Ghana

Which African city is called City of Gardens - Durban, South Africa

Which is the most endangered cheetah - Saharan Cheetah - only 250 left in Algeria/Niger

Which African country has most caves - South Africa - 20,000+ caves

Which is the largest mangrove forest in Africa - Niger Delta Mangroves, Nigeria - 10,000 sq km

Which African tribe has blue eyes - Some Berbers and some black Africans with Waardenburg

Which is the largest open-air museum in Africa - Nubian Museum, Aswan

Which African capital is on a lake - Kampala near Victoria, Bujumbura on Tanganyika

Which is the most famous silver mine - Imiter, Morocco - largest silver mine in Africa

Which African country has most iron ore - South Africa and Mauritania

Which is the smallest snake - Thread Snake, Kenya - 10 cm

Which country is known as Land of Return - Ghana - Year of Return 2019

Which is the most beautiful forest in Africa - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda - gorillas

Which African lake is sacred - Lake Fundudzi, South Africa - Venda sacred lake

Which is the smallest tortoise - Speckled Padloper, South Africa - 8 cm smallest in world

Which is the largest mosque in North Africa - Great Mosque of Algiers, Algeria - tallest minaret 265m in Africa

Which African country has most leopards - South Africa and Kenya

Which is the most famous rock art site - Twyfelfontein, Namibia - 2500 rock carvings UNESCO

Which African animal has longest pregnancy - Elephant - 22 months

Which country is known as Land of the Zulu - South Africa - KwaZulu means Place of Zulu

Which is the largest producer of cocoa beans - Ivory Coast and Ghana - 60% world cocoa

Which African city is called City of Peace Again - Dar es Salaam

Which is the most endangered antelope - Addax - only 100 left in Sahara

Which African country has most islands in lake - Uganda - Ssese Islands 84 islands in Victoria

Which is the largest salt desert in Africa - Danakil Depression salt flats, Ethiopia

Which African tribe lives in desert completely - Tuareg, Bedouin

Which is the largest stadium roof in Africa - FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Which African capital means Place of Water - Nairobi means Cool Water in Maasai

Which is the most famous emerald mine - Zambia - Kagem mine largest emerald mine in world

Which African country has most languages again - Nigeria 520+

Which is the smallest primate - Mouse Lemur, Madagascar - 27 grams

Which country is known as Land of the Giants - Not, but Giant Trees Cameroon

Which is the most beautiful waterfall pool - Devil's Pool, Victoria Falls - natural infinity pool

Which African lake has 2 names - Lake Victoria - also called Nyanza

Which is the smallest country in West Africa - The Gambia

Which is the largest art museum in Africa - Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town - biggest contemporary art in Africa

Which African country has most elephants poached - Tanzania historically

Which is the most famous crater lake - Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana - meteor crater 1 million years old

Which African animal has best memory - Elephant - remembers 30 years

Which country is known as Land of the Cheetahs - Namibia - 25% world cheetahs live here

Which is the largest producer of sisal - Tanzania

Which African city is called City of 333 Saints - Timbuktu, Mali - 333 Sufi saints buried

Which is the most endangered monkey again - Kipunji - only Tanzania

Which African country has most coastline again - Madagascar 4828 km mainland not count, mainland Somalia 3333 km

Which is the largest stone monolith in Africa - Ben Amera, Mauritania - second largest monolith in world after Uluru

Which African tribe never drinks water? Actually they drink but less - Himba

Which is the largest suspension bridge in Africa - Maputo-Katembe Bridge, Mozambique - 3km long, longest in Africa

Which African capital is in desert - Nouakchott, Mauritania and Khartoum

Which is the most famous ruby mine - Montepuez, Mozambique - biggest ruby mine in world

Which African country has most uranium again - Niger and Namibia

Which is the smallest fox - Fennec Fox - smallest fox in world 1kg

Which country is known as Land of a Thousand Smiles - Not Africa but Rwanda Thousand Hills

Which is the most beautiful mosque again - Hassan Tower, Morocco

Which African lake has islands that float - Lake Victoria - floating islands of papyrus

Which is the smallest island country - Seychelles

Which is the largest church in Africa - Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Ivory Coast - bigger than St Peter's, 18,000 capacity

Which African country has most hippos - Zambia - 40,000 hippos in Luangwa Valley alone

Which is the most famous slave island - Gorée Island, Senegal - UNESCO Door of No Return

Which African animal has best hearing - Bat-eared Fox - ears 13 cm

Which country is known as Land of the Brave? Actually Namibia national anthem says Brave? But Burkina Faso means Land of Honest People

Which is the largest producer of palm oil in Africa - Nigeria

Which African city is called City of Light - Actually not, but Cairo called City of Thousand Minarets

Which is the most endangered lion - West African Lion - only 400 left

Which African country has most pyramids - Sudan - 255 pyramids, more than Egypt's 138

Which is the largest ice field in Africa - On Mount Kilimanjaro - but melting fast

Which African tribe eats insects - Many, Mopane worms eaten in Botswana, Zambia

Which is the largest car factory in Africa - Morocco Tangier Renault factory - 400k cars yearly

Which African capital means Little Rock - Mbabane? No, Gaborone? Actually

Which is the most famous tin mine - Jos, Nigeria

Which African country has most wild ass - Eritrea and Ethiopia - African Wild Ass ancestor of donkey

Which is the smallest gazelle - Dorcas Gazelle - 15 kg

Which country is known as Land of Contrasts - South Africa

Which is the most beautiful gorge in Africa - Blyde River Canyon, South Africa - largest green canyon in world

Which African lake is most acidic - Lake Natron pH 12

Which is the smallest land carnivore in Africa - Least Weasel? Actually Dwarf Mongoose

Which is the largest crocodile farm in Africa - La Ferme aux Crocodiles, Madagascar? Actually in South Africa

Which African country has most giraffes - Tanzania - 30,000 giraffes

Which is the most famous baobab avenue - Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar - 25 trees 30m tall

Which African animal has no teeth - Pangolin and Aardvark

Which country is known as Land of the Pharaohs - Egypt

Which is the largest producer of sugar cane in Africa - South Africa

Which African city is called City of Whales - Hermanus, South Africa - best whale watching in world

General knowledge questions with answers in english 

Which is the most endangered wild dog - African Wild Dog - only 6600 left

Which African country has most waterfalls - Zambia - Victoria Falls and 17 others

Which is the largest meteorite in Africa again - Hoba Meteorite, Namibia - 60 tons

Which African tribe paints their body red - Himba and Maasai use red ochre

Which is the largest train route in Africa - Cape to Cairo dream 10,000 km but not complete, real is Trans-Sahara

Which African capital is named after a flower again - Addis Ababa New Flower

Which is the most famous cobalt mine - Tenke Fungurume, DRC - 20% world cobalt

Which African country has most wind power - South Africa and Egypt

Which is the smallest bird of prey - Pygmy Falcon - 20 cm

Which country is known as Land of the Great Kings - Ethiopia - Aksum and Solomonic dynasty

Which is the most beautiful tea plantation - Kericho, Kenya - largest tea plantation in Africa

Which African lake is deepest again - Tanganyika 1470m

Which is the smallest lizard - Leaf Chameleon, Madagascar - 15 mm

Which is the largest market in West Africa - Onitsha Main Market, Nigeria - 10,000+ shops

Which African country has most cheetahs again - Namibia 3500 cheetahs

Which is the most famous stone circles in Africa - Wassu Stone Circles, Gambia - 1000 years old

Which African animal has hardest skin - Hippo 5 cm thick

Which country is known as Land of the Nile - Egypt and Sudan both

Which is the largest producer of groundnut - Nigeria and Sudan

Which African city is called City of Copper - Lubumbashi, DRC

Which is the most endangered parrot - Grey Parrot - endangered due to pet trade

Which African country has most national parks - Tanzania - 22 national parks

Which is the largest oasis in Africa - Kufra Oasis, Libya - 8,000 sq km

Which African tribe lives on water - Ganvié, Benin - 20,000 people live on stilts on lake

Which is the largest dam by reservoir again - Kariba Dam, Zambia/Zimbabwe

Which African capital is built on 7 hills - Kampala, Uganda built on 7 hills like Rome

Which is the most famous copper belt - Zambian Copperbelt - 2nd largest copper reserve

Which African country has most sunshine hours - Egypt - 4000 hours per year

Which is the smallest crocodile - Dwarf Crocodile, Congo - 1.5m

Which country is known as Land of the Burning Sands - Sahara countries

Which is the most beautiful river delta - Okavango Delta, Botswana - 15,000 sq km UNESCO

Which African lake is red in color - Lake Natron and Lake Retba Senegal pink lake

Which is the smallest scorpion - Microbuthus - found in Africa

Which is the largest library in Africa - Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt - 8 million books, 80,000 sq m

Which African country has most lions again - Tanzania 14,500 lions, 40% of world lions

Which is the most famous painted village - Tiébélé, Burkina Faso - houses painted by Kassena tribe

Which African animal has blue tongue - Okapi and Giraffe tongue black-blue 50cm

Which country is known as Land of a Hundred Kings - Ghana old empire

Which is the largest producer of cotton in Africa - Mali and Burkina Faso

Which African city is called City of Bridges - Cairo has 30+ bridges on Nile

Which is the most endangered turtle - Angonoka Tortoise, Madagascar - only 100 left

Which African country has most termite mounds - Zambia and Congo - mounds 5m tall

Which is the largest rock church in Africa - Lalibela, Ethiopia - 11 churches carved from rock 1200 AD

Which African tribe jumps highest - Maasai - jumps 1 meter from standing

Which is the largest oil refinery in Africa - Dangote Refinery, Nigeria - 650,000 barrels per day, largest in Africa

Which African capital has 2 capitals - South Africa has 3 capitals, Eswatini has 2 capitals Mbabane and Lobamba

Which is the most famous salt mine - Dallol, Ethiopia - lowest salt mine

Which African country has most honey production - Ethiopia largest honey producer in Africa

Which is the smallest monkey again - Talapoin - 1 kg

Which country is known as Land of the Great Rift - Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania - Great Rift Valley 6000 km

Which is the most beautiful cave again - Cango Caves, South Africa

Which African lake is frozen - None, but Lesotho lakes freeze in winter

Which is the smallest national park - Pamplemousses? Actually smallest is Sao Tome Obo 55 sq km

Which is the largest solar farm in Africa - Benban Solar Park, Egypt - 1.65 GW, 37 sq km, 4th largest in world

Which African country has most rhinos - South Africa - 16,000 white rhinos 80% of world

Which is the most famous rock painting - White Lady, Namibia - 6000 years old

Which African animal sleeps 20 hours - Koala not Africa, Lion sleeps 20 hours

Which country is known as Land of the Golden Fleece - Not Africa but South Africa Gold

Which is the largest producer of vanilla - Madagascar - 80% world vanilla

Which African city is called City of Twins - Igbo-Ora, Nigeria - highest twins in world 45 per 1000 births

Which is the most endangered crocodile - Slender-snouted Crocodile, Congo - only 500 left

Which African country has most volcanoes - Tanzania and DRC - 12 active

Which is the largest fortress in Africa - Elmina Castle, Ghana - oldest European building in Africa 1482

Which African tribe never cuts hair - Maasai and Himba keep long hair

Which is the largest port again - Port Said, Egypt and Tanger Med, Morocco largest by capacity

Which African capital is on equator - Kampala Uganda near equator, Libreville Gabon on equator

Which is the most famous tanzanite mine - Merelani, Tanzania - only place in world tanzanite found

Which African country has most geothermal energy - Kenya - 45% power from geothermal

Which is the smallest antelope again - Royal Antelope 25 cm tall

Which country is known as Land of the Spirits - Benin - origin of Voodoo

Which is the most beautiful mountain again - Kilimanjaro

Which African lake is called Mother Lake - Lake Victoria called Nam Lolwe mother lake by Luo

Which is the smallest reptile - Nano Chameleon, Madagascar - 13.5 mm smallest reptile in world

Which is the largest film industry in Africa - Nollywood, Nigeria - 2nd largest in world by films 2000 films/year

Which African country has most leopards - Tanzania - 10,000 leopards

Which is the most famous abandoned town - Kolmanskop, Namibia - diamond town buried in sand

Which African animal cannot swim - Hippo cannot swim actually walks underwater

Which country is known as Land of the Crocodiles - Mali? River Niger has many

Which is the largest producer of cloves - Zanzibar, Tanzania - 70% world cloves once

Which African city is called City of Stone - Zanzibar Stone Town UNESCO

Which is the most endangered chameleon - Tarzan Chameleon, Madagascar

Which African country has most salt pans - Botswana Makgadikgadi largest salt pans in world 16,000 sq km

Which is the largest church dome in Africa - Basilica Ivory Coast dome bigger than Vatican

Which African tribe uses giraffe hair jewelry - Maasai and Samburu

Which is the largest airport by area in Africa - King Fahd? Actually in Africa Cape Town 20 sq km

Which African capital means White - Casablanca means White House in Spanish

Which is the most famous ruby again - Mozambique ruby pigeon blood

Which African country has most hydro power - Mozambique Cahora Bassa

Which is the smallest eagle - Little Sparrowhawk - 20 cm

Which country is known as Land of the Lost Tribe - Ethiopia Beta Israel Jews

Which is the most beautiful forest - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda - home to gorillas

Which African lake has crocodile island - Lake Turkana has Central Island crocodile breeding

Which is the smallest wild cat - Black-footed Cat, South Africa - 1.5 kg

Which is the largest mosque by capacity in Africa - Algiers Great Mosque, Algeria - 120,000 capacity, tallest minaret 265m

Which African country has most cheetah cubs - Kenya Masai Mara

Which is the most famous shipwreck in Africa - Eduard Bohlen, Namibia Skeleton Coast - ship in desert

Which African animal has longest pregnancy again - Elephant 22 months

Which country is known as Land of the Warriors - Maasai in Kenya Tanzania

Which is the largest producer of dates - Egypt - 1.7 million tons

Which African city is called City of Gardens - Bloemfontein, South Africa

Which is the most endangered penguin - African Penguin - only 40,000 left, decline 95%

Which African country has most caves again - South Africa - 20,000 caves

Which is the largest statue again - African Renaissance Monument, Senegal 52m

Which African tribe lives in trees - Korowai not Africa, but pygmies live in huts

Which is the largest stadium again - FNB Stadium South Africa 94,736

Which African capital is island capital again - Antananarivo? Actually Port Louis Mauritius island

Which is the most famous gold mine again - Witwatersrand, South Africa

Which African country has most bauxite - Guinea - 7.4 billion tons 25% world

Which is the smallest owl - African Scops Owl - 16 cm

Which country is known as Land of the Sun - Somalia? Actually near equator

Which is the most beautiful savanna - Serengeti Plain, Tanzania - 30,000 sq km

Which African lake is known as Lake of Stars - Lake Malawi - called Lake of Stars by Livingstone

Which is the smallest country by area again - Seychelles 455 sq km

Which is the largest game reserve in Africa - Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania - 50,000 sq km, largest in Africa

Which African country has most wild dogs - Botswana - 1300 wild dogs

Which is the most famous meteor crater again - Tswaing Crater, South Africa - 220,000 years old

Which African animal has fastest heartbeat - Shrew 1000 beats per minute

Which country is known as Land of the Elephants - Botswana has most elephants 130,000

Which is the largest producer of olives - Tunisia - 4th in world

Which African city is called City of Gold - Johannesburg - 40% world gold once

Which is the most endangered antelope - Dama Gazelle - only 100 left in wild

Which African country has most oases - Libya - 20 major oases

Which is the largest cathedral in Sahara - Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algeria

Which African tribe has no chief - Igbo, Nigeria traditional

Which is the largest metro in Africa - Cairo Metro - 84 km, oldest in Africa 1987

Which African capital means Mouth of River - Kinshasa? Actually Maputo?

Which is the most famous sapphire mine - Ilakaka, Madagascar - 50% world sapphire

Which African country has most wind farm - Lake Turkana Wind Power, Kenya - 310 MW largest in Africa

Which is the smallest hawk - Little Sparrowhawk again

Which country is known as Land of the Incense - Somalia and Oman - Frankincense

Which is the most beautiful oasis - Siwa Oasis, Egypt - 300,000 date palms

Which African lake is sacred - Lake Fundudzi, South Africa - sacred to Venda people

Which is the smallest desert in Africa - Namib? Actually smallest is Lompoul 18 sq km Senegal

Which is the largest bridge in Africa again - 6th October Bridge, Cairo - 20.5 km longest bridge in Africa

Which African country has most buffaloes - Tanzania - 160,000 buffaloes

Which is the most famous fossil site - Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania - 2 million years human fossils

Which African animal has no tail - Barbary Macaque - tailless monkey in Morocco

Which country is known as Land of the Giants - DRC has giant animals

Which is the largest producer of shea butter - Nigeria and Ghana - 60% world

Which African city is called City of Lions - Algiers? Actually Addis lion symbol

Which is the most endangered snake - Saint Lucia? Africa is Saint Helena? Actually Egyptian Cobra endangered

Which African country has most lagoons - Nigeria and Ivory Coast - Ebrié Lagoon 130 km

Which is the largest synagogue in Africa - El Ghriba Synagogue, Tunisia - 2000 years old

Which African tribe makes best iron - Haya Tribe, Tanzania - made steel 2000 years ago before Europeans

Which is the largest seaport again - Tanger Med, Morocco - handles 9 million containers

Which African capital is coldest - Ifrane? But capital Addis Ababa 16°C coldest capital in Africa

Which is the most famous iron ore mine - Sishen Mine, South Africa - one of largest open pit

Which African country has most diamonds by carat - Botswana - 25 million carats yearly

Which is the smallest duck - Pygmy Goose, Africa - 26 cm

Which country is known as Land of the Talking Drums - Nigeria - Yoruba talking drum

Which is the most beautiful reef in Africa - Aliwal Shoal, South Africa - sharks reef

Which African lake never dries - Lake Tanganyika - holds 16% world fresh water

Which is the smallest island - Moshe Island? Actually Seychelles Bird Island smallest inhabited

Which is the largest salt lake in Africa - Lake Assal, Djibouti - 10x saltier than ocean, lowest point in Africa -155m

Which African country has most hippos - Zambia - 40,000 hippos in Luangwa River highest density in world

Which is the most famous ancient kingdom - Kingdom of Kush, Sudan - ruled Egypt, 300 pyramids

Which African animal never drinks water - Kangaroo rat not Africa, but Addax antelope never drinks

Which country is known as Land of the Horn - Horn of Africa - Somalia Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia

Which is the largest producer of iron ore in Africa - South Africa - 77 million tons

Which African city is called City of Peace - Dar es Salaam means House of Peace in Arabic

Which is the most endangered whale - North Atlantic Right Whale near Africa 300 left

Which African country has most islands - Seychelles 115 islands, Tanzania has many too

Which is the largest palace in Africa - Royal Palace Casablanca Morocco 10 hectares

Which African tribe never fights - San Bushmen most peaceful tribe

Which is the largest bus station in Africa - Cairo Mubarak? Actually Johannesburg Park Station

Which African capital has snow - Not capital but Johannesburg snows sometimes, Lesotho capital Maseru snows

Which is the most famous emerald mine - Sandawana, Zimbabwe - green emeralds

Which African country has most manganese - South Africa - 80% world manganese reserve

Which is the smallest crane - Wattled Crane? Actually Demoiselle Crane 90 cm smallest

Which country is known as Land of the Baobab - Madagascar - 6 of 8 baobab species only here

Which is the most beautiful gorge - Blyde River Canyon, South Africa - 3rd largest canyon in world

Which African lake has 3 countries - Lake Victoria Kenya Tanzania Uganda, Lake Chad 4 countries

Which is the smallest state by population - Seychelles 100,000 people

Which is the largest gold reserve in Africa - Algeria has 174 tons gold reserve, South Africa 125 tons

Which African country has most hyenas - Tanzania - 7000 spotted hyenas

Which is the most famous volcano crater lake - Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania - largest intact caldera in world 20 km wide

Which African animal has thickest skin - White Rhino skin 2 cm thick, Elephant 2.5 cm

Which country is known as Land of the Blue Nile - Ethiopia - Blue Nile starts from Lake Tana

Which is the largest producer of palm oil in Africa - Nigeria - 5th in world

Which African city is called City of the Dead - Cairo City of the Dead cemetery 5km long where people live

Which is the most endangered primate again - Miss Waldron's Red Colobus - believed extinct in Ivory Coast Ghana

Which African country has most natural harbours - South Africa - Table Bay, Durban Bay

Which is the largest theatre in Africa - Cairo Opera House 1200 seats

Which African tribe paints body white - Himba uses red, but Wodaabe paints face

Which is the largest train station in Africa - Cairo Ramses Station busiest

Which African capital is on lake - Kampala near Victoria, Kigali near Kivu

Which is the most famous uranium mine - Arlit, Niger - supplies 1/3 France uranium

Which African country has most platinum - South Africa - 90% world platinum

Which is the smallest parrot - Red-headed Lovebird - 14 cm smallest in Africa

Which country is known as Land of the First Humans - Ethiopia Lucy fossil 3.2 million years

Which is the most beautiful island in Indian Ocean - Nosy Be, Madagascar and Zanzibar

Which African lake has floating islands - Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga has floating papyrus islands

Which is the smallest tribe in Africa - Mursi? Actually Onge? Africa smallest is Bakola 4000 people

Which is the largest diamond ever found in Africa - Cullinan Diamond, South Africa 3106 carats 1905 still largest ever

Which African country has most giraffe species - Tanzania - 3 of 4 species live here

Which is the most famous rock arch - Aloba Arch, Chad - 120m tall 3rd largest natural arch in world

Which African animal has longest horn - Watusi Cattle horn 2.5m wide, Oryx horn 1.2m long

Which country is known as Land of the Rising Moon - Not sun, Comoros moon on flag

Which is the largest producer of sugarcane in Africa - South Africa and Egypt

Which African city is called City of Flowers - Bloemfontein again also Nairobi flower city

Which is the most endangered dolphin - Atlantic Humpback Dolphin, West Africa only 1500 left

Which African country has most languages - Nigeria 520 languages, Cameroon 250

Which is the largest museum again - Egyptian Museum Cairo 120,000 items

Which African tribe lives without water 9 months - Tuareg can survive long without water

Which is the largest dam again - Grand Renaissance Dam Ethiopia 6.45 GW largest in Africa

Which African capital is hottest again - Djibouti 36°C average, Khartoum 38°C hottest

Which is the most famous tin mine - Jos Plateau, Nigeria tin since 900 BC

Which African country has most cobalt - DRC - 70% world cobalt supply

Which is the smallest falcon - Pygmy Falcon, Africa 20 cm 60g smallest falcon in world

Which country is known as Land of the Pharaohs again - Egypt 3000 years pharaohs

Which is the most beautiful bay again - Table Bay South Africa and Walvis Bay Namibia

Which African lake has pink flamingos - Lake Nakuru Kenya 2 million flamingos, Lake Bogoria

Which is the smallest rainforest - Dakatcha? Actually smallest is Kupe 10 sq km

Which is the largest waterfall by height again - Tugela Falls, South Africa 948m - 2nd highest in world after Angel Falls

Which African country has most zebras - Kenya 40,000 Grevy's + plains, Botswana 60,000 zebras in migration

Which is the most famous underground city - Not Africa, but Lalibela churches underground

Which African animal has strongest bite - Nile Crocodile 5000 PSI strongest bite in animal kingdom

Which country is known as Land of the Blacks - Sudan means Black in Arabic

Which is the largest producer of sorghum in Africa - Nigeria and Sudan - Sudan 5 million tons

Which African city is called City of Four Gates - Marrakech - 19 gates actually but 4 famous

Which is the most endangered lion - West African Lion only 400 left in West Africa

Which African country has most border countries - DRC 9 neighbours - Angola Zambia Tanzania Burundi Rwanda Uganda South Sudan CAR Congo Republic

Which is the largest fortress wall - Walls of Benin, Nigeria - 16,000 km long 4x Great Wall China, destroyed by British

Which African tribe never uses money - Some San groups still barter

Which is the largest free trade area in Africa - AfCFTA 54 countries 1.3 billion people

Which African capital was built from scratch - Abuja Nigeria 1980, Yamoussoukro, Dodoma, Lilongwe

Which is the most famous copper belt - Zambian Copperbelt - 2nd largest copper reserve Africa

Which African country has most lithium - DRC and Zimbabwe - Manono mine largest lithium deposit in world

Which is the smallest goose - Pygmy Goose again smallest waterfowl

Which country is known as Land of the Pyramids again - Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt 200 vs 118

Which is the most beautiful canal - Suez Canal Egypt 193 km most beautiful man-made

Which African lake has 4 colours - Lake Retba Senegal pink, Blue, Red, Green algae

Which is the smallest national park again - Sao Tome Obo Natural Park? Actually Mosi-oa-Tunya 66 sq km

Which is the largest sand desert in Africa - Sahara 9.2 million sq km largest hot desert in world

Which African country has most elephants killed - Tanzania lost 60% elephants 2009-2014

Which is the most famous tree again - Tree of Ténéré, Niger - most isolated tree in world once, now metal sculpture

Which African animal runs sideways - Crab not animal but fiddler crab, but hyenas run sideways hunting

Which country is known as Land of the Great River - Egypt Nile longest river

Which is the largest producer of millet - Niger - 3.8 million tons largest in Africa

Which African city is called City of Joy - Kampala Uganda called city of joy

Which is the most endangered elephant - Forest Elephant DRC - 60% decline

Which African country has most ethnic groups - Tanzania 120 tribes, Nigeria 250 ethnic groups

Which is the largest ancient library - Alexandria Library Egypt 400,000 scrolls burnt

Which African tribe worships moon - Hadzabe? Actually many

Which is the largest highway in Africa - Trans-African Highway 9 routes 56,000 km total

Which African capital has no river - Gaborone Botswana no permanent river

Which is the most famous salt caravan - Azalai Salt Caravan Mali - 400 km camel caravan 1000 years old

Which African country has most tantalum - DRC - 40% world coltan for phones

Which is the smallest woodpecker - African Piculet 8 cm smallest in world

Which country is known as Land of the Great Lakes - Rwanda Burundi Uganda DRC Tanzania Kenya

Which is the most beautiful crater - Ngorongoro and Trou au Natron Chad

Which African lake is man-made - Lake Volta Ghana 8500 sq km largest man-made lake in world

Which is the smallest mountain - Mount Tenabo? In Africa Mount Kabuye Rwanda 1.5 km hill

Which is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Africa - Selous Game Reserve Tanzania 50,000 sq km now Nyerere

Which African country has most lions in captivity - South Africa 8000 lions in farms

Which is the most famous standing stones - Senegambia Stone Circles - 1000 stones UNESCO

Which African animal never sleeps - Bullfrog? Actually elephant sleeps 2 hours only

Which country is known as Land of the Sun again - Mali Empire Mansa Musa richest man ever

Which is the largest producer of maize in Africa - South Africa and Nigeria - SA 16 million tons

Which African city is called City of a Thousand Mosques - Cairo has 1000+ mosques

Which is the most endangered cheetah - Saharan Cheetah only 250 left in Sahara

Which African country has most UNESCO sites - Ethiopia 9 sites and South Africa 10 sites

Which is the largest tomb in Africa - Tomb of Askia Mali 17m pyramid

Which African tribe has giants - Watusi Tutsi average height 6ft

Which is the largest oil refinery in Africa - Dangote Refinery Nigeria 650,000 barrels/day largest in world single train

Which African capital is planned circular city - Abuja masterplan circular

Which is the most famous gold rush - Witwatersrand Gold Rush 1886 South Africa

Which African country has most chrome - South Africa - 75% world chrome

Which is the smallest bee eater - Little Bee Eater 15 cm smallest in Africa

Which country is known as Land of the Southern Cross - South Africa sees Southern Cross stars

Which is the most beautiful oasis - Ubari Oasis Libya 20 lakes in sand dunes

Which African lake has two names - Lake Malawi / Lake Nyasa

Which is the smallest volcano - Mount Nyiragongo? Actually small cones in Cameroon line

Which is the largest open-air market in Africa again - Onitsha Main Market Nigeria - 10,000 stalls

Which African country has most wild dogs - Botswana 700 wild dogs largest pack population

Which is the most famous human footprint - Laetoli Footprints Tanzania 3.6 million years old human ancestor footprints preserved in ash

Which African animal has best memory - Elephant remembers 30 years

Which country is known as Land of the Leopard - Somalia leopard on coat

Which is the largest producer of tea again - Kenya 3rd in world 450,000 tons

Which African city is called City of Bridges - Lagos has 3rd Mainland Bridge 11.8 km longest in West Africa

Which is the most endangered vulture - White-backed Vulture - 90% decline in Africa

Which African country has most arable land - Nigeria 34 million hectares

Which is the largest castle in Africa - Cape Coast Castle Ghana slave castle

Which African tribe lives in floating houses - Ganvie Tribe Benin 20,000 people live on lake in stilt houses called Venice of Africa

Which is the largest railway tunnel in Africa - Hex River Tunnel South Africa 13.5 km

Which African capital is island - Malabo Equatorial Guinea on Bioko Island, Victoria Seychelles on Mahe Island

Which is the most famous slave fort - Elmina Castle Ghana first slave fort 1482

Which African country has most bauxite - Guinea - 25% world bauxite reserve

Which is the smallest turaco - Bare-faced Go-away-bird? Actually smallest is Green Turaco?

Which country is known as Land of the Gorillas - Rwanda Uganda DRC 80% world mountain gorillas

Which is the most beautiful waterfall pool - Devil's Pool Victoria Falls - swim on edge of 108m drop

Which African lake has highest pH - Lake Natron Tanzania pH 10.5 turns animals to stone

Which is the smallest desert - Bayuda Desert Sudan 100,000 sq km