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How much do you know about Africa?
July 20, 2003 - 05:00 AM
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Like many Americans, my knowledge of geography and world history is abysmal. Africa is especially bad- the entire continent tends to get lumped together and treated as a unit any time we do talk about it in school, which is rarely. So, I thought I'd post this and have you guys take it so we can compare our scores. There are twenty questions, seven of which are matching. So, good luck!
(Borrowed from armchairdiplomat.com/blog.htm )
AFRICAN DAZE
QUIZ TIME!
Well, President Bush is long back from his dizzying five-country tour of Africa, but how much did we learn? In fact, how much do we know about the continent that is the world's second largest and is home to 54 countries. Herewith a quiz to help keep you up to date. (Also see "updates" and "Common Confusions" on armchairdiplomat.com site for more info about Africa)
1. The first white settlers arrived in South Africa in the mid 1600s. The initial reason that these first settlers, mostly Dutch, decided to move into the area was:
a) a horrible shipwreck caused them to explore the beautiful land with which they fell in love
b) the Dutch refused to pay the asking price for food from the local Bantus, and decided to set up their own farms
c) the discovery of diamonds in the area was a magnet for Europeans
2. What was called Abyssinia in 1914 is now mostly
a) Kenya
b) Algeria
c) Ethiopia
3. What was once known as Rhodesia is now two countries
a) Zambia and Zimbabwe
b) Nigeria and Niger
c) Lesotho and Swaziland
4. The two OPEC members in Africa are
a) Liberia and Nigeria
b) Liberia and Libya
c) Nigeria and Libya
5. GM food is a concern to African countries because
a) they don't like the taste
b) they have allergic reactions, including hives and asthma
c) some worry that it will cross pollinate with existing crops and diminish abilities to sell to Europe
6) Until the 1960's, most of West Africa was colonial holdings of
a) France
b) Portugal
c) Italy
7) The Berlin Conference of 1884 is memorable because
a) it led to using African soldiers in World War I
b) it divvied up Africa as colonies to Western European countries
c) it required that European countries teach "civilized" languages to African tribes
8) The most populous country in Africa is
a) Sudan
b) Nigeria
c) Egypt
9) The only full-time US military bases in Africa are in:
a) South Africa and Nigeria
b) Egypt and Algeria
c) there aren't any
10) The Suez Canal runs along ______ on the _________
a) Egypt, Red Sea
b) Sudan, Nile
c) Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River
11) Which country is found on the Horn of Africa
a) Somalia
b) Sudan
c) South Africa
12) Match the leader with the country
LEADERS
a) Robert Mugabe
b) Charles Taylor
c) Moammar Qaddafi
d) Hosni Mubarak
e) Olesegyn Obasanjo
f) King Mohamed VI
g) Thabo Mbeki
COUNTRIES
1) Nigeria
2) South Africa
3) Zimbabwe
4) Morocco
5) Liberia
6) Libya
7) Egypt
13) The highest AIDS rates in the world are in
a) Senegal and Uganda
b) Botswana and Swaziland
c) Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of the Congo
14) The country called Zaire from the 1970's to mid 1990's, is now called
a) Democratic Republic of the Congo
b) Zambia
c) The Ivory Coast
ANSWERS
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. c
6. a
7. b
8. b (Note: but Sudan has most area)
9. c
10. a
11. a (Note: South Africa is on Cape Horn)
12. a) 3 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) 1 f) 4 g) 2
13. b
14. a
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Re: How much do you know about Africa?
July 20, 2003 - 05:52 AM
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*ashamed*
well, i failed. miserably. as in... 10 out of 20. *cringe*
ah, the humiliation....
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Re: How much do you know about Africa?
July 20, 2003 - 07:10 AM
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...Well, I knew going into this thing that I had a lot to learn about Africa. It's a pretty big place, tucked away all down there on the map...
I scored a 16. Not too bad, I guess. And I learned stuff too.
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Re: How much do you know about Africa?
August 1, 2003 - 09:40 AM
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I got 19 of 20. Some were knowledge based, some were just educated guesses.
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