| How Well Do You Know Africa? | |
Answer: The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.
Question 2: What is the most commonly spoken language in Namibia?
Answer: Afrikaans. It's not the first language for most people, but it's a common language that crosses the various cultures and tribes of Namibia.
Question 3: The "Big Five" includes elephant, leopard, lion, rhino and what other animal?
Answer: The Cape Buffalo.
Question 4: Can you catch bilharzia by swimming in a lake or do you actually have to ingest infected water?
Answer: Yes you can. Many of the lakes and rivers in Africa carry the parasite that will infect you with bilharzia.
Question 5: You can see mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and what other country?
Answer: Uganda. You can track gorillas at the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Question 6: What country is Timbuktu in?
Answer: Timbuktu is in Mali, West Africa.
Question 7: When is the best time to go whale-watching in South Africa?
Answer: The best time to visit South Africa, if you want to go whale-watching, is from June/July to December. You can see Humpback whales and Southern Right whales.
Question 8: Which commonly seen bird in Southern Africa has a head shaped like a hammer?
Answer: The Hammerkop.
Question 9: Is smoking marijuana or hash ("kif") legal in Morocco?
Answer: No, all drugs are illegal in Morocco and carry heavy penalties. That said, there are still plenty of people who do it.
Question 10: What are the colorful, exhaust-spewing, crazily-driven mini-buses called, that clutter up the roads in Nairobi?
Answer: They are called Matatus and it adds to the thrill of getting around in Kenyan cities.
If you don't speak Herero, this Himba girl may know a few words of Afrikaans.
About the quiz: How Well Do You Know Africa?
Having grown up in Malawi, it still annoys me that so many people have never even heard of the country. For those planning to go to Africa you'll no doubt encounter some astonishing ignorance about the continent. It's a shame when you consider its diversity and all it has to offer. So, here's a quiz that will hopefully be fun and informative and make everyone who takes it want to visit.
