Memorize these and recognize 46.3% of all Africa clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 9 | Very different places, the first 2 African nations to gain independence from a European power were Egypt & this one |
| 2 | Liberia | 9 | In 1822, freed American slaves named this country's capital Monrovia, after U.S. pres. |
| 3 | Morocco | 7 | Where you would take a ride on the Marrakesh Express |
| 4 | Johannesburg | 6 | The metro area of this city in South Africa includes over 400 suburbs, including Soweto |
| 5 | the Sahara Desert | 6 | From east to west, this desert covers parts of 10 countries |
| 6 | Cairo | 5 | Built around 1855, the first railroad in Africa linked Alexandria to this capital 100 miles away |
| 7 | the Ivory Coast | 5 | Adopted in 1960, the national anthem of this country of western Africa is "L'Abidjanaise" |
| 8 | Somalia | 4 | Africa stretches about 4,700 miles from Cap Vert in the west to Raas Xaafuun in this country on the "Horn" |
| 9 | Kenya | 4 | By the end of 1956, over 13,000 people had died in this country's Mau Mau uprising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 4 | Most of the literature of this Horn of Africa country is written in either classical Ge'ez or modern Amharic |
| 11 | Egypt | 4 | Cotton is an important crop along the Nile River Valley in Sudan & this country |
| 12 | Angola | 4 | ( Cheryl of the Clue Crew shows a map on a screen) Cabinda Province is an exclave belonging neither to the Congo nor the Democratic Republic of the Co... |
| 13 | the Kalahari | 4 | This South African desert covers half of Botswana & eastern Namibia |
| 14 | the Congo | 4 | It was King Leopold II's personal domain in Africa until the Belgian gov't took it over in 1908 |
| 15 | Uganda | 3 | This country's national museum is one of the main attractions in Kampala |
| 16 | Timbuktu | 3 | In the 1820s Rene Caillie became the first European to visit & return from this fabled village in Mali |
| 17 | Tanzania | 3 | Tanganyika & Zanzibar joined to form this country |
| 18 | Rwanda | 3 | If we ever did a "Starts with 'Rw' " category, this is the only country you'd find in it |
| 19 | Portugal | 3 | Angola formerly belonged to this country |
| 20 | Nigeria | 3 | This most populous country in Africa is also one of the richest |
| 21 | Madagascar | 3 | Once a base for Capt. Kidd, this country off S.E. coast is world's 4th largest island |
| 22 | Lake Victoria | 3 | Africa's largest fresh-water lake, it's main source of the Nile |
| 23 | Ghana | 3 | Portuguese explorers who found gold in what's now this country dubbed it the Gold Coast |
| 24 | French | 3 | Reflecting the continent's colonial heritage, it's an official language of 20 African countries including Burundi & Gabon |
| 25 | Cameroon | 3 | This country was named for the Camaroes, or shrimp, the Portuguese found in the Wouri River |
| 26 | Arabic | 3 | The official language of the Sudan, whose population is at least 70% Sunni Muslim |
| 27 | Algiers | 3 | This Algerian capital was founded in the 10th century by the chief of the Muslim Sanhaja tribe |
| 28 | Algeria | 3 | The French Foreign Legion was created in 1831 to occupy this country |
| 29 | the Pygmies | 3 | Central Africa's short people |
| 30 | Nile | 3 | It's the only major river to flow through Northern Africa |
| 31 | Atlas Mountains | 3 | In Algeria this mountain chain consists of 2 parallel ranges, the Tell & the Sahara |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 2 | Robert Mugabe is president of this country that was formerly known as Rhodesia |
| 33 | Zambia & Zimbabwe | 2 | Last 2 countries in world alphabetically; Victoria Falls lies on their mutual border |
| 34 | Zambia | 2 | Livingstone, I do more than presume, is an island between this nation & Zimbabwe |
| 35 | Volta | 2 | Burkina Faso was formerly named for the 3 "upper" branches of this river |
| 36 | Victoria | 2 | Named for a 19th century queen, this capital of the Seychelles has fewer than 30,000 people |
| 37 | Tunisia | 2 | For most of the 5th century, what is today this country was controlled by the Vandals |
| 38 | Tunis | 2 | This African capital city of about 2.5 million lies on sites that were once part of the ancient empire of Carthage |
| 39 | the Sudan | 2 | About 1/4 the size of the U.S., this country south of Egypt is Africa's largest |
| 40 | the Gold Coast | 2 | When the British held Ghana as a colony, it was known as this due to the vast riches the region held |
| 41 | Niger | 2 | This third-longest African river flows past ancient Timbuktu on its 2,600-mile trip to the Gulf of Guinea |
| 42 | Mauritania | 2 | "Moor" can refer to the Muslims who conquered Spain or to people from this country whose capital is Nouakchott |
| 43 | Libya | 2 | After the removal of the dictator, in 2011 3 broad colored stripes & 2 white symbols were restored to this country's flag |
| 44 | Lesotho | 2 | What's now this country was united from many smaller chieftains by King Moshoeshoe I in the 1830s |
| 45 | Kilimanjaro | 2 | Though it's nearly 17,000 feet high, Mawenzi, one of the summits of this mountain, is often snow-free |
| 46 | France | 2 | Of the 17 new nations created in Africa in 1960, 13 were former territories of this European power |
| 47 | Eritrea | 2 | The city of Massawa is a major Red Sea port in this now independent country once part of Ethiopia |
| 48 | English | 2 | It's still the official language of Zimbabwe |
| 49 | Djibouti | 2 | On the Horn of Africa, it's the only country whose name in English begins with a silent letter |
| 50 | Casablanca | 2 | Everybody comes to this city also known as Dar Al-Beïda—everybody in Morocco, that is |
These appear 8+ times. Memorize these first.
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