African Capitals Quiz

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This quiz contains one multiple-choice question for every country in Africa. You’ll be presented with four options and it will be down to you to pick the right one. Don’t worry if you feel like you’re struggling, this is a toughie and the average score for this quiz reflects that. Just do your best and try to have fun and learn something! If you know someone who’d do great on this quiz, share it with them on social media! Or team up with your friends and see if you can get all 15 questions right!

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African Capitals Quiz Map of African Continent

Africa is a continent of incredible diversity, with over 50 unique countries, each boasting its own rich history, vibrant cultures, and stunning landscapes. When many of us think of Africa, Egypt’s pyramids and perhaps amazing wild beasts like elephants and lions come to mind, but the continent holds so much more than these iconic images. From the serene shores of the Gambia to the sweeping savannas of Zimbabwe, every African nation offers its own story, waiting to be explored.

Could you name ten countries in Africa? What about identifying their capitals? Familiar names like Zambia, Tunisia, Rwanda, or Algeria might come to mind, but do you know which capital belongs to each? Africa’s cities are as diverse as their landscapes, each with a unique character. This quiz is a chance to put your knowledge to the test, to see just how much you know about the African continent. You might be surprised at the places you recognize and perhaps even inspired to learn more about those you don’t.

Take this quiz and challenge yourself to match countries with their capitals. Compare your results with the average, and see just how cultured you really are! Whether you’re a seasoned traveller or simply curious about the world, this quiz offers a journey across Africa—no passport needed.

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This section contains all of the questions that could be a part of this quiz. The quiz will choose 15 random questions from the pool below. If you've found this section feel free to take a look but to start the quiz you should press "Start Quiz". You may also be thinking that some information is missing for some of the below questions and you'd be right! The answers listed below only contain answers that appear in the quiz, so as a hypothetical example, if a question asks about the capital of Algeria and 4 options are given in the question, only the correct answer will appear in the below information. This is because this supplemental information is about the quiz itself and not intended as a comprehensive list. We hope you found the quiz to be entertaining and informative. If you haven't taken it yet, Good Luck!

Q1: What is the capital of Algeria?

A1: Algiers

Q2: What is the capital of Angola?

A2: Luanda

Q3: What is the capital of Benin?

A3: Porto-Novo

Q4: What is the capital of Botswana?

A4: Gaborone

Q5: What is the capital of Burkina Faso?

A5: Ouagadougou

Q6: What is the capital of Burundi?

A6: Gitega

Q7: What is the capital of Cabo Verde?

A7: Praia

Q8: What is the capital of Cameroon?

A8: Yaoundé

Q9: What is the capital of Central African Republic?

A9: Bangui

Q10: What is the capital of Chad?

A10: N'Djamena

Q11: What is the capital of Comoros?

A11: Moroni

Q12: What is the capital of the Republic of the Congo?

A12: Brazzaville

Q13: What is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

A13: Kinshasa

Q14: What is the capital of Djibouti?

A14: Djibouti

Q15: What is the capital of Egypt?

A15: Cairo

Q16: What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?

A16: Malabo

Q17: What is the capital of Eritrea?

A17: Asmara

Q18: What is the capital of Eswatini?

A18: Mbabane

Q19: What is the capital of Ethiopia?

A19: Addis Ababa

Q20: What is the capital of Gabon?

A20: Libreville

Q21: What is the capital of Gambia?

A21: Banjul

Q22: What is the capital of Ghana?

A22: Accra

Q23: What is the capital of Guinea?

A23: Conakry

Q24: What is the capital of Guinea-Bissau?

A24: Bissau

Q25: What is the capital of Ivory Coast?

A25: Yamoussoukro

Q26: What is the capital of Kenya?

A26: Nairobi

Q27: What is the capital of Lesotho?

A27: Maseru

Q28: What is the capital of Liberia?

A28: Monrovia

Q29: What is the capital of Libya?

A29: Tripoli

Q30: What is the capital of Madagascar?

A30: Antananarivo

Q31: What is the capital of Malawi?

A31: Lilongwe

Q32: What is the capital of Mali?

A32: Bamako

Q33: What is the capital of Mauritania?

A33: Nouakchott

Q34: What is the capital of Mauritius?

A34: Port Louis

Q35: What is the capital of Morocco?

A35: Rabat

Q36: What is the capital of Mozambique?

A36: Maputo

Q37: What is the capital of Namibia?

A37: Windhoek

Q38: What is the capital of Niger?

A38: Niamey

Q39: What is the capital of Nigeria?

A39: Abuja

Q40: What is the capital of Rwanda?

A40: Kigali

Q41: What is the capital of Sao Tome and Principe?

A41: São Tomé

Q42: What is the capital of Senegal?

A42: Dakar

Q43: What is the capital of Seychelles?

A43: Victoria

Q44: What is the capital of Sierra Leone?

A44: Freetown

Q45: What is the capital of Somalia?

A45: Mogadishu

Q46: What is the capital of South Africa?

A46: Pretoria

Q47: What is the capital of South Sudan?

A47: Juba

Q48: What is the capital of Sudan?

A48: Khartoum

Q49: What is the capital of Tanzania?

A49: Dodoma

Q50: What is the capital of Togo?

A50: Lomé

Q51: What is the capital of Tunisia?

A51: Tunis

Q52: What is the capital of Uganda?

A52: Kampala

Q53: What is the capital of Zambia?

A53: Lusaka

Q54: What is the capital of Zimbabwe?

A54: Harare