Africa geography quiz
Checked on 11 November 2026
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What is the highest mountain in Africa?
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The answer is Mount Kilimanjaro.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania rises to 5,895 meters (19,341 feet), the highest point in Africa.
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What is the largest hot desert in the world?
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The answer is Sahara.
The Sahara stretches across North Africa and covers about a quarter of the continent, making it the biggest hot desert on Earth.
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What is the largest lake in Africa?
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The answer is Lake Victoria.
Lake Victoria, shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, is Africa's largest lake by area and a source of the Nile.
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Into which sea does the Nile River flow?
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The answer is Mediterranean Sea.
The Nile flows north through northeastern Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea through its delta in Egypt.
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The island of Madagascar lies in which ocean?
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The answer is Indian Ocean.
Madagascar sits in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa and is the world's fourth-largest island.
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The Atlas Mountains stretch through Morocco, Algeria and which other country?
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The answer is Tunisia.
The Atlas Mountains run about 2,500 km (1,600 miles) from southwestern Morocco through Algeria to northeastern Tunisia.
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The Blue Nile and the White Nile meet in which city?
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The answer is Khartoum.
The two great branches of the Nile join at Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and flow on north together.
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Which African lake is the longest freshwater lake in the world?
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The answer is Lake Tanganyika.
Lake Tanganyika is over 400 miles long, making it the longest freshwater lake on Earth.
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What is the lowest point on land in Africa?
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The answer is Lake Assal.
Lake Assal in Djibouti lies about 155 meters (509 feet) below sea level, the lowest land point in Africa.
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The Blue Nile begins at which lake in Ethiopia?
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The answer is Lake Tana.
The Blue Nile starts at Lake Tana and travels about 1,450 km (900 miles) through Ethiopia and Sudan.