Q 01/05

Which purpose-built city at the geographic centre of Nigeria has been the national capital since 1991?

A) Lagos

B) Abuja

C) Kano

D) Ibadan

Answer · why

B) Abuja

Abuja was built from scratch to take over from Lagos, which had become badly overcrowded. Its best-known landmark is Aso Rock, a 400-metre monolith.

Q 02/05

Which South African city, nicknamed the Jacaranda City, is the executive capital and host to all foreign embassies?

A) Johannesburg

B) Durban

C) Bloemfontein

D) Pretoria

Answer · why

D) Pretoria

Pretoria is only one of South Africa's three capitals: it houses the government departments, while the legislative and judicial capitals are two other...

Q 03/05

Which city in the centre of Tanzania, whose name means 'it has sunk', is the country's official capital?

A) Dodoma

B) Dar es Salaam

C) Arusha

D) Zanzibar City

Answer · why

A) Dodoma

Dodoma was chosen to centralise the capital, yet Dar es Salaam on the coast remains Tanzania's largest city and commercial hub.

Q 04/05

Which Moroccan city, home to the unfinished Hassan Tower, became the national capital at independence in 1956?

A) Casablanca

B) Marrakesh

C) Rabat

D) Fez

Answer · why

C) Rabat

Rabat ranks behind Casablanca in size, but it is one of Morocco's four imperial cities and its medina is a World Heritage Site.

Q 05/05

Which African capital, founded in 1822 for free Black Americans, was named in honour of a US president?

A) Freetown

B) Monrovia

C) Libreville

D) Banjul

Answer · why

B) Monrovia

Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, was renamed in 1824 for James Monroe, the US president of the day; before that the settlement was called Christopoli...