Q 01/05

Algeria became Africa's largest country in 2011, when which nation split in two?

A) Sudan

B) Libya

C) DR Congo

D) Ethiopia

Answer · why

A) Sudan

Sudan. When South Sudan broke away in July 2011, Sudan slipped from first to third in Africa by area, behind the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and...

Q 02/05

The name Algeria derives from Algiers, whose Arabic name al-Jazā'ir means what?

A) The lions

B) The white city

C) The harbour

D) The islands

Answer · why

D) The islands

The islands. Small islets once lay just off the city, but from 1525 they were joined to the shore by harbour works, so the capital named for its islan...

Q 03/05

French is widely used in Algeria but has no official status; which language became official beside Arabic in 2016?

A) Hausa

B) Tamazight

C) Turkish

D) Spanish

Answer · why

B) Tamazight

Tamazight. The Berber language was recognised as a national language in 2002 and made official in 2016, which means it can now appear on government do...

Q 04/05

Which mountain system separates Algeria's populous coast from the Sahara?

A) The Drakensberg

B) The Rwenzori

C) The Atlas

D) The Simien

Answer · why

C) The Atlas

The Atlas. In Algeria its two chains run parallel to the Mediterranean and wall the fertile north off from the Sahara, which begins on their far side ...

Q 05/05

Algeria's highest peak, Mount Tahat, stands in which Saharan mountain range?

A) The Ouarsenis

B) The Hoggar

C) The Aurès

D) The Djurdjura

Answer · why

B) The Hoggar

The Hoggar. Many of its jagged peaks are the hard plugs of extinct volcanoes, left standing after the softer cones around them wore away, which is why...