Q 01/05

Which country became Africa's largest by area when South Sudan seceded?

A) Nigeria

B) South Africa

C) Algeria

D) Morocco

Answer · why

C) Algeria

Algeria is more than four-fifths Sahara by area, which is why most Algerians live in its fertile north along the Mediterranean coast.

Q 02/05

Which actor launched a satellite watch on Sudan before the 2011 referendum?

A) George Clooney

B) Ben Affleck

C) Angelina Jolie

D) Leonardo DiCaprio

Answer · why

A) George Clooney

George Clooney's project hired private satellites and published images within a day, which he called being 'antigenocide paparazzi' so leaders would k...

Q 03/05

Which supermodel fled the war in what is now South Sudan as a child refugee?

A) Naomi Campbell

B) Alek Wek

C) Iman

D) Waris Dirie

Answer · why

B) Alek Wek

Alek Wek was stopped by a model scout at a market in Crystal Palace, and the chance meeting launched her career.

Q 04/05

South Sudan's capital stands on the banks of which river?

A) The White Nile

B) The Blue Nile

C) The Zambezi

D) The Congo

Answer · why

A) The White Nile

The White Nile makes the capital a river port, from which barges travel downstream toward Bor and Renk.

Q 05/05

What is the Sudd?

A) A dry salt lake

B) A desert plateau

C) A mountain range

D) A vast swamp

Answer · why

D) A vast swamp

A vast swamp, the Sudd takes its name from the Arabic for 'obstruction', because its floating mats of vegetation block boats on the Nile.