1. Which lake is bordered by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania?
2. What prestigious cruise liner was requisitioned as a hospital ship during the Falklands War?
3. What year? Idi Amin expels non-Africans from Uganda. Gordon Banks is voted Footballer of the Year and loses an eye. Marlon Brando stars in "The Godfather".
4. In which airport was there a hijacked airbus which was stormed by Israeli commandos killing all 7 hijackers?
5. Who ousted Milton Obotee from power in Uganda in the 1970s?
6. In which country was Milton Obote overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971?
7. Name three of the six mainland African countries that are crossed by the Equator?
8. Where in Uganda was a hijacked Air France plane stormed in 1976?
ANSWERS
1. Victoria
2. The QE2 (Canberra and Uganda are other possible answers)
3. 1972.
4. Entebbe (Uganda)
5. Idi Amin
6. Uganda
7. Gabon, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia.
8. Entebbe airport
Where these questions come from
- Africa Quiz 2
- Transport Quiz 3
- History Quiz 22
- Quiz of the Year 1976
- World Leaders Quiz 2
- Coups and Revolutions Quiz 1
- Africa Quiz 3
- Trouble Spots Quiz 1
Questions are chosen because they name the country, its people, its language or its capital.
More countries in Africa
Algeria Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Seychelles Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Zambia Zimbabwe