Africa Travel Quiz
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01. If you were dining at a restaurant in Mamoudzou, the capital of Mayotte, and you paid in the local currency, which currency would you use?
![My favourite restaurant in Mamoudzou, the charming Auberge du Rond-Point offers wonderful meals.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_7358.jpg)
02. Which country would you be visiting if you were shopping at the craft market in the capital city of Mbabane?
![Handicrafts in Mbabane Market, Eswatini.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/40518569-1A96-4A5D-BBFD-1DF2AC3D9B05.jpeg)
03. Africa's largest canyon, the Fish River Canyon, is located in which country?
![Fish River Canyon, Namibia](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1CC6DB91-01AC-4B05-BA9C-7497A2F8F918.jpeg)
04. The Bardo National Museum houses one of the largest collections of Roman mosaics in the world. In which city is it located?
![Mosaic at the Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Tunisia](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5063D720-C389-46D3-BCBC-EE05284295F9.jpeg)
05. The fabled city of Timbuktu (Tombouctou in French) is located in which country?
![Timbuktu sign in Algeria](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C9F1809C-3B36-45A5-BED0-0AFFA1D2360C.jpeg)
06. Voted the world's most beautiful beach, Anse Source D'Argent is located on which African island nation?
![Anse Source d’Argent has been voted "the most beautiful beach" in the world. Praslin island is visible in the background.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0346.jpg)
07. In which country would you be if you were visiting this ancient ruin complex.
![Great Zimbabwe ruin complex](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/48CF716B-7B00-412F-81E1-6F8936D645CF.jpeg)
08. This large adobe mosque is considered by many architects to be one of the greatest achievements of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. In which city is it located?
![Djenné Mosque, Mali](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/BEF6FA34-6844-4A87-995A-A1D90705E333.jpeg)
09. With an estimated 2,400 remaining in the wild, the endangered Grevy's zebra is one of how many different species of Zebra?
![Grevy's Zebra, Samburu National Park, Kenya](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/05246BB6-DA5A-4032-B531-97CEA0D184D2.jpeg)
10. Which country is famous for the production of handwoven Kente cloth?
![Kente Cloth, Kumasi, Ghana](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/B4FE8CFE-7C13-4A2A-A6C4-CC4D712FFA25.jpeg)
11. The ancient port city of Alexandria is located on which body of water?
![Boats in the port city of Alexandria, Egypt](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/50B14322-21F2-4407-95E4-51FBB6992969.jpeg)
12. With just 400 remaining in the wild, these West African giraffe (photographed at Kouré, Niger) are one of how many sub-species of giraffe?
![West African giraffes at Kouré, Niger](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/229ED706-D1B9-4EDD-A9B0-104E7C4B217B.jpeg)
13. This is the flag of which African nation?
![The flag of Mauritius is known as the 'Four Bands'.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_7271.jpg)
14. In which country would you be if you were exploring the Okavango Delta.
![Travelling through the Okavango Delta, Botswana](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/59022B88-D219-44DE-BE09-4827E7481B25.jpeg)
15. The people of the Fulani ethnic group inhabit the northern region of which country?
![Fulani Girls, Nigeria](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5E4EF390-A26C-4CB0-A725-87DA2E16F626.jpeg)
16. In which country would you be if you were photographing a Reticulated giraffe in the Samburu National Reserve?
![Reticulated Giraffe, Samburu National Park, Kenya](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AA0B9206-155E-498E-89F5-935DA99E9FCA.jpeg)
17. What's the name given to the small wooden sailing boats which ply the river Nile in Egypt?
![Felucca's on the River Nile, Aswan, Egypt](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/D6DA98C7-D349-40FF-8F32-82EF61C57E62.jpeg)
18. The ancient city of Constantine is located in which country?
![Sidi M'Cid Bridge, Constantine, Algeria](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/02D12C70-A2F4-41D8-88A2-B33186565F11.jpeg)
19. In which country would you be if you were visiting the stilted village of Ganvie?
![The stilted village of Ganvie, Benin](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/B6BD4653-CFC3-4A38-A23B-493580FE7694.jpeg)
20. The world's largest desert, the Sahara spans how many African nations?
![Sahara Desert, near Aswan, Egypt](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.taste2travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1D300A8A-DFA4-4673-BE87-D4D7CC3890B0.jpeg)
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