03/18/25 Grif.Net – Africa Today Quiz

[Toda=
y’s quiz focuses on names of countries in Africa. In my lifetime, mos=
t the former European colonies have new names and many of the nations have =
changed their names, too.  I will give you the OLD names and all you m=
ust do is give the PRESENT name of each country. Without Google, maps, Diar=
y of David Livingstone (I presume), or artificial intelligence. This is NOT=
easy; what I learned in 4th grade world geography truly is &#82=
20;history”.]

1. Abyssinia =3D _______________

 

2. Bechuanaland =3D _______________

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3. Belgian Congo =3D _______________

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sp;

4. Banadir =3D _______________

 

5. Biafra =3D _______________

 

6. D=
ahomey =3D _______________

 

7. French Som=
aliland =3D _______________

 

8. French Su=
dan =3D _______________

 

9. German South=
west Africa =3D _______________

 

10. Gold=
Coast =3D _______________

 

11. Grain Coa=
st =3D _______________

 

12. Hausaland =
=3D _______________

 

13, Italian East A=
frica =3D _______________

 

14. Malagasy R=
epublic =3D _______________

 

15. Nyasalan=
d =3D _______________

 

16. Portuguese Eas=
t Africa =3D _______________

 

17. Rhodesi=
a, Northern =3D _______________

 

18. Rhod=
esia, Southern =3D _______________

 

19. S=
panish Guinea =3D _______________

 

20. Sp=
anish West Africa =3D _______________

 

21=
=2E Tanganyika & Zanzibar =3D _______________

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22. Union of South Africa =3D _______________

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23. United Arab Republic =3D _______________

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24. Upper Volta =3D _______________

 

25. Zaire =3D _______________

 

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Dr Bob Griffin

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net

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