Memorize these and you could recognize 40.2% of all Africa clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 9 | Country founded in 1821 as haven for liberated American slaves |
| 2 | South Africa | 7 | Most of the Asians in t his country live in Natal, where their ancestors worked on sugar plantations |
| 3 | Morocco | 5 | Western Sahara is claimed & occupied by this North African country |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 4 | After mistakenly signing treaty agreeing to Italian control, this country defeated Italian army in 1896 |
| 5 | Angola | 4 | w/U.S., S. African & Chinese support, Jonas Savimbi aims to topple pro Soviet regime in this former Port. colony |
| 6 | the Sahara Desert | 4 | The semiarid Sahel Region is on the southern edge of this straight-up arid desert of more than 3 million square miles |
| 7 | the Ivory Coast | 3 | Though this country is named for elephant tusks, its main products are coffee, cocoa & wood |
| 8 | Somalia | 3 | This country suffered huge losses in 1977-78 war with Ethiopia, its western neighbor |
| 9 | Portugal | 3 | In 1975, this European nation was last to give up its African colonies, Angola & Mozambique |
| 10 | Egypt | 3 | This country owns the Suez Canal |
| 11 | the Pygmies | 3 | These people have shortest average height of any population |
| 12 | the Congo | 3 | Covering very little of Africa, jungle on the continent is found primarily along this river basin |
| 13 | Atlas Mountains | 3 | In Algeria this mountain chain consists of 2 parallel ranges, the Tell & the Sahara |
| 14 | Zambia | 2 | This nation takes its name from the Zambezi River, which provides part of its southern border |
| 15 | Volta | 2 | Burkina Faso, meaning "country of honest men", was formerly named for the "upper" part of this river |
| 16 | Timbuktu | 2 | Synonymous with "faraway places", this small Mali town was great medieval trade center |
| 17 | the Gold Coast | 2 | The Ashanti, called makers of African gold jewelry, live in Ghana, formerly called this |
| 18 | Tanzania | 2 | Mount Kilimanjaro, this country's highest point, is also the continent's highest point |
| 19 | Nile | 2 | The only river that completely crosses the Sahara Desert |
| 20 | Madagascar | 2 | Once thought extinct, the coelacanth can be found off shore of this largest African island |
| 21 | Libya | 2 | Oil-producing nations belonging to OPEC include Algeria, Nigeria & this one led by Muammar al-Qaddafi |
| 22 | Lake Victoria | 2 | This lake in East Central Africa is the largest source of the Nile River |
| 23 | Kilimanjaro | 2 | At 19,340 feet, it's Africa's highest mountain |
| 24 | French | 2 | Mauritania, Chad & Niger have retained this European language as an official one |
| 25 | France | 2 | In 1849 this European power established a home for emancipated slaves at Libreville, Gabon |
| 26 | English | 2 | Cameroon is the only mainland African country that has both French & this as official languages |
| 27 | Arabic | 2 | On the continent as a whole more people speak this language, by far, than any other |
| 28 | Algiers | 2 | The National Library in this Algerian capital is partly housed in a Moorish palace |
| 29 | Algeria | 2 | France considered this an actual part of France, not a colony, until it gained independence in '62 |
| 30 | the Sahara | 2 | About 4,000 B.C., this began turning into a desert |
| 31 | the Kalahari | 2 | This South African desert covers half of Botswana & eastern Namibia |
| 32 | the guinea | 2 | Old English coin so named because the gold it contained came from this African country |
| 33 | Henry Stanley | 2 | (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Departing Zanzibar in March to find Dr. Livingstone, & in November finally making contact in Ujij... |
| 34 | Dr. (Albert) Schweitzer | 2 | For over 50 yrs. he operated a jungle hospital in Lambarene, Gabon |