African cities quiz
The answer to each of the following clues is the name of an African city which begins with the letter shown. How many can you guess? One guess per clue allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Most populous city in the Middle East
C
2. Second largest City in Kenya
M
3. Southernmost city in Africa
C
4. Capital City that replaced Lagos in 1991
A
5. Neighbour of answer to 1 above where you can visit a wonder of the ancient world
G
6. Hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup final
J
7. Its lighthouse was one of the Ancient Wonders of the World
A
8. Its name literally means "White House"
C
9. Located near the ancient city of Carthage
T
10. Capital whose name is very similar to the name of its country
A
11. Formerly known as "Léopoldville", it hosted a legendary Ali vs. Foreman fight
K
12. Where Colonel Gaddafi exercised his power
T
13. Moroccan city where one could find the "Jemaa el-Fnaa" market square
M
14. Capital of Angola. One of the world's most expensive cities due to an oil boom.
L
15. This city in Mali was once a prosperous centre of trans-Saharan trade
T
16. The terminus of a famous rally that took place from 1972–2007
D
17. Ancient Egyptian city formerly known as "Thebes"
L
18. Capital city of island which was once the world's largest clove producer
Z
19. Largest city on Lake Victoria
K
20. Site of the largest dam on the Nile River
A
21. Where the African Union is headquartered
A
22. Many Kilimanjaro hikers fly into this Tanzanian city
A
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Most populous city in the Middle East
C
2. Second largest City in Kenya
M
3. Southernmost city in Africa
C
4. Capital City that replaced Lagos in 1991
A
5. Neighbour of answer to 1 above where you can visit a wonder of the ancient world
G
6. Hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup final
J
7. Its lighthouse was one of the Ancient Wonders of the World
A
8. Its name literally means "White House"
C
9. Located near the ancient city of Carthage
T
10. Capital whose name is very similar to the name of its country
A
11. Formerly known as "Léopoldville", it hosted a legendary Ali vs. Foreman fight
K
12. Where Colonel Gaddafi exercised his power
T
13. Moroccan city where one could find the "Jemaa el-Fnaa" market square
M
14. Capital of Angola. One of the world's most expensive cities due to an oil boom.
L
15. This city in Mali was once a prosperous centre of trans-Saharan trade
T
16. The terminus of a famous rally that took place from 1972–2007
D
17. Ancient Egyptian city formerly known as "Thebes"
L
18. Capital city of island which was once the world's largest clove producer
Z
19. Largest city on Lake Victoria
K
20. Site of the largest dam on the Nile River
A
21. Where the African Union is headquartered
A
22. Many Kilimanjaro hikers fly into this Tanzanian city
A
