Africa biggest cities quiz

In 10 countries of Africa the biggest city isn’t the capital. Name it: Sydney, not Canberra; Lagos, not Abuja. Close spellings count.

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How it works

  1. A few at a time. You see each new city first, then recall it until it sticks.
  2. Mistakes become practice. Whatever you miss comes back sooner, mixed with what you already know.
  3. Keep it for good. Spaced repetition brings everything back just before you would forget it.

Biggest cities of Africa

CountryBiggest city
BeninCotonou (capital: Porto-Novo)
BurundiBujumbura (capital: Gitega)
CameroonDouala (capital: Yaoundé)
Equatorial GuineaBata (capital: Ciudad de la Paz)
GambiaSerekunda (capital: Banjul)
Ivory CoastAbidjan (capital: Yamoussoukro)
MoroccoCasablanca (capital: Rabat)
NigeriaLagos (capital: Abuja)
South AfricaJohannesburg (capital: Pretoria / Cape Town / Bloemfontein)
TanzaniaDar es Salaam (capital: Dodoma)

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