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Explore the Africa 50 Km Expanding Circles Challenge - Choose City Quiz. Test your knowledge of Africa cities and their expanding circles.

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Challenge Quizzes

Africa 50 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

First choose any Africa 50K+ city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the largest 50K+ Africa city in each 50km circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is the largest 50K+ city in that area.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Lagos, Nigeria' - you will be shown a circle of radius 50km centered at Lagos. Naming the largest city in this circle (Lagos in this case) will cause another 'ring' of radius 50km to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the largest 50K+ African city in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 50-100km, it will expand to be a 50-150km ring, then 50-200km and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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Africa 50K+ City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a 50K+ African city to start, then name successive 50K+ African cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. On this quiz alternates are generally accepted, however only the main (usually official) name is counted as it relates to naming the next city. Cities of the same name will answer the closest city first. NOTE: You must type a '.' (period) after the city to submit it. Cities must be a minimum of 50k population. The same city cannot be used twice in this quiz.

For example, you start with 'Cairo' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'O' (the last letter of 'Cairo') which is closest to Cairo. If you answer 'Oran.' - now you are trying to name the closest city to Oran which starts with a 'N' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

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Africa Bordering Country Challenge

Type an African country which has a land border with another African country (there are 48 such countries). When entered, that country and any bordering African countries will fill in. Try to fill in all 48 countries in as few guesses as possible. NOTE: for Guinea and Niger, type a '.' after them to submit (to avoid answering Guinea Bissau or Nigeria with an extra guess if you didn't want to answer those). Sorted from most bordering countries to fewest, then alphabetically. # of bordering countries shown.

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Africa Capitals Distance Challenge

The object of this quiz is to travel to all African capitals in the shortest distance. Begin at any capital by it. Its marker will turn green. Click on successive capitals to ‘travel’ between them, trying to accumulate the shortest total distance. When you have visited all capitals your score will be saved. There is a time limit to complete all the capitals. Countries with multiple capitals use the administrative.

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Africa Capitals Triplets Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 grid of 25 of the capital cities of African countries.

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 3 in the given category for the capitals shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different capitals plus a category to name the top 3 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 3 Largest Population’ you are to click on the 3 capitals with the largest population. If it says ‘Top 3 Lowest Population Density’ you are to click on the 3 whose population density is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second capital you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 3rd capital they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 3 comes to the optimum set of 3 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 3 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 8 sets of 3 leaving only 1 capital the quiz is over. You get a 100 points bonus for completing the sets making for a total possible score of 2500.

Note: I set the Vatican's Cost Of Living to the same as Rome's, as there is no data for it.

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Africa Circle Radius Population Challenge

The object of this quiz is to adjust each circle's radius so it contains the target population shown at the right but ONLY within Africa. When you click Start you will be shown a marker on a random populated Africa grid square (courtesy of https://human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu/index.php). Also you will see an adjustable circle of radius 500 km to start. Adjust the circle's radius by dragging it until it contains the target number of people shown - this target will be between 10 and 250 million people. Then click submit. You are scored on how close your circle's population is to the target.

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Africa Cities Locator Streak Challenge

The object of this quiz is to locate as many of the top African cities in a row you can without going over the maximum allowable distance away. The max distance allowed is 25 km for 1M+ cities and 10 km otherwise. Double-click to locate each city in order of population. If you are under the max distance allowed you will move on to the next city. When you double-click farther away than the max distance allowed the quiz will end.

PLEASE NOTE - To identify a city, click on the 'downtown' area to avoid clicking on a suburb or outer edge of the city. The distance will generally be measured from close to the center of a city's 'downtown.'

You begin with 10 minutes (or 5 for non-Premium members) and get 10 seconds added every time you double-click to locate a city.

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Africa City Grid Challenge

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. Then, enter the largest number of 50K+ population cities you chose in each 10-degree grid square. Only green squares contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a square it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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Africa City Latitude Grid Top 3 Challenge

Choose a level then name the 3 largest 50K+ African cities within each latitude range. Latitude ranges will fill in a light yellow when 2 answers remain, light orange with one remaining, and red when completed.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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Africa City Longitude Grid Top 3 Challenge

Choose a level then name the 3 largest 50K+ African cities within each longitude range. Longitude ranges will fill in a light yellow when 2 answers remain, light orange with one remaining, and red when completed.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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Africa Closest 100K+ City Random Location Challenge

The object of this quiz is to name to closest African 100K+ city to each purple marker that appears. When you begin the quiz you will be placed in a random location in Africa which will be denoted by a purple marker. Name the closest 100K+ African city to this marker by typing in the city name followed by a '.' (period). You will then be given a score up to 100 (100 being the closest 100K+ city) based on how far away your city is in relation to how far away the closest one is. You get 25 cities for a maximum of 2500 points. If you name a city that has the same name as another possible answer, don't worry - the closest city of that name will be chosen.

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Africa Countries Area Sorting Challenge

You begin with two African countries shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the countries in order from largest to smallest by total area. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '16th' in each box. You can click on a country to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then clicked another higher-ranked country to position the first country before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new country added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

Area includes dependent territories and areas of the country outside of Africa geographically.

hugequiz Premium members will see country areas when the quiz is over.

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Africa Countries Identifier Challenge

Double-click on the African country listed - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all countries or click End Quiz to save your score.

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Africa Countries Population Sorting Challenge

You begin with two African countries shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the countries in order from largest to smallest by total population. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '16th' in each box. You can click on a country to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then clicked another higher-ranked country to position the first country before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new country added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

Population includes dependent territories and including in areas of that country outside of Africa geographically.

hugequiz Premium members will see country populations when the quiz is over.

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Africa Country Drawing Challenge

Time for you to show what you've really got. You'll be freehand drawing countries of Africa. When the quiz loads on the right side you will be told which country to draw. To begin drawing a country, click Draw or right-click anywhere in the map to enter drawing mode. Click and drag the mouse to make an outline of the country. Release the mouse to 'close' the country and it will appear green. If happy and ready to submit, click submit or double-click the drawn country. Click erase or right-click the country to erase it and try again. You may have to wait a few moments for your score to calculate on larger countries.

You are only drawing the main portion of each country - do not worry about any disjointed islands, etc. Cape Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sao Tome are not included.

When you submit a country you are scored on the % of your country which contains the actual country (shown as '% In Country') and the % of the actual country contained in your country (shown as '% Of Country'). These average out to create your points for that country.

Complete all countries or click End Quiz at any time to save your score. Don't forget to take a screenshot of your beautifully drawn Africa!

hugequiz Premium members will see the actual outlines of the countries when the quiz is over.

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Africa Country Drawing Challenge Streak

First enter ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ to begin. Beginner corresponds to 60 points, intermediate to 70 points, advanced to 80 points and expert to 90 points. This is the number of points you will need to score drawing each country to get to continue on to the next country. The object is to complete as many countries as you can.

You'll be freehand drawing the countries of Africa. When the quiz loads on the right side you will be told which country to draw. To begin drawing a country, click Draw or right-click anywhere in the map to enter drawing mode. Click and drag the mouse to make an outline of the country. Release the mouse to 'close' the country and it will appear green. If happy and ready to submit, click submit or double-click the drawn country. Click erase or right-click the country to erase it and try again. You may have to wait a few moments for your score on larger countries.

You continue to the next country as long as your points for the last country meet the minimum (60, 70, 80, or 90) based on the level you chose. Otherwise the game is over.

When you submit a country you are scored on the % of your country which contains the actual country (shown as '% In Country') and the % of the actual country contained in your country (shown as '% Of Country'). These average out to create your points for that country.

hugequiz Premium members will see the actual outlines of the countries when the quiz is over.

A streak version of this quiz: Africa Country Drawing Challenge Streak

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Africa Country Satellite Zoom Challenge

After typing ‘start’ to begin you will be given Google satellite view zoomed in near the center of 20 different African 50K+ population cities. The view will start being zoomed in fully and zoom out every 5 seconds. Name the country you are in by typing it (some abbreviations accepted). The faster you answer, the more points you get. Max of 25 points per location. NOTE: No country will be used more than once, you will get 20 different countries.

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Africa Country Triplets Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5x5 grid of Africa countries.

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 3 in the given category for the countries shown in the grid. When you begin you'll be given 25 different countries plus a category to name the top 3 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says 'Top 3 Largest Area' you are to click on the 3 countries with the largest area. If it says 'Top 3 Smallest Max Elevation' you are to click on the 3 countries whose max elevation is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second country you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 3rd country they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 3 comes to the optimum set of 3 (which will be shown as a 'Rank' on top out of the # of possible sets of 3 for the last choice). When you've answered all 8 sets of 3 leaving only 1 country the quiz is over. You get a 100 points bonus for completing the sets making for a total possible score of 2500.

PLEASE NOTE - countries INCLUDED dependent territories EXCEPT for the 'Highest/Lowest Mean Temp' categories, which only applies to the 'main' portion of the country (i.e. no Greenland for Denmark for average temp).

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Africa Grid Top 5 Challenge

Choose a level to begin. Then, try to name the largest African cities (min 50K population) in each square IN ORDER. To name a city, you must first click on the grid square to make it have a GREEN border. Then, type in the city answer for that square followed by a '.' (a period).

The squares will start with '0/5' (or maybe fewer cities if less exist in that square). Click on a square and enter the largest city in that square not yet answered (so, the largest city if you have yet to answer a city in that square). You will then have '1/5' and need to click on that square to name the 2nd largest city, and so on until you complete all the cities up to 5 (or less if less exist). If you name an incorrect city in a square it becomes 'locked' and turns red and you can no longer accumulate cities in that square.

You receive 1 point for the largest city in a square, 2 for the 2nd largest, and so on.

At the end of the quiz the largest remaining city you haven't named will be shown in each square.

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Africa Countries Identifier Challenge Double-click on the African country listed - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all countries or click End Quiz to save your score.

Africa Countries Identifier Challenge

Double-click on the African country listed - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all countries or click End Quiz to save your score.