How do I play this quiz?

Test your knowledge of Africa's biggest cities on this simplified Africa map quiz. Double-click the marker for each city to see if you score!

Do abbreviations or alternate spellings count?

Yes. Most quizzes allow common abbreviations, alternate spellings, and short forms. Try typing just the first few letters — if it matches, it will autofill.

Largest Cities Quizzes

Africa 100 Largest Cities Identifier

Double-click on the red marker of the Africa top 100 largest city listed. Correct guesses will change the marker to green – incorrect will not change any marker. Complete all cities to save your score.

If by chance you don’t see markers, try refreshing the quiz.

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Africa 50K+ Cities 10×10 Blackout

Fill in the 100 squares with Africa 50K+ cities based on the categories in the top row and the geographical location given in the cell. For example, if you are looking at a cell with 'Egypt' in its row, and 'Starts With A' in the column, that cell can be filled in with 'Alexandria.'

Occasionally a cell may not have a qualifying answer, in which case it will appear blank and be a gimme.

hugequiz Premium members will see missed answers in red - they will be the largest city which qualified in each cell.

Try other world blackout quizzes:
World 50K+ Cities Top 3 Blackout | World 50K+ Cities Triple Blackout
World Country Triplets Blackout Challenge | World 50K+ Cities Top 5 Blackout (Premium Only)

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Africa 50K+ Cities 15×15 Blackout

Fill in the 225 squares with Africa 50K+ cities based on the categories in the top row and the geographical location given in the cell. For example, if you are looking at a cell with 'Egypt' in its row, and 'Starts With A' in the column, that cell can be filled in with 'Alexandria.'

Occasionally a cell may not have a qualifying answer, in which case it will appear blank and be a gimme.

hugequiz Premium members will see missed answers in red - they will be the largest city which qualified in each cell.

This quiz is only available to Premium members.

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Africa 50K+ Cities Blackout

Fill in the 25 squares with Africa 50K+ cities based on the categories in the top row and the geographical location given in the cell. For example, if you are looking at a cell with 'Egypt' in its row, and 'Starts With A' in the column, that cell can be filled in with 'Alexandria.'

Occasionally a cell may not have a qualifying answer, in which case it will appear blank and be a gimme.

For the 'capital city' column use the administrative capital if the country has multiple capitals.

hugequiz Premium members will see missed answers in red - they will be the largest city which qualified in each cell.

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Africa 50K+ Cities Top 3 Blackout

Fill in the 25 squares with the top three (in terms of population - less if fewer than 3 qualify) Africa 50K+ cities based on the categories in the top row and the geographical location given in the cell. For example, if you are looking at a cell with 'Egypt' in its row, and 'Starts With A' in the column, that cell can be filled in with 'Alexandria' as it is one of the 3 largest 'A' cities in Egypt. When a cell is completed it fills in green.

Occasionally a cell may not have any qualifying answer, in which case it will be filled in bright green and be a gimme. Cells with two answers left will have a very dark green background, those with one answer left more of an evergreen shade, and finally bright green for those which have been completed. Some cells with only 1 or 2 valid answers will start with a green shade corresponding to how many answers are left.

hugequiz Premium members will see missed answers in red - they will be the largest city which qualified in each cell - only one miss will be shown per incomplete cell.

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Africa 50K+ Cities Top 5 Blackout

Fill in the 25 squares with the top five (in terms of population - less if fewer than 5 qualify) Africa 50K+ cities based on the categories in the top row and the geographical location given in the cell. For example, if you are looking at a cell with 'Egypt' in its row, and 'Starts With A' in the column, that cell can be filled in with 'Alexandria' as it is one of the 5 largest 'A' cities in Egypt. When a cell is completed it fills in green.

Occasionally a cell may not have any qualifying answer, in which case it will be filled in bright green and be a gimme. Cells will get progressively greener until all 5 (or less if less than 5 qualify) are answered. Some cells with less than 5 valid answers will start with a green shade corresponding to how many answers are left.

This quiz is only available to Premium members.

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Africa 50K+ Cities Triple Blackout

Fill in the 25 squares with three (or less if less than 3 qualify) Africa 50K+ cities based on the categories in the top row and the geographical location given in the cell. For example, if you are looking at a cell with 'Egypt' in its row, and 'Starts With A' in the column, that cell can be filled in with 'Alexandria.' When a cell is completed it fills in green.

Occasionally a cell may not have any qualifying answer, in which case it will be filled in bright green and be a gimme. Cells with two answers left will have a very dark green background, those with one answer left more of an evergreen shade, and finally bright green for those which have been completed. Some cells with only 1 or 2 valid answers will start with a green shade corresponding to how many answers are left.

hugequiz Premium members will see missed answers in red - they will be the largest city which qualified in each cell - only one miss will be shown per incomplete cell.

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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 Latitude Grid

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the largest 50K+ African city within each latitude range. Beg level is 2 degree width, Int is 1 degrees, Adv 0.5 degrees, and Exp is 0.25 degrees.

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 Latitude Grid Top 3 Challenge

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the 3 largest 50K+ African cities within each latitude range. Beg level is 5 degrees width, Int is 2 degrees, Adv 1 degree, and Exp is 0.5 degrees. 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

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the largest 50K+ African city within each longitude range. Beg level is 2 degree width, Int is 1 degrees, Adv 0.5 degrees, and Exp is 0.25 degrees.

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 by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the 3 largest 50K+ African cities within each longitude range. Beg level is 5 degrees width, Int is 2 degrees, Adv 1 degree, and Exp is 0.5 degrees. 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 City Random Grid

First choose a difficulty by typing 'beg', 'int', 'adv, or 'exp' - Beginner is 10 degrees, Intermediate 5 degrees, Advanced 2.5 degrees, and Expert 1 degree. A grid of your chosen square size will be placed randomly on the map. Then, enter the largest African city (min 50K population) in each grid square of the size based on your difficulty. Green squares contain answers.

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

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Africa Largest Cities

First choose the number of cities by typing ‘100’, ‘250’, ‘500’, or ‘all’ – then try to achieve the highest population among the top 50K+ population African cities you chose. Quiz is not timed.

hugequiz Premium users have the option to choose any number of cities to play the quiz with (stats are processed but score isn't saved). Simply enter #(number of cities)# to play the quiz with any number of cities from 25 to the maximum. For example, to play the 300 largest cities, type #300# to begin the quiz and you will play it with the 300 largest cities. Entering #all# will play it with all cities - all cities will also be chosen for any number chosen above the total.

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Try other continents:
Europe Largest Cities | Asia Cities Learning
North America Largest Cities | South America Largest Cities

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Try other world blackout quizzes: World 50K+ Cities Top 3 Blackout | World 50K+ Cities Triple Blackout World Country Triplets Blackout Challenge | World 50K+ Cities Top 5 Blackout (Premium Only)

Try other continents: Europe Largest Cities | Asia Cities Learning North America Largest Cities | South America Largest Cities

Try other world blackout quizzes:
World 50K+ Cities Top 3 Blackout | World 50K+ Cities Triple Blackout
World Country Triplets Blackout Challenge | World 50K+ Cities Top 5 Blackout (Premium Only)

Try other continents:
Europe Largest Cities | Asia Cities Learning
North America Largest Cities | South America Largest Cities