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Project Africa: self scoring quizzes
Click on a quiz title to go to a page where you can take that quiz.
This section has quizzes located at a variety of Internet sites
Africa Countries Map Quiz. You will be shown a blank outline map of Africa and be given a country name. You must click on the correct country. You may ask for help. The quiz begins with 49 questions. Many other quizzes are available at this site.
African Geography Quizzes
from Triviaplaza (some banners)
Several categories of quizzes. One which is unusual is the "shapes"
quiz. This has 10 questions where the shape is shown and you click on
the correct text name from a list of four. Automatic scoring. At another
page on the same site the
whole continent is shown. Each country is outlined and one is shown
in color. User is to select the correct name of the country from a list
of four.
What
Is The Capital? This excellent site contributed by Alwyn Botha
of Hartbeespoort, South Africa. The site contains lists of capital cities
from all over the world, the USA 50 states, and 1200 quizzes on those
cities. Go directly to the Africa list of capital cities at:
http://www.what-is-the-capital-of.com/africa-capitals.html
There is also a "geography reference" encyclopedia search engine
at the bottom of the list. Go directly to the list of three different
types of quizzes on Africa capital cities at: http://www.what-is-the-capital-of.com/africa-capital-quizzes.html
Test your knowledge of Africa via maps at:
http://www.what-is-the-capital-of.com/geography-quizzes.html
DRAG AND DROP
QUIZ ON AFRICA (from Maps.Com)
This self scoring drag and drop quiz will appeal to students who work
better with image memory and manipulation than they do with text memory.
Very well done.
Test Your Geography Knowledge This site has a clickable map of the world. Click on Africa. Users are provided a map and questions about where places are located. Very similar to the Africa Countries Map Quiz above
.maps.com Learn and Play Africa Quiz This site offers five parts to the quiz. One is the major physical features of Africa, the others are the countries by compass region. The user will drag names to their correct boxes on the maps. The user checks their own score.
ThinkQuest Africa Quizzes This site has a quiz for elementary levels as well as for high school and adults. The topics of the quizzes are: African People; Land; Wildlife. Take the multiple choice test by clicking in small circles. It is possible to be on a high scores list. Users are asked to leave their email addresses so others can contact them.
beta4Africa This site has a basic quiz on the main page. However, look at the menu on the left. You can get almanac style information on any of the African countries by clicking on the country name in the scrollable menu.
gamequarium Africa Quizzes This site appears to be designed more for middle and elementary school age students. However, it has several nice quizzes on several African topics.
National Geographic World Brainteasers: Africa A nice, easy, eight question quiz with clear directions. When an answer is selected, the user gets immediate feedback and additional information abou the topic.
Nassim's
GeoQuiz This graphics laden site has a quiz where you simply click
to reveal the answer. There are two parts. The pictures are nice, but
are unrelated to the quiz.
Ancient Africa Quiz This
site is nice in that it provides text reading on a variety of Ancient
Africa topics as well as a 25 question quiz. Users click on an answer
and get immediate feedback as well as a brief explanation. Nicely done.
Africa Today
This site was created by the same person who created the Ancient Africa
Quiz (above).
Sub-Saharan
Africa Quiz: Countries, Physical Geography, Outline Map. The user
reads questions in a frame on the left and then clicks on a map at the
right. The answer for the place clicked appears at the bottom left of
the screen.
North
Africa and Southwest Asia (same process as above)
African
American Leaders Quiz Test your knowledge about the leading African
American figures of the era1750 to 1860 by taking the World Book's African
American leaders quiz. Six questions.
CongoCookbook A
nice 14 question m/c quiz laced on the edges with lots of information
about African cooking.
The
Trivia Portal-Quizzes (all on Africa) There are 29 quizzes on this
page ranked by difficulty and each has a creation date.
Geography
by Physical Features (Bodies of Water, Glaciers, Mountains, Deserts,
Islands, Rivers) This site does not focus on Africa, but it is off beat
enough to be interesting and useful.
Africa Capitals Quiz
from Quia.com (site will change on 2/25/02). A ten question at a time
quiz.
South
Africa Quiz (13 questions). Straightforward quiz about SA. Click on
an answer and get immediate feedback
Puzzles (Africa Specific)
Egypt
online Jigsaw Puzzle
The puzzle is a photo in front of the pyramids. Not very educational,
but entertaining. Drag the pieces into place. A picture is shown. User
may choose difficulty (large or smaller puzzle pieces).
Mount
Kilimanjaro online Puzzle
Another picture puzzle with a timer. A "solve" button allow
the user to s...l....o....w....l....y see the puzzle picture.
MAGE Made Quizzes
The section below contains some quizzes which may be under construction.
Note: there is a "jump menu" right below this text which will serve as a quick navigation tool to get to all of the MAGE made quizzes. Just click on the rectangle and selec the quiz you want.
Other Quizzes/Puzzles