Africa supplies some of Bing's most spectacular homepage images, dunes, waterfalls, migrations, so Africa questions arrive regularly. They mix geography superlatives with wildlife, and a couple of records are phrased in ways designed to trip you.
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The geography superlatives
The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth. The Nile is traditionally cited as the world's longest river (the Amazon debate makes 'longest river' a check-first question). Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is Africa's highest peak, Victoria Falls sits on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, and Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake.
Countries and capitals
Africa has 54 countries, the most of any continent, itself a quiz answer. Nigeria is the most populous, Algeria the largest by area, and questions like Egypt's capital (Cairo), Kenya's (Nairobi) and South Africa's three capitals (Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein) rotate through.
Safari wildlife
The 'Big Five' are the lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and Cape buffalo, a term from hunting now used in safari tourism. The Serengeti's great wildebeest migration between Tanzania and Kenya is a favourite image-and-question combo, and cheetah-versus-lion speed questions point to the cheetah as the fastest land animal.
Answering carefully
Watch 'hot desert' versus 'desert' (Antarctica is technically the largest desert overall), and 'longest river' claims worth a quick verify. As always, the day's caption names the park, falls or species, and one targeted search confirms the fact.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries are in Africa?
54, the most of any continent, a frequently repeated Bing answer.
What are the Big Five animals?
The lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and Cape buffalo, the classic safari checklist Bing quizzes reference.
Is the Sahara the largest desert in the world?
It's the largest hot desert. Counting cold deserts, Antarctica is larger, exactly the kind of wording trick Bing uses.