West Africa - map quiz
"West Africa" is a free map quiz with 16 countries. You are given a name and tap that place on a blank map; each place allows three tries, and the faster and more accurately you answer, the more points you score.
The list includes Benin, Liberia and Togo, and some that are small enough to be tricky: Cape Verde, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Choose Play for a scored run, or Learn to explore the map first and tap any place to see its name and capital.
Answer list (16)
| Country | Capital | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | Porto-Novo | Western Africa |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Western Africa |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Western Africa |
| Gambia | Banjul | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Accra | Western Africa |
| Guinea | Conakry | Western Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Western Africa |
| Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | Western Africa |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Western Africa |
| Mali | Bamako | Western Africa |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Western Africa |
| Niger | Niamey | Western Africa |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Western Africa |
| Senegal | Dakar | Western Africa |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Western Africa |
| Togo | Lomé | Western Africa |
Questions and answers
How many countries are in "West Africa"?
16 countries. The list has the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City and Kosovo.
How does the quiz work?
In Play mode you get one place at a time, in random order, and tap it on the map. Each place allows up to three taps: right on the first tap counts most, and a quicker run scores more. The most you can score in this quiz is 600 points. Learn mode has no timer and no score.
Which is the smallest and which is the largest in "West Africa"?
By area, the smallest is Cape Verde (4,033 km²) and the largest is Niger (1,267,000 km²), using the area figures of the app's country data.
Is this quiz free?
Yes. You can play it in your browser without an account, and your best score is stored only in this browser.
