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Last Updated: Monday, 22 December, 2003, 16:51 GMT
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Africa's 2003 Christmas quiz

Another remarkable year is drawing to a close... Take our Africa news quiz to see just how much you remember from our selection of weird and wonderful stories.

When you've got your result, why not e-mail the quiz to a friend to see how they measure up?

According to a survey this year, which country has the happiest people in the world?
A: Ghana
B: Sierra Leone
C: Nigeria
The Tanzanian government banned imports of what this year?
A: Second-hand pants
B: Soap
C: Anti-retroviral drugs
How did the Congolese football authorities tackle low gate receipts at matches?
A: Made people pay if they wanted to leave the stadium instead
B: Employed deaf and dumb turnstile operators who couldn’t be bribed so easily
C: Players toured the stadium at half time collecting the money
How many Liberian presidents have there been this year?
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
Which former African president arrived at court on corruption charges to discover no-one was there because of a strike?
A: Daniel arap Moi
B: Charles Taylor
C: Frederick Chiluba
In which country did women MPs walk out of parliament in protest at not being allowed to take in their handbags?
A: South Africa
B: Tanzania
C: Kenya
What did a Botswana athlete have to do to get his medal at the All-African games?
A: Pay $30 to pay for the cost of the gold
B: Sing his own national anthem
C: Collect his own medal – after the presentation committee left early
Why did the Nigerian president recall a corruption bill?
A: He found out MPs were being given back-handers to support the bill
B: MPs had bribed officials to remove key passages
C: He was concerned a forged version of the bill might be the one that was passed
What was the name of the python which became a tourist attraction in an East African village?
A: Omweri
B: Shomuri
C: Kabira
How many wives does the Swazi king now have?
A: 10
B: 11
C: 12

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