Angola
Angola lies in southwestern Africa. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Angola trivia questions
Angola is located on which continent?
Answer: Africa
Bonus fact: Angola lies in southwestern Africa.
What ocean borders Angola to the west?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Bonus fact: Angola has a long Atlantic coastline.
Which foreign powers backed opposing sides in Angola?
Answer: Soviet Union/Cuba and United States/South Africa
Bonus fact: Angola became a major Cold War proxy conflict.
What is the capital of Angola?
Answer: Luanda
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Luanda as the capital of Angola.
Cabinda, an exclave of Angola, is bordered to the north and east by which country?
Answer: Republic of the Congo
Bonus fact: The same State Department geography note says the Democratic Republic of the Congo borders Cabinda on the south.
Which cool ocean current tempers Angola's Atlantic coastal strip?
Answer: Benguela Current
Bonus fact: The U.S. State Department says this current helps give Angola's coastal strip a climate similar to coastal Baja California.
The upper reaches of which major African river pass through Angola?
Answer: Zambezi River
Bonus fact: The State Department also notes that several tributaries of the Congo River have their sources in Angola.
The Angolan Civil War began soon after independence from which country?
Answer: Portugal
Bonus fact: Angola became independent in 1975.
The enclave of Cabinda is part of which African country?
Answer: Angola
Bonus fact: Cabinda is separated from the rest of Angola by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.