Zimbabwe
Harare is Zimbabwe's capital and largest city. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 12 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Zimbabwe trivia questions
What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
Answer: Harare
Bonus fact: Harare is Zimbabwe's capital and largest city.
Zimbabwe is located on which continent?
Answer: Africa
Bonus fact: Zimbabwe is landlocked in southern Africa.
Zimbabwe takes its name from what famous medieval stone city?
Answer: Great Zimbabwe
Bonus fact: Great Zimbabwe was the center of a powerful African kingdom.
Great Zimbabwe was built by ancestors of which people?
Answer: Shona
Bonus fact: UNESCO dates the major construction of Great Zimbabwe largely to about 1100-1450.
Great Zimbabwe was principally built between about which years?
Answer: 1100–1450
Bonus fact: The site grew into the principal city of a major regional state.
The Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe dates mainly to which century?
Answer: 14th century
Bonus fact: It was built of cut granite blocks laid in regular courses.
Great Zimbabwe is chiefly associated with which African civilization?
Answer: Shona
Bonus fact: UNESCO dates the main development of Great Zimbabwe to roughly 1100–1450 CE.
Zambia shares Victoria Falls with which country?
Answer: Zimbabwe
Bonus fact: Victoria Falls lies on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Rhodesian Bush War was fought in the territory now called what?
Answer: Zimbabwe
Bonus fact: Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980.
Victoria Falls lies on the border between which two countries?
Answer: Zambia and Zimbabwe
Bonus fact: UNESCO describes Victoria Falls as a transboundary World Heritage property shared by Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Which landlocked country lies immediately north of South Africa?
Answer: Botswana
Bonus fact: Botswana also borders Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Victoria Falls lies on the border of Zambia and which country?
Answer: Zimbabwe
Bonus fact: The Zambezi River forms the border there.