All About Africa
This Quiz is all about Africa
- 1.
Which pharaoh is considered one of the greatest Egyptian kings and was married to Queen Nefertari?
- A.
Memnon
- B.
Akmen Ra
- C.
Tutankhamun
- D.
Ramesses II
Correct Answer
D. Ramesses II -
- 2.
Who is the President of this TOGO Since Bill Clinton was at College, became governor and President of the US, and will be President until 2002?
- A.
Oumar Khadafi
- B.
General Gnassingbe Eyadema .
- C.
Francois Mitterrand
- D.
Idi Amin Dada
Correct Answer
B. General Gnassingbe Eyadema . -
- 3.
Which African nation was populated about 2,000 years ago by migrants from what is now Malaysia and Indonesia?
- A.
Tanzania
- B.
Madagascar
- C.
Sao Tome And Principe
- D.
Somalia
Correct Answer
B. Madagascar -
- 4.
Which African leader, known as the "Lion of Judah", was worshipped by Rastafarians?
- A.
Marcus Garvey
- B.
Ramses I
- C.
Haile Selassie
- D.
King Solomon
Correct Answer
C. Haile Selassie -
- 5.
What did explorer David Livingstone (of "Doctor Livingstone, I presume" fame) die of?
- A.
Malaria
- B.
Starvation
- C.
The Flu (Influenza)
- D.
Tuberculosis
Correct Answer
A. Malaria -
- 6.
What Carthaginian swore to his father Hamilcar when he was nine to never be a friend to the Romans?
- A.
Kwam Nkrumah
- B.
Patrice Lumumba
- C.
Hannibal
- D.
Julius Nyerere
Correct Answer
C. Hannibal -
- 7.
This woman represents the strength of the African people. She fought against the Portuguese for forty years over her country, Angola. Name her?
- A.
Azania Jomo
- B.
Carla Brown
- C.
Queen N'zinga
- D.
Al Denise
Correct Answer
C. Queen N'zinga -
- 8.
Who was President of Kenya from 1964 to 1978?
- A.
Kwame Nkrumah
- B.
Desmond Tutu
- C.
Robert Mugabe
- D.
Joseph Kenyatta
Correct Answer
D. Joseph Kenyatta -
- 9.
What countries supported opposing sides in the 1975 Angolan Civil War?
- A.
France And Germany
- B.
Soviet Union And China
- C.
U.S. And Japan
- D.
U.S. And Soviet Union
Correct Answer
D. U.S. And Soviet Union -
- 10.
What is the area of Africa south of the Sahara Desert called?
- A.
Central
- B.
Forbidden
- C.
Sub-Saharan
- D.
Land Of Trees
Correct Answer
C. Sub-Saharan -
- 11.
What Mali ruler's wealth astounded Egyptians during his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324?
- A.
Chief Niger
- B.
King Kwami
- C.
Emperor Effala
- D.
Mansa Musa
Correct Answer
D. Mansa Musa -
- 12.
What modern-day African country was home to the kingdoms of Ile-Ife and Benin?
- A.
Tunisia
- B.
Nigeria
- C.
South Africa
- D.
Egypt
Correct Answer
B. Nigeria -
- 13.
Which of the following Bantu languages contains words borrowed from Arabic?
- A.
Swahili
- B.
Bantunese
- C.
Afrikaans
- D.
Bantu-Arabic
Correct Answer
A. Swahili -
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