Only Experts Will Ace This Africa Trivia Challenge
1.
Which pharaoh is considered one of the greatest Egyptian kings and was married to Queen Nefertari?
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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?
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General Gnassingbe Eyadema .
3.
Which African nation was populated about 2,000 years ago by migrants from what is now Malaysia and Indonesia?
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Madagascar
4.
Which African leader, known as the "Lion of Judah", was worshipped by Rastafarians?
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Haile Selassie
5.
What did explorer David Livingstone (of "Doctor Livingstone, I presume" fame) die of?
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Malaria
6.
What Carthaginian swore to his father Hamilcar when he was nine to never be a friend to the Romans?
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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?
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Queen N'zinga
8.
Who was President of Kenya from 1964 to 1978?
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Joseph Kenyatta
9.
What countries supported opposing sides in the 1975 Angolan Civil War?
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U.S. And Soviet Union
10.
What is the area of Africa south of the Sahara Desert called?
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Sub-Saharan
11.
What Mali ruler's wealth astounded Egyptians during his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324?
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Mansa Musa
12.
What modern-day African country was home to the kingdoms of Ile-Ife and Benin?
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Nigeria
13.
Who founded the United National Independence Party in British-controlled Northern Rhodesia?
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Kenneth Kaunda
14.
What lake exploded with carbon dioxide gas in 1986, killing more than 1,500 people?
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Lake Nyos In Cameroon
15.
January 13, 1967 was a remembered holiday for the Republic of Togo in West Africa until 1992, what did they celebrate?
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Murder Of The Elected President And Take Over By The Military Government
16.
What was the only African nation never to come under the thumb of a European power?
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Liberia
17.
Which African country has oil reserves that could rival those of the Middle East?
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Angola
18.
What is the largest indigenous church in Africa?
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The Zion Christian Church
19.
Bulawayo was once the national capital of Zimbabwe, what does the name "Bulawayo" mean?
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Place Of Killing
20.
What scholar argued that the ancient Greek civilization and accomplishments originated in Africa?
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Cheik Anta Diop
21.
Which African city's streets were laid out to look like the stripes in the British flag (the Union Jack), radiating out from a central area?
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Khartoum, Sudan
22.
What government-opposed Nigerian author was executed in 1995?
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Ken Saro-Wiwa
23.
During her exile from South Africa, singer Miriam Makeba spent many years in which African nation?
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Guinea
24.
What were the apartheid laws that required Black South Africans to carry ID cards?
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Influx Control
25.
Which country claims to be the world's hottest place, with a year-round average temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit?
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Ethiopia
26.
Who wrote the African-American Literature Narrative of Sojourner Truth, "A Northern Slave"?
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Sojourner Truth
27.
In South Africa, what what would you do with Biltong?
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Eat It
28.
What is the capital city of Kwa-Zulu Natal?
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Pietermaritzburg
29.
Which sub-Saharan colony was the first to achieve independence?
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Gold Coast
30.
In 1975, Angola and Mozambique gained independence from which European country?
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Portugal
31.
Under South African apartheid, which was not a race classification?
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Mixed
32.
Which country supplied 50,000 troops during the Angolan Civil War?
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Cuba
33.
What two items were the basis of West African trade?
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Salt And Gold
34.
What former province of Mali became an empire on its own?
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Songhai
35.
What was one of the main trade goods of Aksum?
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Ivory
36.
Which king made Christianity the official religion of Aksum?
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King Ezana
37.
Which Christian king of East Africa had his people carve underground churches?
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Lalibela
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