Uganda Trivia

1. The Ugandan flag was adopted in October of 1962. Two other flags had been made previous to the newest flag of Uganda. What happened on the ninth of the month that caused the flag to change design?

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Answer: Uganda gained independence

The first flag of Uganda had the Union Jack in the top left corner, with the national symbol of Uganda in the middle right. It was adopted in 1914 and continued until March 1962. In March of that year, a new flag was adopted, with two large green vertical bars on either side, two thin yellow bars next to that, and the rest being blue. In the blue bar was the national symbol. In October 1962, the flag changed once more, due to Ugandan independence. The newer flag had six stripes: two black, two yellow, and two red. In the middle of the two inner stripes was the national symbol, encircled in a white disk.

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Answer: Five

Uganda has borders with five countries. South Sudan on the north, Kenya on the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, Rwanda on the southwest, and Tanzania on the south.

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Answer: Grey Crowned Crane

The grey crowned crane is a crane in the Gruidae family. There are two subspecies of this crane: the South African crowned crane and the East African crested crane. In Uganda, the East African crested crane is more prevalent, since Uganda is in, well, East Africa. The grey crowned cranes can be found as far north, however, as southern Sahara, though they prefer much wetter environments.

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Answer: Idi Amin & Idi Amin Dada

Idi Amin took power in 1971 after a military coup. Once in power, approximately 80,000 Asian people living in the country were deported. Their businesses were a major part of a weak economy, which further destroyed it. Throughout his rule, many Ugandans who opposed him were murdered. Different reports place the number of deaths during his reign from as low as 80,000 to as high as 500,000. In 1979, Tanzanian forces along with Ugandan exiles overthrew Amin and power reverted to Milton Obote. In 1966, Milton Obote was prime minister and he then overthrew the constitution and declared himself president, ousting then president Edward Muteesa II. This began a cycle of coups which lasted until the 1980's, one of which was Idi Amin taking power from Obote.

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Answer: People, Sunshine, Brotherhood

The black stripes represent the African people. The yellow represents the sunshine prevalent in Africa. The red stripe represents brotherhood. The red means blood, and it is believed by some that all Africans are connected through blood, like a brotherhood.

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Answer: Entebbe

Early on July 4, 1976, an Airbus A300 carrying 248 people from Athens to Paris was hijacked and flown to Entebbe. At Entebbe, all the non-Jewish and non-Israeli hostages were released and the hijackers threatened to kill the remaining hostages if the demands were not met. Israel secretly sent 29 commandos to rescue the hostages during the night. In all, one Israeli commando was killed, 45 Ugandan troops were killed, and three hostages were killed.

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Answer: Shilling

The USh, or Ugandan Shilling, is the national currency of Uganda. The shilling was once divided into 100 cents, but in 1987 cents were no longer used. Both coins and bills are issued, each with a different amount of shillings. Coins include the rare 10 shilling coin, along with the 50, 100, 200, and 500 shilling pieces, and bills include the 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, and 50,000 shilling bills.

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Answer: Great Britain

On October 9, 1962, Uganda gained its independence from Great Britain after the British had established themselves in the area in 1888.

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Answer: President

The president is the head of state and government, and appoints a prime minister to help him in his tasks. Uganda does not have a king and the Althing is the name of the parliament of Iceland.

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Answer: EAT

EAT is East Africa Time, which is three hours ahead of GMT. Other countries in the EAT time zone include Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania. Uganda does NOT have a Daylight Savings Time. CVT is Cape Verde Time, and is only used in Cape Verde; it is one hour behind GMT. MUT is Mauritius Time, which is four hours ahead, the same as SCT, or Seychelles Time. Finally, WET is Western Europe Time, which has the same time as the Greenwich Mean Time.

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Answer: Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is the largest lake on the African continent, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second largest freshwater lake. Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa are other lakes in Africa's Rift Valley System and Lake Nasser is an artificial lake formed by the Aswan High Dam.

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Answer: South of Kampala

The equator is just south of Kampala. Entebbe, another city in Uganda, is even closer to the equator, almost directly on the invisible line. Because of Kampala's nearness to the equator, the climate is usually rather hot. In fact, record lows average from 54 to 59 degrees F (12-15C).

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Answer: Coffee

Agriculture accounts for 80% of Uganda's income source, with the majority of that coming from exporting coffee.

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Answer: Lord's Resistance Army& Lords resistance army

The Lord's Resistance Army is a rebel group founded in 1987 and ruled by Joseph Koney. The group has been blamed for numerous human rights abuses. Major combat operations began in 1991 when the Ugandan government launched "Operation North", an attack against the LRA. At first, the government encouraged local villages to protect themselves with bows and arrows, however, the LRA possessed modern weapons, and that plan quickly failed.

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Answer: Mount Rwenzori (Mount Stanley)

Mount Rwenzori (previously known as Mount Stanley) is the third highest in all of Africa, with its tallest peak being Margherita Peak at 16,763 feet (5,109 m). It is also the highest mountain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since it is right on the Uganda/Congo border. Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa, and the tallest in, well, Kenya. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, and is located in Tanzania. Mount Karisimbi is the fifth highest mountain in Africa, as well as the highest in Rwanda, on the Rwanda/Congo border.

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