Eating Your Words in Africa

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Complete the proverb from the West African country of Benin - what type of unruly bird is obedient in a pot? Guinea fowl Ostrich Secretary bird Chicken

2. In what African country are you warned not to leave your house while your maize in still in the pot? Nigeria Lesotho Angola Zambia

3. According to the people of the Seychelles islands, what should you not tie a dog up with? Iron chain Chewable rope Spaghetti String of sausages

4. When you hear the saying: 'A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple', what west African country are you in? Liberia Algeria Morocco Mauritania

5. In Senegal, the saying is that when you have teeth of steel, what can you eat? Eggshells Monkey nuts Iron coconuts Rusted nails

6. Complete the saying from Mali: when a bird is eating guinea corn, what is it? Fat A guinea fowl Easily captured Quiet

7. In Cameroon, when the pot boils, what gets the credit instead? The fire The chef The dish The water

8. In what African country do the people warn that the bitter heart devours its owner? Ethiopia Kenya Togo Botswana

9. According to the people of Madagascar, if you cross the river in a crowd, what type of creature will not eat you? Hippo Man-eating fish Water serpent Crocodile

10. In Ghana, hunger is felt by a king as well as who else? Slave A king cobra Queen Prime Minister