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? Chicken Secretary bird Guinea fowl Ostrich

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

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

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

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

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 chef The dish The water The fire

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? Crocodile Water serpent Hippo Man-eating fish

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