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Ethnic Groups in Africa Trivia Quiz

Africa is a continent that is inhabited by hundreds of different ethnic groups with diverse customs and beliefs. Test your knowledge of some of these ethnic groups in Africa.

A multiple-choice quiz by nerthus. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
nerthus

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,504

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3086

Awards
Editor's Choice

Last 3 plays: 1995Tarpon (10/10), Guest 154 (5/10), Guest 174 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This tribe, generally found in Nigeria, create wooden statues based on twin figures , called 'Ibeji'. Hint

Masai

Tuareg

Yoruba

Ewe

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Question 2 of 10

2. The men in this tribe wear their hair in many tiny braids , and groom it with red clay, while the women generally shave their heads. This famous Kenyan warrior tribe is well known for drinking cattle milk and blood.

Answer: (one word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Ashanti developed a woven cloth that is a symbol of prestige, and a visual representation of the history, the oral literature, religious beliefs and social values of Africa. What is this cloth called? Hint

Asatia

Dadabena

Kofi Nsadua

Kente

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Question 4 of 10

4. This group is known as 'the people of the veil' because the men wear a veil that conceals the whole face excluding their eyes. Who are these people? Hint

Dogon

Baule

Ewe

Tuareg

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Question 5 of 10

5. When a girl from this ethnic group gets married, she carries a conical shaped beaded doll which is a symbol of fertility. She gives a name to this doll and this name is later transferred to her first born child. Which group is this? Hint

Lozi

Sotho

Karamajong

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Question 6 of 10

6. This tribe from Mali worship the Dogstar, Sirius, and knew about it even before modern astronomers did. Who are they? Hint

Jie

Dogon

Tuareg

Ewe

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Question 7 of 10

7. These people live in small enclosed villages on the Zambesi plains. When the river Zambesi floods its plains in winter, these Southern African people have to abandon their villages and move to higher grounds. In death, the men are buried facing the east while the women are buried facing the west. What are they called? Hint

Lozi

Ikoma

Sotho

Fanti

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Question 8 of 10

8. These herders in Uganda depend upon their animals. Their respect for these animals is so great that they name themselves after their animals. Who are they? Hint

Jie

Teso

Dodoth

Matheniko

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Question 9 of 10

9. Like most people in Ghana, the members of this group use only their right hands to touch food, even if the whole family eats from the same bowl. They celebrate Homowo, an annual harvesting festival. Who are they? Hint

Ga-Adangbe

Anomabu

Ashanti

Ewe

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Ghana, these people are known as the masters of the coded messages of drum language. What people are they? Hint

Dogon

Masai

Lozi

Ewe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This tribe, generally found in Nigeria, create wooden statues based on twin figures , called 'Ibeji'.

Answer: Yoruba

The Yoruba have a high incidence of twin births. If one twin dies, the 'Ibeji' takes his place.

Answer: Masai

Answer: Kente

The Kente probably has its roots in weaving traditions in the 11th century. Often the cloth is given different names to suit the occasion and the wearer. For instance, a special Kente called 'One Man Cannot Rule A Country' was designed especially for Ghana's first President.

4. This group is known as 'the people of the veil' because the men wear a veil that conceals the whole face excluding their eyes. Who are these people?

Answer: Tuareg

The Tuareg are generally found in Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso. The men start wearing a veil at the age of 25. They never remove this veil even amongst family members. The women however, are not veiled.

Answer: Sotho

Formerly known as Basuto, the Sotho are mountain people from the Maluti Range. They are generally on horseback.

6. This tribe from Mali worship the Dogstar, Sirius, and knew about it even before modern astronomers did. Who are they?

Answer: Dogon

The Dogon knew that Sirius is a binary star system and could even describe the elliptical orbit the two make around each other (facts which were later confirmed by modern astronomers). They called Sirius B 'Po Tolo'.

Answer: Lozi

They are also known as Malozi or Barotse.

8. These herders in Uganda depend upon their animals. Their respect for these animals is so great that they name themselves after their animals. Who are they?

Answer: Jie

Jie, Matheniko and Dodoth are part of the Karamajong group.

Answer: Ga-Adangbe

In general most people in Ghana eat with their right hands (even if they are born left-handed).

10. In Ghana, these people are known as the masters of the coded messages of drum language. What people are they?

Answer: Ewe

'Vu gbe' , the language of the drums is an important aspect in various african ethnic groups like the Ewe, the Ashanti and the Ga, in Ghana, as well as the Fon in Benin and the Yoruba in Nigeria.

Source: Author nerthus

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