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Quiz about All Around Africa in the Past

All Around Africa in the Past Trivia Quiz

Here's a little quiz I've prepared to test your knowledge of African general history and also to share my knowledge with you! Enjoy the ride!

A multiple-choice quiz by ganguma. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ganguma

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,476

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
707

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Egyptian king did Gamel Abdel Nasser overthrow in a military coup in 1952? Hint

King Mswati

King Farouk

King Hassan

King Abdelaziz

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Question 2 of 10

2. The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes and was fought between Britain and which African island? Hint

Cape Verde

Zanzibar

Madagascar

Canary Island

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first African woman to win a Nobel prize? Hint

Fatmata Conteth

Eileen Johnson Sirleaf

Wangari Maathai

Anna Tiabaijuka

4. This African leader was an 'assimil�' (a native African who has been assimilated by the French) and an avid poet. He was, in fact, the most celebrated poet in French-speaking countries during his time, winning several awards from France for his poems. Who am I talking about? Hint

Gnassingbe Eyadema

Leopold Sedar Senghor.

El-Hadj Diouf

Etienne Eyadema

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Question 5 of 10

5. This language developed along the East Coast of Africa from interaction between Arabs and the local (Mijikenda) tribes. What language is this? Hint

Ibo

Amharic

Swahili

Afrikaans

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Question 6 of 10

6. This west African nation is named after a powerful pre-colonial empire that existed in the region before being taken over by the Almoravids. Hint

Nigeria

Ghana

Burkina Faso

Namibia

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Question 7 of 10

7. This country was once a German colony but after Germany's defeat in World War I, it was administered by South Africa. Hint

Lesotho

Namibia

Swaziland

Mozambique

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the form of socialism adopted by Julius Nyerere in Tanzania? Hint

Ushirikiano

Ujamaa

Marxism

Nyerereism

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name for the writing system of the ancient Egyptians? Hint

Cuneiform

Kojiki

Sanskrit

Hieroglyphics

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Kenyan leader was on the cover of "Time" magazine in 1960 and was the organizer of the first 'air lifts' that saw young, bright Kenyans getting scholarships for undergraduate studies in the United States, the most famous being Barack Obama Snr. Hint

Daniel arap Moi

Thomas Joseph Mboya

Kwame Nkrumah

Raila Odinga

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Egyptian king did Gamel Abdel Nasser overthrow in a military coup in 1952?

Answer: King Farouk

King Mswati is the king of Swaziland. King Hassan was a Moroccan king who died of heart attack in 1999. King Adbelaziz (aka ibn Saud) was a member of the Saudi Arabian monarch. He died in 1953.

2. The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes and was fought between Britain and which African island?

Answer: Zanzibar

Zanzibar united with mainland Tanganyika to form the Republic of Tanzania. The war occurred in 1896 due to Zanzibari succession conflicts with the British authorities.

3. Who was the first African woman to win a Nobel prize?

Answer: Wangari Maathai

She won the Novel Peace Prize in 2004. Eileen Johnson Sirleaf was the first democratically elected woman president in Africa (Liberia). Anna Tibaijuka is the executive director of UN HABITAT. Fatmata Conteth is an author.

Answer: Leopold Sedar Senghor.

Leopold Senghor was the founding father of Senegal. Gnassingbe Etienne Eyadema was the President of Togo and he never wrote any poetry! El-Hadj Diouf is a footballer!

5. This language developed along the East Coast of Africa from interaction between Arabs and the local (Mijikenda) tribes. What language is this?

Answer: Swahili

Afrikaans is the language of the Boers (people of Dutch ancestry) of South Africa. Ibo is a Nigerian language. Amharic is the language of the Amhara of Ethiopia.

6. This west African nation is named after a powerful pre-colonial empire that existed in the region before being taken over by the Almoravids.

Answer: Ghana

Namibia is in Southern Africa and not in West Africa. Burkina Faso means 'Honest People'. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.

7. This country was once a German colony but after Germany's defeat in World War I, it was administered by South Africa.

Answer: Namibia

Lesotho is wholly bordered by South Africa but was never administered by South Africa. Swaziland is also bordered by South Africa but its monarchy is among the oldest and most respected monarchies that still exist in Africa.

8. What was the name of the form of socialism adopted by Julius Nyerere in Tanzania?

Answer: Ujamaa

Ushirikiano is a Swahili word for 'co-operation'. Not all African leaders had policies named after them thus there never was such a thing as 'Nyerereism'!

9. What is the name for the writing system of the ancient Egyptians?

Answer: Hieroglyphics

Cuneiform was the form of writing of the ancient Sumerians. Sanskrit is a historical Indian language. Kojiki is an ancient form of Japanese writing.

Answer: Thomas Joseph Mboya

Daniel Moi was Kenya's second president assuming leadership in 1978. Kwame Nkrumah was Ghana's first president in 1957.

Source: Author ganguma

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