brain test
1. What is the name of the character-based writing prevalent in ancient Egypt which takes its name from the Greek for “sacred carvings”? 2. Name the famous author of fables who was likely born in Ethiopia and moved to Greece. Legend has it that he was eventually killed by the residents of Delphi due to his wit. 3. Name Africa’s largest lake (by surface area)? 4. Ouagadougou is the capital of which African country? 5. What was Botswana known as before independence? 6. What does the Swahili term “hakuna matata” mean? A) God bless you; B) No worries; C) That’s life; D) Take a chance 7. In which country was author Chinua Achebe born? 8. The Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour had a hit single with Neneh Cherry called: A) 7 Seconds; B) 4 minutes; C) 3 hours; D) 2 days 9. Which African country has won the men’s steeplechase event at every Olympics since 1984? 10. Angola and Mozambique were known as “Lusophone” colonies because they were once ruled by which European country? 11. What was the name of the steamboat that featured in the 1951 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn? 12. Michael Crichton wrote the books on which films such as Jurassic Park and Twister were based. What was the name of the film about a beleaguered expedition to Central Africa? 13. What is the name of the West African starch made from boiled yam and cassava? A) Tutu; B) Gugu; C) Fufu; D) Nunu 14. Charles Taylor, who has been indicted for war crimes, was leader of which African country? 15. Which American band, named after the dog in
The Wizard of Oz, released the song Africa in 1982? 16. Salif Keita is a famous African musician from A) Nigeria; B) Kenya; C) DRC; D) Mali 17. Name the shy African mammal that resembles a cross between a giraffe and a zebra. 18. Which country’s football team is known as Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets)? 19. The formation of which nation in 1993, after a 30-year conflict, caused Ethiopia to become land-locked? 20. The Oromo people are thought to be the first to identify the stimulating properties of coffee. What is the present-day name of the country in which they lived?