OU's African Night Trivia 2022

Question 1

Which African president composed their country’s national anthem?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Sankara

Question 2

Who is credited with creating the Afrobeats genre?

Accepted Answer

Fela Kuti

Question 3

This is the largest suspension bridge in Africa. Where is it located?

Accepted Answer

Maputo, Mozambique

Question 4

In what African country did many renowned Greek philosophers study?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 5

Which Jamaican artist sang the song ‘Africa Unite’?

Accepted Answer

Bob Marley

Question 6

Ibn Battuta, the most travelled person in the world (in the 14th century), was from which African country?

Accepted Answer

Morocco

Question 7

Which Zimbabwean artist sang the popular song ‘Neria’?

Accepted Answer

Oliver Mtukudzi

Question 8

Who won the recent Africa Cup of Nations?

Accepted Answer

Senegal

Question 9

Which Caribbean country was the first Black republic outside of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Haiti

Question 10

Which West African countries are going to the World Cup in Qatar?

Accepted Answer

Ghana, Senegal, and Cameroon

Question 11

In what countries is the Kalahari desert located?

Accepted Answer

Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Question 12

What is the most spoken language in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Question 13

Black Sherif, the singer of a popular Tik Tok hit, is from which Ghanian city?

Accepted Answer

Konongo

Question 14

Which African country is pictured below?

Accepted Answer

Morocco

Question 15

In the Rastafari religion, which African leader does Rastas believe is the reincarnation of Jesus?

Accepted Answer

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia

Question 16

Who is this and what country did he lead?

Accepted Answer

Muammar Gaddafi, Libya

Question 17

Where did Jollof rice originate?

Accepted Answer

Senegal

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