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The year Mastercard Foundation was founded.
What is 2006?
The official languages of Rwanda?
What is English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
What is the largest country in Africa by area?
What is Algeria?
This country hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first to be held on the African continent.
What is South Africa?
This Japanese dish consists of vinegared rice combined with various ingredients.
What is sushi?
This river is known as the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile?
What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
What is AU?
What animated film features a young lion named Simba?
What is "The Lion King"?
The largest land animal on Earth
What is the elephant?
The president and founder of the Mastercard Foundation.
Who is Reeta Roy?
The National symbols of Rwanda
What is a Traditional Woven Basket with Peaked lid
What is the name of the African language that is spoken by the most people?
What is Swahili?
This global sporting event takes place every four years and includes a variety of competitions like track and field, swimming, and gymnastics.
What are the Olympics?
This ancient grain, known for its high protein content and nutty flavor, was a staple in the diets of ancient Egyptians and has seen a resurgence in popularity due to its health benefits.
What is quinoa?
This country is known for its cocoa production, has Yamoussoukro as its political capital?
What is Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)?
What is the phenomenon called when light bends as it passes through a different medium, such as air to water?
What is refraction?
Who directed the film "Titanic," which won 11 Academy Awards?
Who is James Cameron?
This large striped cat is the national animal of India
What is a tiger?
The city where Mastercard Foundation is Headquartered.
What is Toronto.
The 3 leading sectors in Rwanda
What is Energy, Mining, Agriculture, Trade$Hospitality and Financial services
The currency used in Madagascar
What is the Malagasy Ariary?
This athlete, often considered the fastest man alive, holds the world record in the 100 meters.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This spice, derived from the dried stigma of the Crocus sativus flower, is the most expensive by weight and is primarily used in dishes like paella and risotto.
What is Saffron?
This is the smallest continent by land area.
What is Australia?
This gas makes up about 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
In which film does the character Andy Dufresne escape from prison after being wrongfully convicted?
What is "The Shawshank Redemption"?
This animal has the best eyesight in the animal kingdom, able to spot a rabbit from 2 miles away.
What is an eagle?
The initiative created in 2024 to bring together private and public sector leaders from Africa, the United States, and other parts of the world to bridge Africa’s digital divide.
What is the PDAA (Partnership for Digital Access in Africa?
The number of lakes in Rwanda and name any two largets ones
What is 28 and (Lake Kivu, Muhanzi, Ihema, Rulera, Ruhondo and Mugasera
This country is Africa's leading producer of coffee.
What is Ethiopia?
This sport involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall with a racket in an enclosed cour
What is squash?
This Mexican dish features a tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce.
What is an enchilada?
This country hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place in 2021.
What is Japan?
This theory explains the origin of the universe, proposing that it expanded from an extremely hot and dense singularity?
What is the Big Bang Theory?
What 1994 film features the quote, "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get"?
What is "Forrest Gump"?
This deep-sea creature has three hearts, blue blood, and can change both its color and texture to blend with its surroundings.
What is an octopus?
The number of years the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program has been in operation.
What is 12 years?
Typical time to start and register a business in Rwanda
What is 48 hours
This African country has the largest population on the continent.
What is Nigeria?
This famous player is known for his handball goal called the "Hand of God."
Who is Diego Maradona>
This Ethiopian flatbread is used to scoop up stews and salads.
What is injera?
This is the largest lake in Africa by surface area.
What is lake Victoria?
This is the largest organ in the human body
What is the skin?
What movie, directed by Christopher Nolan, explores the concept of shared dreams and features a team of thieves?
What is "Inception"?
This mammal has the longest pregancy period of any land animal, lasting up to 22 months.
What is an Elephant?
Mastercard Foundation’s focus in this country is supporting Indigenous youth on their pathways through education and on to meaningful work and livelihoods reflecting their values, traditions and aspirations.
What is Canada?
The estimated size of the labor Force
What is 5.283 million
This country is the world’s youngest nation (date of independence)
What is South Sudan?
This athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in history, with 23 to his name
Who is Michael Phelp
This Korean fermented vegetable dish is a staple in Korean cuisine.
What is kimchi?
This is the world's largest ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This phenomenon occurs when a large portion of a population becomes immune to a virus, either through vaccination or prior infection, reducing the spread of the disease
What is herd immunity?
What film features the song "Let It Go," performed by the character Elsa?
What is "Frozen"?
What animal, revered in Japanese culture and often seen as a symbol of good fortune, is known for its colorful patterns and is commonly associated with koi ponds?
What is the koi fish?
The foundation’s strategy for the next decade that reflects optimism for Africa’s future.
What is Young Africa Works.
The year Kigali became the capital city and the significant for the country during that year.
What is 1962 when they gained independence
This is the dominant sector driving economic growth in Botswana.
What is diamond mining?
This club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles.
What is Real Madrid
This French cooking method involves cooking food in a vacuum-sealed bag at low temperatures for extended periods, allowing for precise control of doneness and flavor infusion.
What is Sous-vide?
This country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun
What is Japan?
This is the rarest blood type in humans
What is AB negative?
What 1993 film features a young girl who befriends an alien stranded on Earth and helps him return home?
What is "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"?
This animal sleeps only 30mins a day
What is a giraffe?
The five core values of the Mastercard Foundation.
What are Humility, Listening, Kindness and Respect, Co-creation, and Impact?
The environmental policy that was implemented in Rwanda in 2008.
What is ban of the use of nonbiodegradable plastic bags
This African country was the first to gain independence from European colonial rule.
What is Ghana?
This tennis player has won the most Grand Slam titles in men's singles history.
Who is Novak Djokovic?
This Northern Chinese dish consists of a wheat flour pocket filled with juicy meat and soup.
What is a soup dumpling?
This country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is Panama?
This planet is the hottest in our solar system, despite not being the closest to the sun
What is Venus?
Which 1994 film depicts the true story of a South African rugby team’s efforts to unite the country post-apartheid?
What is "Invictus"?
This large snake, native to South America, is the heaviest in the world, though not the longest.
What is an anaconda?
The three key words that represent what Mastercard Foundation’s Impact strategy sets out to do.
What are Advance, Elevate, and Lead?
The traditional form of music and dance in Rwanda
What is Intore
The oldest dessert in the world that is in Africa
What is The Namib Desert?
This country won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930
What is Uruguay?
Once a symbol of wealth and hospitality in 18th-century Europe, this fruit was so rare that it was often rented out for display at parties and feasts rather than consumed.
What is pineapple?
This is the smallest country in the world by land area
What is the Vatican city?
This animal's heart can keep beating even after being removed from its body?
What is a frog?
Which iconic 1977 science fiction film series featured scenes filmed in Tunisia, specifically in locations like the desert town of Matmata, representing the home planet of Luke Skywalker?
What is "Star Wars: Episode IV”
This animal native to Australia, spends most of its time in trees and sleeps up to 20 hours a day.
What is a koala?
This body’s mandate is to generate long-term investment returns to support the philanthropic mission of the Mastercard Foundation.
What is The Mastercard Foundation Asset Management (MFAM) Corporation?
The Rwanda’s Vision 2020 development program focused on
What is transforming Rwanda into a middle-income, knowledge-based economy?
This country has the highest GDP per capita in Africa
What is Seychelles?
This legendary golfer is known for winning 18 major championships, the most in the sport's history
Who is Jack Nicklaus?
This small songbird, once considered a French delicacy, is traditionally eaten whole, while diners cover their heads with a napkin, both for privacy and to capture the aroma.
What is the ortolan?
This is the capital to Burundi
What is Gitega?
This particle, discovered in 2012 at CERN, is often referred to as the "God particle" due to its role in giving other particles mass?
What is the Higgs boson?
In the 2009 film The Last King of Scotland, which historical figure does Forest Whitaker portray?
Who is Idi Amin?
What bird is known for its inability to fly and has the largest eyes of any land animal?
What is the ostrich?