Sounds of the Continent
This musical genre, originating in Nigeria and featuring artists like Burna Boy and Wizkid, has recently taken the global music charts by storm.
What is Afrobeats?
This country has a population of 242.4 million people. It is the largest population of any African country.
What is Nigeria?
Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana
What is Ghana?
I spent 27 years in prison and went on to become South Africa's first democratically elected president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Meaning "Lion Mountains" in Portuguese, this West African country got its name from a 15th-century explorer who thought the thunderstorms over the mountains sounded like roaring lions.
What is Sierra Leone?
This genre of house music emerged in South Africa in the 2010s and is characterized by deep basslines and a prominent piano melody.
What is Amapiano?
This country is completely surrounded by South Africa
What is Lesotho?
Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia
What is Democratic Republic of Congo?
I am a Nigerian author. I wrote 'Purple Hibiscus' , 'Americanah' and 'Half of a Yellow Sun.
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The wildly popular tabletop block-stacking game "Jenga" derives its name from a word that literally translates to "to build" in this widely spoken African language.
What is Kiswahili / Swahili?
This plastic horn gained massive worldwide fame (and notoriety) for its loud, buzzing sound during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
What is the Vuvuzela?
This inland body of water is Africa’s largest lake by surface area.
What is Lake Victoria?
Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo, Dakar
What is Lagos?
I was the first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize from Africa. I founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, planting millions of trees.
Who is Wangari Maathai?
An iconic audio clip and meme of a man frantically shouting "Why are you running?! Why are you running?!" as he chases a woman originated in a movie produced by this massive Nigerian film industry.
What is Nollywood?
She is the most streamed female African artist, setting records with over 40 million monthly listeners on Spotify and becoming the first African female artist to surpass 1 billion streams
Who is Tems?
This landlocked West African country, largely covered by the Sahara Desert, has Niamey as its capital.
What is Niger?
Kwame Nkrumah, W.E.B Du Bois, Thomas Sankara, Patrice Lumumba
Who is W.E.B Du Bois ?
I am a Nigerian Afrobeats artist whose 2022 hit 'Calm Down' became one of the most streamed African songs of all time
Who is Rema?
King Julien rules over the lemurs in a hit DreamWorks animated movie named after this large, biodiverse African island nation.
What is Madagascar?
This legendary Nigerian musician and activist was the pioneer of the "Afrobeat" music genre in the 1970s
Who is Fela Kuti?
This African country lies at the Horn of Africa and has a highland-dominated topography.
Niger, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
What is Niger?
I was the 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire. My lavish pilgrimage to Mecca is legendary, and I am widely considered by historians to be the wealthiest person to have ever lived.
Mansa Musa
Stretching across North Africa, this massive, sandy expanse is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara Desert