African Countries
This is the most populous country in Africa.
What is Nigeria?
This African leader fought against apartheid and became South Africa’s first Black president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This African fabric is known for its bright patterns and colors.
What is Ankara (or Kente)?
This African music style originated in Nigeria and Ghana and is popular worldwide.
What is Afrobeats?
This African dish is made from cassava or yam and eaten with soup.
What is fufu?
This country is famous for its ancient pyramids.
What is Egypt?
This Caribbean revolutionary helped lead the Haitian Revolution.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This Caribbean celebration before Lent is famous for costumes and music.
What is Carnival?
This Caribbean music genre originated in Trinidad and Tobago.
What is Calypso?
This Caribbean dish consists of rice, peas, and coconut milk.
What is rice and peas?
This African country has three capital cities.
What is South Africa?
This ancient African civilization was located along the Nile River.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This African storytelling tradition is often passed down orally.
What is oral tradition?
This African dance is often performed at celebrations and weddings.
What is the traditional African dance?
This spicy Caribbean sauce is made from Scotch bonnet peppers.
What is pepper sauce?
This country was never formally colonized by a European power.
What is Ethiopia?
This Caribbean country was the first Black republic in the world.
What is Haiti?
This Caribbean dance style originated in Trinidad and Tobago.
What is Limbo?
This Jamaican dance style is closely connected to reggae music.
What is Dancehall?
This African rice dish originated in West Africa and is popular worldwide.
What is jollof rice?
This island nation off Africa’s east coast is known for unique wildlife like lemurs.
What is Madagascar?
This Pan-African leader helped Ghana gain independence.
Who is Kwame Nkrumah?
This African coming-of-age ceremony is common among the Maasai people.
What is a rite of passage?
Drums are important instruments in African music.
What are drums?
This Caribbean flatbread is commonly eaten in Trinidad and Tobago.
What is roti?