Geography
This longest river in the world, has its source or starting point in this country.
What are the Nile and Uganda?
In the early part of this century the American Colonization Society began sending freed slaves back to Africa. This would lead to the establishment of this nation twenty-five years later.
What are the 19th century and Liberia?
His book entitled "Long Walk To Freedom" includes details of the 27 years he spent incarcerated by the Apartheid regime.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
This capital city is noted for its cleanliness, safety, and beauty as it sits among hills in the center of Rwanda.
What is Kigali?
You may hear African descendants in America referring to sweet potatoes as this popular root vegetable found throughout most of Africa.
What are yams?
Referred to as Mosi-oa-tunya by the locals, the largest waterfall on earth is found in this country's Southern Province.
What is Zambia?
Taking place during the last part of this century, in this war the African general by the name of Hannibal crossed the Alps with his army on elephants to take the war directly to the Roman Republic.
What are the 3rd century BC and the Second Punic War?
Recently serving a 5 year term as president of his country, this African footballer is the only African player to ever win the Ballon d'Or.
Who is George Weah?
Many believe that Lagos is still the capital city in its country when in fact the country's capital is named this.
What is Abuja?
This popular New Orleans dish likely name from this word used for okra in many African languages.
What is gumbo?
Though many believe they are only found in Nigeria, the people of this tribe make up the third largest population in the Republic of Benin.
Who are the Yoruba?
Reigning in the early part of this century, Mansa Musa's calculable wealth positions him as the wealthiest person in the history of the world to date.
What is the 14th century?
This East African leader infamously expelled all Indians from his country in 1972.
Who was Idi Amin?
Johannesburg is its most popular city, but it's not its capital city. Complex though it may seem, South Africa actually has three capitals, one for each branch of its government, Pretoria for its executive branch, Cape Town for its legislative branch, and this city for its judicial branch.
What is Bloemfontein?
This African staple food is also used in the production of laundry starch and adhesives, but I wouldn't recommend eating the starch or glue.
What is cassava?
This language is the most widely spoken language in Africa as well as the African language learned most in the United States of America.
What is Swahili?
In this year this country's Olympic marathon runner, John Stephen Akhwari, made Olympic history in Mexico City after finishing in last place with a dislocated knee and an injured shoulder, over an hour after the first place winner, when after being asked why he continued running he answered, "My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race."
What are 1968 and Tanzania?
This African descendant, legally named el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz at the time of his assassination, in 1965 was most often went by this name.
What was Malcolm X?
Many may believe that its most populated city Casablanca is its capital, but Morocco's capital is actually this.
What is Rabat?
This caffeine containing seed from trees native to African rainforests, was included in the original recipe for the world famous soft drink, Coca-Cola, thus part of its name derived.
What is the kola nut?
There are only six of these found in Africa, four eastward, two westward. Of the two westward, Cape Verde is the name of one, the name of the other is this.
What are island nations and São Tomé and Príncipe?
With as many as 1 billion people watching on television worldwide, in this year Muhammad Ali and George Foreman made history by boxing for the heavyweight championship in this Central Africa nation.
What are 1974 and Zaire?
This Jamaican born African descendant started the most popular "back to Africa" movement for African descendants in America and Europe, though he never physically made it to Africa.
Who was Marcus Garvey?
Do no confuse the name of this capital city in Southern Africa with the name of the Meru tribe East Africa because their names end with similar sounds.
What is Maseru?
About 70% of the world's supply of this comes from 4 African countries, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon, which enables billions of people enjoy this sweet treat everyday.
What are cocoa beans and chocolate?