Geography Now!
Food
Black Muslim History
Animals
Auntie Once Said...
100
Though Sudan has more pyramids, the larger ones in this country are more famous.
What is Egypt?
100
It's just white rice cooked in tomato sauce and served with meat, but which country make this iconic dish the best has sparked fiery debates over the internet and in real life.
What is jollof?
100
This Malian ruler embarked on a flashy pilgrimage to Makkah, demonstrating the immense wealth he and his kingdom had, to the interest of Muslim and European powers alike.
Who is Mansa Musa?
100
The King of the Jungle.
What is a Lion?
100
You're passing by McDonald's (before the boycott, of course) after a long day of your mom dragging you to department stores and ask to get some. Your mom tells you what?
What is "We have food at home"?
200
True to its name, this African county is just about in the center of the continent.
What is the Central African Republic (CAR)?
200
"Baasto" a Somali dish, actually came about after Italian colonization of East Africa, during which Somalis came into contact with what well-known Italian dish?
What is pasta?
200
Before Islam took hold in Madinah, it first made it way to this East African nation.
What is Ethiopia?
200
The Lion King gave these guys a bad wrap: these spotted "scavengers" actually get robbed my lions more often than the reverse occurs.
What are hyenas?
200
You need to put something away and don't know where it goes. You ask your parents where to put it and are told to put it where?
Where is "On my head"?
300
Two rivers have countries named for them: Niger and this river with a small West African country named for it.
What is the Gambia?
300
You can find it in supermarkets across the US and Europe, but this famous semolina-based dish started in the Sahara with Amazigh nomads, who called it "kseksou".
What is couscous
300
This black woman, the mother of the beloved Sahabi Ammar ibn Yasir, was the first martyr in Islam.
Who is Sumayyah?
300
Cheetahs are often mistaken for leapord and jaguars, but unlike these formidable big cats, cheetahs can't roar, they just what?
What is chirp?
300
A woman you don't recognize starts talking to you at a party and asks if you remember her. How does she know you?
What is she used to change your diapers?
400
This relatively new country, split nearly 50-50 between Muslims and Christians, is one of the reasons Ethiopia has no coast.
What is Eritrea?
400
Sugary and minty, this tea popular across Northwestern Africa is served hot and poured from high to create the maximum amount of bubbles possible
What is atay(a)?
400
East Africans and Afro-Arabs, fed up with Abbasid enslavement, launched this revolt against the Caliphate and established their own 14 year long state with other downtrodden people in Southern Iraq, before they were eventually defeated.
What is the Zanj Rebellion?
400
Ring tailed lemurs, native to Madagascar, have been observed sitting in lightcriss-cross Apple sauce with outstretched arms, as if worshipping what?
What is the sun?
400
You finally get a haircut like your parents have been begging you to and show your mom. She asks you what?
What is "Did you even get a haircut?"
500
Though the Sahara is no longer an ocean, it still has a coast, known as what?
What is the Sahel?
500
A cool and refreshing red drink is popular throughout the continent and goes by many names, from bissap to kerkedeh. Originally, though, this drink comes from what plant?
What is hibiscus?
500
SNCC founder and African American activist Stokely Carmichael changed his name to Kwame Ture, after Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, and Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first president of where?
What is Guinea?
500
Don't be fooled by their cuteness! Once these canine pack animals vote to hunt you down, they'll get you: they're most successful predators in all of Africa.
What are African wild dogs?
500
Your parents are upset that you haven't found the thing they asked you to grab from their room. It's not your fault, when they asked for it they what?
What is called it "the thing"?
What is got the color completely wrong?