American History
This 16th President of the United States issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This 1967-1970 conflict was a significant event in Nigeria's post-independence history.
What is the Biafran War (or Nigerian Civil War)?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
This element, with the atomic number 79, is a precious metal historically used as a currency standard.
What is gold?
This sport, governed by FIDE, features the Sicilian Defense and the King's Gambit.
What is chess?
The Boston Tea Party, a protest against British taxes, took place in this year.
What is 1773?
This major Nigerian ethnic group primarily inhabits the southern part of the country.
Who are the Yoruba?
This largest artery in the human body originates from the left ventricle of the heart.
What is the aorta?
This 'Father of Modern Physics' developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This is the only country to have played in every FIFA World Cup since its inception in 1930.
What is Brazil?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This woman, a regent of the Yoruba people, is known for her role in resisting British colonial expansion in Nigeria.
Who is Efunroye Tinubu?
These cells in the pancreas produce insulin.
What are beta cells?
This longest river in the world flows through northeastern Africa.
What is the Nile River?
This term refers to a score of one stroke under par on a golf hole.
What is a birdie?
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the size of the United States and was purchased from this country.
This was the primary export of the Nigerian economy before the discovery of oil.
What is groundnut (or peanuts)?
This term refers to the death of tissue due to lack of blood supply, often leading to amputation.
What is gangrene/necrosis?
This term refers to the economic principle that countries should export more than they import.
What is mercantilism?
This term refers to a situation in cricket where a bowler dismisses three batsmen with consecutive deliveries.
What is a hat-trick?
This landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This 1993 event marked a significant moment in Nigeria's struggle for democracy, involving the annulment of presidential elections.
What is the annulment of the June 12th elections?
This region of the brain is crucial for the formation of new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This Greek philosopher, a student of Plato, tutored Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
This ancient Olympic sport, still practiced today, was the only event in the first Olympics in 776 BCE.
What is stadion (a sprint)?