Culture
A nickname for Malawi
What is the Warm Heart of Africa?
A severe food crisis was caused in 2002 due to _______.
What is poor previous rains/drought/absence of rainy season?
'Malawi' means _____
'fire flames'
The major energy sources accessible by 84.7% of the population in Malawi
What are wood and paraffin?
A tilapia fish only found in Lake Malawi, considered a delicacy
What is chambo?
This group in Malawi received a Grammy nomination in 2016
What is a group of inmates in a Malawi prison?
A centralized system of government established in approximately 1480. The members were from ethnolinguistic groups who migrated from the north into present-day central/southern Malawi.
What is the Maravi Confederacy?
The rainy season in Malawi lasts from _____ to _____
The largest export in Malawi, accounting for 50% of exports
What is tobacco?
The standard meal in Malawi, boiled cornmeal eaten twice a day and supplemented with meat
What is nsima?
Large pieces of colored fabric worn as skirts by women
What are chitenjes?
The first president of Malawi
Who is Hastings Kamuzu Banda?
The three countries that border Malawi
What is Zambia, Mozambique, and Tanzania?
______ accounts for 6% of exports, and Malawi leaves are used in popular brands such as Twinings
What is tea?
A tomato and onion salad
What is kachumbari?
The most common religious identities of Malawians, as a result of colonialism
What are Christian, Protestant, Muslim, Roman Catholic, and other traditional indigenous religions?
Considered a martyr of Malawi nationalism after uprising against the British rule in 1915
Who was John Chilembwe?
The two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Malawi
What is the Lake Malawi National Park and the Chongoni Rock Art Area?
About a quarter of lands are protected and make up the __#___ national parks and reserves in the country
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Bread made with bananas
What is nthochi?
The national language of Malawi
What is Chichewa?
In 1993, the National Referendum happened which was _____
What was Malawi's first election as a multiparty democracy?
The flooding of Shire River displaced over 175,000 residents in 2015 and was nicknamed ______
'the flood of the half century'
An example of a natural resource in Malawi (name one)
What is limestone/uranium/coal/phosphates/graphite/granite/rubies/sapphires/etc
A dish made from cassava flour and water, typically eaten with fish
What is kondowde?