Name two of the three biggest ethnic groups (tribes) in Nigeria
Who are the Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo?
100
What was a major challenge that hindered South African unity?
What is Apartheid. (Racism acceptable answer)
100
Is Germany a nation-state?
What is yes
100
This company was called U-Tote'm until 1946 when they changed their hours from 7am to 11pm.
What is 7/11?
200
What is a nation?
What is a large group of people who feel united by heritage, history, culture, or language all living in a particular territory
200
Since Nigeria has so many different ethnic groups, languages, religions, traditional forms of government we can say that it is culturally ___________ .
What is diverse?
200
The election of this man as President of South Africa in 1994 ended Apartheid.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
200
Why is Africa poor compared to the USA?
What is (lots of reasons possible here), Geographic luck, European exploitation, corruption, etc.
200
What does the AMC in AMC Theaters stand for?
What is American Multi-Cinema?
300
What is Nationalism?
What is a feeling of being loyal to and proud of one's country
300
Name something that the government of Nigeria has done to help unify the country.
What is moved the capital to a more central location or created more states in the federation?
300
Are the Kurds a nation, state, or nation-state?
What is a nation?
300
How long have most countries in Africa been independent countries?
What is mostly since the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. (75-55 years)
300
Disney's Frozen was inspired by this tale from Hans Christian Andersen.
What is The Snow Queen?
400
What is ethnicity
What is a group of people who share traits?
400
Nigeria is _______________ after India and the United States
What is the third-most English speaking country?
400
Why do the Kurds not have their own country?
What is 1) Iraq needs the oil in Iraqi Kurdistan and 2) The neighboring countries resist the creation of Kurdistan because it would destabilize their own countries.
400
Which ethnic group in South Africa owns most of the wealth?
What is the whites. (or Boers or Afrikaners)
400
The Tennessee Titans (Football Team) used to be called the _________ .
What is the Houston Oilers?
500
What is sovereignty?
What is a country's right to rule itself?
500
What was a cause of the civil war between Nigeria and the Biafra?
What is 1) persecution of Igbo by other tribes, 2) a reaction against unfair rule under an Igbo military dictator
500
What is the capital of South Africa? (Bonus for all 3)
What is Pretoria? (Cape Town, Bloemfontein)
500
What is autonomy?
What is freedom to choose one's own actions. For a country it is the right to make its own decisions. Some provinces inside countries are given some autonomy.
500
Grover from Sesame Street has the same voice actor as what other famous character?