Food
This popular Caribbean dish is made with rice, peas(or beans), and coconut milk and served with jerk chicken
What is rice and peas?
This hairstyle, with roots in Africa, became a global symbol of pride and identity during the Black Power movement.
What is an Afro?
Popular musician from Barbados
Who is Rihanna
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison before becoming president.
Who is Nelson Mandela
The largest island in the Caribbean
What is Cuba
This Nigerian dish is made with rice, tomatoes, and spices. Often debated for who makes it best.
The brightly patterned fabric commonly worn in Ghana
What is Kente?
This South African genre blends house music with local rhythms and is known for its dance challenges.
What is Amapiano
The Caribbean was a major center of this system where Africans were forcibly brought to work on plantations
What is the Transatlantic slave trade
Smallest country in Africa
What is Seychelles
This sweet fried dough treat is a favorite snack across many African and Caribbean countries.
What is puff puff/mandazi?
In many African weddings, this traditional practice involves offering gifts to the bride’s family.
What is bride price/a dowry?
King of Reggae
Who is Bob Marley
Country that claimed Haiti as a colony
What is France
Countries in Hispaniola
What is Dominican Republic/Haiti
This Ethiopian and Eritrean flatbread serves as both plate and utensil during meals.
What is Injera?
This type of dance originated from Trinidad and Tobago and is often performed during Carnival.
What is Soca or Calypso dance?
This Ghanaian genre blends rap with highlife rhythms and is known for its Twi lyrics and fast flow.
What is Hiplife
This woman from Jamaica was a pioneering nurse during the Crimean War, often compared to Florence Nightingale
Who is Mary Sceole
This river is the longest in the world.
What is River Nile
This North African dish made with steamed semolina grains is often served with meat or vegetables.
What is Couscous?
In the Caribbean, this practice blends African spiritual beliefs with Catholicism, often misunderstood as witchcraft.
What is Voodoo
Which underground subculture began in Lagos, Nigeria in mid 2010s? It has had a heavy influence on fashion and now going mainstream
What is Alte?
The Mau Mau Rebellion was an uprising against British colonial rule in which African country?
What is Kenya
This ancient city in Mali, once a center of learning and trade, was home to one of the oldest universities in the world
What is Timbuktu