Africa Jeopardy

People

100

This was the first bishop in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Frumentius

200

These were the tall herder-warriors that drove most of the other tribes out of Kenya except for the Kikuyu

Masai

300

This Yoruba was the first black bishop to be ordained by the Church of England

Samuel Crowther

400

Nigeria is divided into 3 territories but controlled by 4 tribes. What are they?

Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Fulani

500

This Ethiopian emperor was responsible for attempting to modernize Ethiopia and was mostly successful until he was deposed in 1974

Haile Selassie I

Bodies of Water

100

This body of water lies between Mozambique and Madagascar

Mozambique Channel

200

This is the point where Africa and Asia are only 8 miles apart from one another

Strait of Gibraltar

300

This is the longest river in Africa and the world

The Nile River

400

This is Africa's largest lake

Lake Victoria

500

This body of water lies along the northeastern border of Africa and separates it from Saudi Arabia 

Red Sea

Landforms

100

This landform juts out into the Arabian Sea and is shaped like a rhinoceros horn

Horn of Africa

200

These mountains lie in the northwest corner of Africa and are in the Sahara 

Atlas Mountains

300

This dam allows for the year round irrigation in the Nile Valley

Aswan High Dam

400

This is the tallest mountain in Africa

Mt. Kilimanjaro

500

This is the continent's most dramatic geographical feature. It's an enormous fracture in the earth's surface that runs from the Jordan River to Mozambique

Eastern Rift System or Great Rift Valley

Cities

100

This is the largest city in Africa and is also the capital of Egypt

Cairo

200

Founded by British government as a haven for freed slaves, this is the capital of Sierra Leon

Freetown

300

This capital of Ethiopia is the only city that has over 2 million inhabitants

Addis Ababa

400

This became the capital of Nigeria due to its central location in an effort to mitigate the local tribes from fighting for control of it

Abuja

500

This ancient kingdom was in modern day Ethiopia was Africa's first Christian kingdom

Aksum

Grab Bag

100

This peninsula at the southern tip of Africa forms one of the best harbors in Africa guarding a strategic position between the Atlantic and Indian oceans

The Cape of Good Hope

200

This revolt was responsible for killing 1700 Africans and around 100 European settlers.

Mau Mau Rebellion

300

This deadly disease is spread by an infected mosquito biting a human host. It's responsible for about 1 million child deaths per year in Africa

Malaria 

400

These nomadic tribes roam the desert in the French Sahel and tend camels, cattle, sheep, and goats

Tuaregs

500

Why is Africa known as the "Dark Continent"

Not much was known about it