AFRICAN JEOPARDY!

PEOPLE

100

The first black president of South Africa

Nelson Mandela

200

The Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United Kingdom

Kwame Nkrumah

300

This author wrote Things Fall Apart, the most widely read, translated, and studied book in modern African literature

Chinua Achebe

400

This Nobel Peace Prize-winning Kenyan started the Green Belt Movement

Wangari Maathai

500

The first elected female head of state in Africa

Ellen Sirleaf

GEOGRAPHY

100

This is the longest river in West Africa

The Niger River

200

This African country is located between Ghana and Benin

Togo

300

Victoria Falls is on the border of these two countries 

BONUS: It is located on this river

Zambia and Zimbabwe 

BONUS: Zambezi River

400

The third largest country in Africa

Sudan

500

This country was called the 'Upper Volta region' until 1984

Burkina Faso

MUSIC & MOVIES

100

The largest film industry in Africa is commonly referred to as (Hint: It's located in Lagos, Nigeria)

Nollywood

200

What was the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and who is the singer?

"Waka Waka: This Time for Africa" by Shakira (ft. Freshlyground)

300

Magic System, the music group behind "Premier Gaou," are from this African country

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

400

This African artist won the inaugural Best African Music Performance award at the 2024 Grammy's

Tyla

500

The first black African woman to win an Oscar

Lupita Nyong'o

LANGUAGE, COUNTRIES & CAPITALS

100

The currency used in Ghana

Cedi

200

Name three African countries in which French is the official language

DRC, Madagascar, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Mali, Rwanda, Guinea, Chad, Burundi, Benin, Togo, CAR, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Djibouti, Seychelles

300

Swahili is an official language in these countries

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

400

The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa

500

The white on the Nigerian flag represents

Peace, Unity, Purity

BONUS QUESTIONS

100

This Nigerian artist sang "Chop My Money"

P-Square

200

This country is credited with originating the popular West African dish, Jollof rice

Senegal

300

The biggest exporter of coffee in Africa

Uganda

400

This Ghanaian artist collaborated with Beyonce on her song "Already", from the 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift

Shatta Wale

500

Abebe Bikila, the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal in 1960, was from this country

Ethiopia