Culture
This dish of steamed semolina grains, often served with meat or vegetables, is a staple food in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
What is couscous?
At 19,341 feet, this mountain in Tanzania is the highest point in Africa.
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
This system of institutionalized racial segregation, introduced in 1948, governed South Africa until it was dismantled in the early 1990s.
What is apartheid?
This Cameroonian politician has been president since 1982, making him one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world.
Who is Paul Biya?
This Nigerian artist, known for hits like Essence and Ojuelegba, is one of the global stars credited with bringing modern Afrobeats to international charts.
Who is Wizkid?
In Kenya and Tanzania, the Maasai people are famous for their traditional _______, performed during ceremonies such as the Eunoto rite of passage.
What is Adumu (jumping dance)?
This active volcano, the highest point in West and Central Africa, dominates Cameroon’s coast and last erupted in 2012.
What if Mount Cameroon?
This medieval empire, centered in present-day Mali, became wealthy through gold and salt trade and was visited by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century.
What is Mali Empire?
This anti-apartheid leader became South Africa’s first Black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This Congolese rumba star, once a member of Quartier Latin, is known for hits like Eloko Oyo and Nidja and has helped popularize Congolese music worldwide.
Who is Fally Ipupa?
The Tsonga people of South Africa are known for this energetic dance style, often performed at celebrations with rapid footwork and drum rhythms.
What is Xibelani dance?
This mountain range stretches across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the Mediterranean coast from the Sahara Desert.
What is Atlas Mountains?
This kingdom, located in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, was one of the most powerful Central African states from the 14th to 19th centuries.
What is Kingdom of Kongo?
This Congolese independence leader and first prime minister was assassinated in 1961 after just a few months in power.
Who is Patrice Lumumba?
This music genre, born in South Africa’s townships in the 2010s, mixes deep house, jazz, and traditional rhythms and has become a global sensation.
What is Amapiano?
In Mali, this 13th-century oral tradition preserved by griots blends music, poetry, and storytelling to recount the epic of Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire.
What is Epic of Sundiata?
The Great Rift Valley, one of the most significant geological features on Earth, runs through this East African country, splitting it almost down the middle.
What is Kenya?
This North African city, founded by Phoenicians, was Rome’s greatest rival in the Punic Wars until it was destroyed in 146 BCE.
What is Carthage?
This Sudanese-born former NBA player, standing at 7 feet 7 inches, was one of the tallest players in league history and later dedicated his life to humanitarian work for Sudan.
Who is Manute Bol?
This Nigerian singer-songwriter gained global fame with the hit Fever and is recognized as one of the new generation leaders of Afrobeats.
Who is Tiwa Savage?
The ______, also known as a “thumb piano,” originated among the Shona people but is widely played across Central and Southern Africa in spiritual and social settings.
What is Mbira?
This river in southern Africa forms part of the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe and plunges over the famous Victoria Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world.
What is Zambezi River?
In the 19th century, Queen Ranavalona I ruled this island nation, fiercely resisting European colonization and maintaining independence until the French annexed it in 1896.
What is Madagascar?
This Liberian leader, nicknamed the “Iron Lady,” became Africa’s first elected female head of state in 2006.
Who is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
This lively music and dance style from Cape Verde features accordion and ferrinho (metal scraper) rhythms and is traditionally danced in pairs.
What is Funaná?