History
What major infrastructure project was completed in Nubia in 1970, taking a decade to build?
What famous pot dish is eaten traditionally throughout North Africa?
Tajine/Tagin
What desert, one of the largest in the world, covers much of North Africa?
What Nubian pop singer is nicknamed "El King"
Mohamed Mounir
What country has the most pyramids?
Sudan
What was the 1954–1962 conflict that ended French colonial rule and led to Algerian independence?
The Algerian War of Independence (the Algerian War)
Across Morocco and the Maghreb, what sweet drink—poured from a height to make foam—is a classic sign of hospitality?
Atay - Mint Tea
What water body covers most of historic Nubia in Egypt?
Lake Nasser
Which famous medieval explorer of Amazigh descent visited more than 40 countries?
Ibn Battuta
What famous temple complex did Ramses II construct in Nubia?
Abu Simbel
Which empire, based in present-day Tunisia, fought three major wars against Rome?
Carthage
What are the two major Nubian languages spoken in Egypt?
Nobiin and Kenzi
Many Amazigh (Berber) communities traditionally live in which mountain system running through Morocco and Algeria?
The Atlas Mountains
Name the 2 Egyptian presidents of Nubian descent
Mohamed Naguib and Anwar El-Sadat
What site in Sudan hosts more than 200 hundred pyramids?
Meroe
What year did Sudan gain independence from condominium Anglo-Egyptian Sudan?
1956
What does Nubia mean?
Gold / Land of Gold
Where do the Beja people, a Cushitic group, live?
The Eastern Desert (Egypt & Sudan)
Who is the most famous soccer player of Nubian descent?
Mahmoud Shikabala
What is the name of the archaeoligcal site near Meknes, Morocco which was once a Roman-Berber city?
Volubilis
Which Amazigh (Berber) dynasty founded Marrakesh around 1070 and later ruled parts of al-Andalus?
The Almoravids
Among the Tuareg of the central Sahara, what is the indigo-dyed face veil traditionally worn by men called?
The tagelmust
Which rugged volcanic range straddling in southern Libya is a core homeland of the Tubu (Teda/Daza) people?
The Tibesti Mountains
Which famous Sudanese musician, often called the “King of African Jazz,” blended traditional Sudanese music with modern sounds?
Mohammed Wardi
Which Roman colonial city in northeastern Algeria, founded by Emperor Trajan around 100 CE, is famed for its grid plan and the Arch of Trajan?
Timgad