Maps
True or False: part of the Sahara touches West Africa
True
True or False: the national languages of West Africa are a mix of European and indigenous African languages
True
True or False: The capital of Liberia is Porto-Novo
False (It's Monrovia)
What animal can be found in the sacred pools of the Gambia?
Crocodiles
Name at least one landlocked country in West Africa (bonus if you can name all three)
Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso
Cote D'ivoire is a French name for a country in West Africa. What does it translate to in English?
Ivory Coast
Which country has its capital in its name?
Guinea-Bissau (capital is Bissau)
Fill in the blank: Emperor Mansa __ from Mali is considered the richest person in human history
Musa
What is the smallest country in West Africa (by land)?
The Gambia
Which country does NOT have French as an official language?
A) Niger
B) Mali
C) Nigeria
D) Togo
Nigeria
What is the capital of Nigeria:
A) Abuja
B) Niamey
C) Ouagadougou
D) Conakry
A) Abuja
What are the famous sculptures from Benin made out of?
Bronze
What is the northernmost country in West Africa?
Mauritania
What is the national language of Liberia?
English
What is the capital of Ghana?
Accra
Why is the capital of Sierra Leone called "Freetown"?
Because it was founded as a place for newly freed slaves
What ocean does West Africa touch?
Name an indigenous African language that was mentioned in the presentation
Any of these: Wolof, Hausa, Yoruba, Mossil, Pulaar, Sonnike
Which West African country has two capitals? (Bonus if you can name both capitals)
Cote D'ivoire (Yamousssoukro and Abidjan)
What is the name of the massive geologic structure in Mauritania?
The Eye of the Sahara