Geography and Landmarks
This Caribbean island shares Hispaniola with Haiti.
What is the Dominican Republic?
These colors of the Ethiopian flag would become the pan-African colors, becoming a symbol for independence during the 1940s to 1970s.
What is red, yellow, and green?
This spicy West African rice dish is a source of friendly rivalry between Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal.
What is Jollof Rice?
Known for the hit Essence, this Nigerian singer became the first Afrobeats artist to headline Madison Square Garden
Who is Wizkid
The Taíno word hurakán, meaning “storm god,” gave English this modern word for tropical cyclones.
What is Hurricane?
This country is home to Cape Coast Castle, one of the largest slave-trading forts.
What is Ghana?
This South African leader was imprisoned for 27 years and became president after the end of apartheid in 1994.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Often served for breakfast in the Dominican Republic, this mashed plantain dish is traditionally topped with red onions
What is Mangú?
In Ghana, this brightly colored fabric, often woven in strips and worn on special occasions, symbolizes prestige and cultural pride.
What is Kente Cloth?
This Barbadian fashion icon became the first Black woman to lead a luxury fashion house under LVMH with her brand Fenty.
The Blue Nile, now home to the largest dam in Africa, begins in this African country
What is Ethiopia
This is the leader who led Haiti's revolution, the first successful slave revolt in history
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This country is home to Doubles, a street food consisting of curried chickpeas served on fried flatbread.
What is Trinidad and Tobago?
This genre of Puerto Rican music and dance, rooted in African rhythms, features barrel drums called barriles and is often performed in community circles.
What is Bomba?
This percussion instrument, created in Trinidad and Tobago from industrial oil drums, became central to Carnival and calypso music.
What is the steelpan (or steel drum)?
The Great Mosque of Djenné, the world’s largest mud-brick building, is found in this country.
In 1984, Thomas Sankara renamed his country from Upper Volta to this new name, meaning “Land of Upright People.”
This Eritrean and Ethiopian coffee ceremony, involving roasting, grinding, and brewing beans in a clay pot called a jebena.
What is the Bunna Ceremony?
Created in Johannesburg in the 2010s, this electronic dance music genre is known for its hypnotic rhythms and minimalist beats, influencing global pop.
What is Amapiano?
The Naira is the currency of Nigeria. One naira is divided into 100 what?
What is Kobo?
This island nation is known for the Pitons, twin volcanic spires rising from the sea
What is Saint Lucia?
This Kenyan independence movement fought British colonial forces in the 1950s and was known for its use of guerrilla tactics.
What is the Mau Mau Uprising?
In Senegal, grains of broken rice are steamed and layered with fish and vegetables to make this complex one-pot dish cooked in a single large pot.
What is Thieboudienne?
The reggaetón beat known as “Dembow” traces back to this Jamaican artist’s 1990 track criticizing colonialism and cultural imitation.
Who is Shabba Ranks?
What language is this word in: ሰላም? (100 bonus points if you know what is means)
What is tigrinya?
Bonus: Selam (hello)