What is Pan-Africanism?
Famous Leaders
Key Movements
African Culture & Heritage
Flags and Symbols
100

What is the main idea of Pan-Africanism?

What is unity and solidarity among people of African descent?

100

This Jamaican leader founded the UNIA and promoted the idea of African self-reliance.

Who is Marcus Garvey?

100

What is the name of the organization created in 1963 to promote unity among African nations?

What is the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?

100

What genre of Jamaican music helped spread Pan-African ideals worldwide?

What is reggae?

100

What do the green stripes on the Pan-African flag represent?

What is Africa’s land?

200

Pan-Africanism emerged in response to what two major global issues?

What are colonialism and racial discrimination?
200

This Ghanaian president is famous for leading his country to independence and championing Pan-Africanism.

Who is Kwame Nkrumah?

200

The African Union, which replaced the OAU, was created to address what types of issues?

What are political, economic, and social issues?

200

Kwanzaa, a holiday created in 1966, is based on principles like unity, creativity, and what?

What is self-determination?

200

The black star in Ghana's flag symbolizes what?

What is African freedom and unity?

300

Pan-Africanism encourages independence for African countries and what other goal for African-descended people worldwide?

What is self-determination?

300

 This African-American scholar and activist helped organize the first Pan-African Congress.

Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?

300

What was the main goal of the Fifth Pan-African Congress held in Manchester in 1945?

What is ending colonial rule in Africa?

300

The Pan-African flag has three colors. What do the black stripes represent?

What are the people of African descent?

300

True or False: Many African nations adopted red, black, and green in their flags to symbolize Pan-Africanism.

What is True?

400

What is the term for the movement that advocated for African Americans to return to Africa?

What is the Back-to-Africa movement?

400

Name the South African leader who fought against apartheid and became the country’s first Black president.

Who is Nelson Mandela?

400

The Rastafarian movement is connected to Pan-Africanism. It celebrates what African country as a spiritual homeland?

What is Ethiopia?

400

Name the Nigerian musician who used Afrobeats to spread political and Pan-African messages.

Who is Fela Kuti?

400

The Pan-African flag was created by Marcus Garvey’s UNIA. What does UNIA stand for?

What is the Universal Negro Improvement Association?

500

Name one way Pan-Africanism influenced African independence movements in the 20th century.

What is inspiring anti-colonial leaders or providing frameworks for unity and resistance?

500

This Ethiopian emperor gave a famous speech at the League of Nations and became a symbol of African resistance.

Who is Haile Selassie I?

500

The Black Panther Party in the U.S. drew inspiration from Pan-Africanism and fought against what?

What are systemic racism and police brutality?

500

What is the name of the African philosophy that emphasizes communal values like "I am because we are"?

What is Ubuntu?

500

What animal, symbolizing strength and freedom, is often associated with Pan-Africanism and Garvey’s teachings?

What is the lion?