Culture & Daily Life
There are over 80 of these in Ghana.
What are languages?
On which coast of Africa is Ghana located?
What is the West Coast?
These objects, typically found on beaches, were used as a form of currency in West Africa by traders from Arabia in 1300s.
What are shells?
What form of government rules Ghana?
What is democracy?
Though it might seem tempting, this item might not be the best thing to buy from a street vendor because it might cause you to get sick.
What is food?
The national sport of Ghana
What is soccer?
Kakum National Park is a tropical rainforest that we will visit together. It is home to endangered species such as the Diana monkey, giant bongo antelope, yellow-backed duiker, and what other large four-footed animal?
What is the african elephant?
What is the primary resource found in Ghana that initially attracted colonizers to Ghana?
What is gold?
These four colors are found on Ghana's flag and represent political unity between all those who live in Africa.
What are red, yellow, green, and black?
At our worksite, if you are uncertain about how to do a task or operate a tool safely, what should you do?
What is Ask someone who knows?
The word "Ghana" means this in the Soninke language and could be used to describe a man who is a fighter and royalty.
What is Warrior King?
Name the capital of Ghana, which is where we'll also be flying into and out of
What is Accra?
Who were the first group of Europeans who colonized Ghana?
The Portuguese
This is Ghana's main agricultural export, accounting for about 25% of the country's total export earnings.
What is cocoa?
The Fuller Center will provide this at the hotel and at the build sites to keep you healthy. Please be sure not to drink anything with ice in it to be safe!
What is water?
A popular rice dish served in Ghana and found throughout West Africa.
What is jollof rice?
Ghana's ecosystems are very diverse including vegetation zones such as tropical rainforests, mangrove forests, coastal grasslands, and savannas. How many different vegetation zones are found in Ghana?
What is 6?
Who was the last European group to colonize Ghana?
Who are the British?
This is the name of Ghana's current currency.
What is Cedi (pronounced suh-dee)?
One of the castles we will travel to is Cape Coast Castle and is known as the "gate of no return" for the Atlantic slave trade. These underground network of spaces were built to house more enslaved people within the castle while they awaited ships.
What are dungeons?
There are over 50 of these in Ghana, which demonstrates the diversity in the people groups.
What are ethnic groups or ethnicities?
Name the 3 countries that border Ghana.
Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo.
Ghana was the first country to gain independence. After Ghana, about how many African countries followed suit and declared independence over the next decade?
What is 30?
Ghana was colonized by the British until it gained its independence in what decade?
What are 1950s?
One of the castles we will travel to is Elmina Castle, which played a major part in the West African slave trade. In what century did Britain legally abolish the slave trade?
In the 1800s or 19th century.