11 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
Which of these is not a member of the AU?
Answer: D (Switzerland)
Switzerland is a European country; the African Union is made up of African states.
Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth in
Answer: A (1995)
Nigeria was suspended in November 1995 after the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and others, and readmitted in 1999.
The ECOWAS headquarters is located in
Answer: C (Abuja, Nigeria)
The ECOWAS Commission has its headquarters in Abuja.
Mobocracy means
Answer: C (mob rule)
Mobocracy is rule by the mob (an unruly crowd).
The founder of the West African Students Union (WASU) was
Answer: C (Ladipo Solanke)
Ladipo Solanke founded WASU in London in 1925.
The third Pan-African Conference was held in three sessions in 1921 in
Answer: A (London, Brussels and Paris)
The 1921 Pan-African Congress met in sessions in London, Brussels and Paris (it is usually counted as the second congress).
The first Conference of the National Congress of British West Africa was held in Accra in
Answer: B (1920)
The NCBWA held its first conference in Accra in March 1920.
The last British colony to win political independence in West African was
Answer: B (The Gambia)
The Gambia became independent in 1965, after Ghana (1957), Nigeria (1960) and Sierra Leone (1961).
The second Pan-African Congress was held in 1919 in
Answer: B (Paris)
The 1919 Pan-African Congress organised by W.E.B. Du Bois met in Paris (it is usually counted as the first).
Alhaji Rilwan Lukeman of Nigeria became the Chairman of the OPEC ministerial conference in
Answer: B (1986)
Rilwanu Lukman was first elected President of the OPEC Conference in 1986.
Which of these was not a trust territory?
Answer: B (Niger)
Niger was a French colony; Togo and Cameroon were UN trust territories and Namibia a former mandated territory.