Nigeria Quiz - 45 Trivia Questions!

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What is the main food crop of Nigeria?

Corn
Cassava
Rice
Peanuts

What type of music did Fela Kuti popularise in the late 20th century?

Jazz
Afrobeat
Hip-hop
African jazz

What is the official language of Nigeria?

Chinese
French
English
English and French

What was made an official sport in Nigeria in the early 1990s?

Table tennis
Basketball
Football
Scrabble

Nigeria's national teams compete in which sport?

Table tennis
Tennis
Soccer
Beach volleyball

Who led a military coup in Nigeria in 1993, overthrowing President Ayodele Shonekan?

Sani Abacha
Afenifere
AbdulRahman
Omar al-Rodooba

In what year did Nigeria become independent from British rule?

1977
1963
1991
1960

What is the name of Nigeria's national football team?

Super Eagles
Football Federation of Nigeria
Lions
Nigerian Football Federation

Who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Nigerian Presidential election of 2023?

Adesina
Afenifere
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Osinbajo

What type of climate is found in the far south of Nigeria?

Rainforest
Hot
Hot and dry
Desert

What disease killed over 400 children in the Nigerian state of Zamfara in 2010?

Lead poisoning
cholera
polio
malaria

Nigeria signed a nuclear power plant agreement with which country in 2015?

China
South Korea
Japan
Russia

What name is given to the collection of authoritative judicial decisions in the field of civil law (so-called precedents) that have been handed down

Statute of limitations
Civil rights
Statute of Frauds
Common law

What is the most populous country in Africa?

Kenya
Nigeria
Ghana
South Africa

What is the main export of Nigeria?

Oil
Cotton
Rice
Agriculture

Who was the President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010?

Abdulsalami Abubakar
President Barack Obama
AbdulRahman
Umaru Yar'Adua

What is the most widely spoken language in Nigeria?

English
Hausa

What is the name of the Islamist terrorist group that has terrorised Christians in Nigeria?

Boko Haram
The Nigerian military
The Boko Haram terrorist group
Al-Shabaab

What is the name of the ministry that oversees the educational system in Nigeria?

Education Development
Education and Training
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Agriculture

What is the most common religion in Nigeria?

Christian
Agnostic
African
Hindu

What is the most widely practiced religion in Nigeria?

The United Church of Christ
Islam
Hinduism
The Roman Catholic Church

What is the main source of income for Nigeria?

Tourism
Petroleum
Education
Agriculture

What is the name of the Islamic law that is used in Nigeria?

Sharia
Law of a land
The common law
Sharia law

Who was the first Prime Minister of Nigeria?

Omar Al-Sadr
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
AbdulRahman
AbdulRahman Abubakar

Nigeria is the most populous country in which continent?

Asia
Africa
South America
North America

What was the name of the West African town founded by Lieutenant John Clarkson to house freed British slaves after the American War of Independence?

Freetown
Freeport
The New World
The British Colony

What is the name of the river that runs through Nigeria?

Lake Chad
The River Nile
Niger
Sahara Desert

What is the name given to the shortage of doctors in Nigeria?

Medical shortage
Brain drain
The African doctor
Globalization

What is the most common disease in Nigeria?

Heart disease
AIDS
Tuberculosis
Malaria

What is the name of Nigeria's main oil-producing delta?

The Atlantic
Nigerian Rivers
Niger
Niger Delta

Which African tribe has customary law?

Ngga
Igbo
Bambara
Yoruba

What is the name of the lake that forms the border between Nigeria and Cameroon?

Lake Niger
The Nile River
Lake Chad
Lake Chad National Park

Who was the head of state of Nigeria from 1976 to 1990?

Omar AbdulRahman
Afonso Dikodo
Olusegun Obasanjo
AbdulRahman

Who was the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?

Omar Abdullahi
The late President
Shehu Shagari
AbdulRahman

How many years of primary school are there in Nigeria?

Eight
Six
Three
Five years

Which Nigerian author won the 2007 Booker Prize for his novel 'An Inspector Calls'?

Ezra Pound
Chinua Achebe
Osip Mandela
Afua Sulu

Which country sponsored the construction of Nigeria's parliament building in the 1960s?

France
The US
United States
Israel

Who was overthrown as President of Nigeria in a military coup in 1983?

Muhammadu Buhari
Afonso Dirie
President John F. Kennedy
AbdulRahman

What name is given to the area between the far north and far south of Africa?

South Africa
The African Alps
The African Sahara
Savannah

The Kingdom of Nnri was the ancestral home of which African people?

Niger
Igbo
Ghanaians
The Yoruba

Which African city was annexed by Britain in 1861?

Lagos
Cape Town
Accra
Addis Ababa

The Nigerian city of Lagos lies on which ocean?

Atlantic
Pacific

Which British general led the forces that defeated the Sokoto Caliphate in 1904?

Charles Darwin
George Washington
Lord Frederick Lugard
The Right Honourable George Stephens

What is the name of the bridge over the River Niger in Nigeria?

River Niger
Bridge of the States
Niger River Bridge
Niger Bridge

What is the main staple food in Nigeria?

Milk
Bananas
Rice
Chicken
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