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Zain Africa Challenge NQT Questions

AFRICAN NON-FICTIONCategoryRound 1Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 20 ointsWhose 1962

autobi ographical prom ise

"Zambia Shall Be Free"

came t rue in 1964?

KENNETH KAUNDA Which Ugandan st at esman,

inspired by the Arusha

Declaration, published his "The

Common Man's Charter" in 1969?

DR MILT ON OBOTE

Order 2

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a iece

Which statesman chose, as

t he pr imary t i t l e of h is

1957 autobiography, t he

single w ord "Ghana"?

KWAME NKRUMAH He led his nati on t o freedom and

recount ed his l i f e in t he classic

"Long Walk t o Freedom". Nam e

him and his nati on.

NELSON MANDELA

SOUTH AFRICA

Order 3

FACE OFF BONUS For 20 points

Which celebrat ed Nigerian

author released his 2nd

volume of mem oirs, "YouMust Set Fort h at Dawn",

in 2006?

WOLE SOYINKA What is the three- let ter pr imary

title of Soyinka's much praised

1981 first volume of memoirs?

AKE: THE YEARS OF

CHILDHOOD

PROMPT: If THE

YEARS OF

CHILDHOOD is

answered


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DOMESTICATED ANIMALSCategoryRound 1Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceTradi t ional ly , which

animal is centra l t o the

cul ture of t he Fulani

people of West Af r ica and

the Masai people of East

Afr ica?

CATTLE OR COWS 1. Which "R" wor d descri bes

cud-chewing animals l ike

cat t le, wi t h special ised

digestion?

2. A cow's st omach is divi ded

int o how m any

compartments?

1. RUMINANT

2. FOUR

Order 2


Dogs are canine.

Which domesticated

animals are "caprine"

whet her t hey are nannies

or bi l l ies?

GOATS Which ot her domest icated animal

is:

1. Equine?

2. Ovine?

1. HORSES

2. SHEEP

Order 3

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 points apiece

A clever tr ickster of

Cent ral Afr ican stor i es,

Kalulu i s whi ch t ype ofrapidly reproducing

animal?

RABBITS OR HARES 1. Which nati on bui l t an 1,800-

k i lomet re fence to prevent

t he spread of r abbit s broughtby t he set t lers of Sydney?

2. Which cit y bet ween Sydney

and Melbourne i s t he

nat ional capi t a l?

1. AUSTRALIA

2. CANBERRA


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THINGS NAMED FOR COLOURSCategoryRound 1Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceWhich African island

nati on has a colour in i t s

name, Port uguese f or

"green"?

CAPE VERDE 1. Which coast al Afr ican nati on

has a colour in i t s name, t he

colour of t usks?

2. Which largest cit y in t hat

countr y served as t he capit al

unti l 1983?

1. COTE D'IVOIRE

OR

IVORY COAST

2. ABIDJAN

Order 2

FACE OFF BONUS For 20 oints

Eif fel 65 had a hit wi t h "Da

Ba Dee", bet t er known by

whi ch sad colour in t he

singer's rep eat ed l ine, "I'm

[DASH]"?

BLUE Eif fe l 65 hai l f r om w hich It a l ian

c i ty t hat p layed host t o t he 2006

Wint er Olympics?

TORINO OR TURIN

Order 3


Produ ct Red i s a global

campaign to raise funds

for f ight ing which deadlyimmune disease?

A. I .D.S. OR H. I .V . 1. Prod uct Red's spoke sper son

is whi ch singer of t he band

U2?2. What is his home count ry?

1. BONO

2. IRELAND


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HISTORY AFRICACategoryRound 2Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 5 oints a iece and a 5 oint bonusName the Afr ican

organisat ion l aunched i n

2001 to st eer t he

cont inent to greater

economic and social

development.

AFRICAN UNION OR

A.U.

The A. U. repl aced the O.A.U.

What did the abbreviation O.A.U.

St and f or?

ORGANISATION OF

AFRICAN UNITY

Order 2


What did President

Nyerere cal l his Afr ican

social ism t hat re j ected

t he European model and

embraced the i dea of

fami lyhood?

UJAMAA Nyerere said t wo economi c

revolut ions "planted t he seeds of

conf l i c t " t here. Which t wo

economic revolutions, one which

created a landed class and one

which creat ed the modern

capi ta l is t?

AGRARIAN

REVOLUTION

INDUSTRIAL

REVOLUTION

Order 3


In which year did Sout h

Afr ica gain major i t y ru le?

1994 1. How many president s has

Sout h Afr ica had since

major i t y rule?2. Who is Sout h Af ri ca's curr ent

president?

1 . TWO

2. THABO MBEKI


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THE HUMAN BODYCategoryRound 2Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceZIRCON - ZOETROPE -

ZYGOTE

Which is t he "Z" word t hat

descri bes a single-ce ll

fert i l ised egg?

ZYGOTE Name the "E" and the "F" terms

t hat d escribe a developing baby

before and aft er e ight weeks of

pregnancy.

EMBRYOS

FOETUSES

Order 2


Muscles are at t ached t o

bones by whi ch bands of

whi t e f ibr ous t issue wi t h a

two-syl lable name?

TENDONS Muscles can be divided int o t hree

basic groups based on t heir

funct ion. One is smoot h muscle.

What are the o ther t wo?

SKELETAL OR

STRIATED

CARDIAC OR HEART

Order 3

FACE OFF BONUS For 20 points

21% - 15% - 7%

Which percent age of your

body weight is made up ofblood?

7% PLATELETS - PLASMA - LYMPH

Which blood component s, cal l ed

t hrombocyt es, are cel l f ragment simport ant f or st opping bleeding?

PLATELETS


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THE OLYMPIC GAMESCategoryRound 2Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 20 ointsKenya won gold at t he

2004 Olympic Games

running in which ath let ics

event w i t h a wat er

hazard?

3,000 METRE

STEEPLECHASE

Kenya earned seven Olymp ic

medals in 2004, t ied wi t h which

neighbouring nati on for t he most

in Afr ica?

ETHIOPIA

Order 2


Four of whi ch East Afr ican

nat ion's six m edals have

come from boxing,

st ar t i ng wi t h Leo

Rwabw ogo and Eri dadi

Mukw anga in 1968?

UGANDA Which country's only medal

wi nner is:

1. Venust e Niyongabo, a Tut si?

2. Maria Mut ola, from Maput o?

1. BURUNDI

2. MOZAMBIQUE

Order 3


The 2008 Olympic Games

wi l l be held in which

Chinese city?

BEIJING 1. Which home of t he ancient

Olym pics also held t he f irst

modern Olym pic Games in1896?

2. Which European cit y won the

bid t o host t he Olympic

Games in 2012?

1. GREECE OR

ATHENS

2. LONDON


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GENERAL KNOWLEDGECategoryRound 3Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceWhich oldest known

brew ed alcoholic beverage

is t radi t i onal ly made fr om

barley?

BEER 1. Bot t les of which Tanzanian

beer feature a p ic ture of a

snow-capped mount ain?

2. Which beer 's mot t o is "Truly

Zambian"?

1. KILIMANJARO

2. MOSI LAGER

Order 2

FACE OFF BONUS For 20 oints

MUTATU - GUAGUA -

BODA BODA

Which type of t ax i got i t s

start on the Uganda-Kenya

border , w here bicycles

could pass mor e easil y

t han autos?

BODA BODAS Which "coffin headed" poisonous

snake provides t he nickname f or

the large roadster bicycles

popular w it h Boda Boda drivers?

BLACK MAMBAS

PROMPT: i f MAMBA

is answered

Order 3


EVOLUTION - RELATIVITY -

MASS-ENERGY

EQUIVALENCEWhich of t hese t heories is

t he oldest ?

THEORY OF

EVOLUTION

ARCHIMEDES - HEISENBERG -

PASCAL

Which scient ist :1. Lived earl iest ?

2. L ived most recent ly?

1. ARCHIMEDES

2. HEISENEBERG


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GREAT LAKES OF AFRICACategoryRound 3Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceBordering southern

Zambia, lakes Cabora

Bassa and Karib a ar e

reservoirs on which great

east - f l owing r iver?

ZAMBEZI RIVER Lake Victoria's two largest

islands, Ukerewe and Bugala, are

in which t wo nat ions?

TANZANIA

UGANDA

Order 2

FACE OFF BONUS For 5 oints a iece and a 5 oint bonus

Lake Kyoga, Lake Bisinia

and Lake Kw ania are

located w i t h in wh ich

nat ion?

UGANDA Lake Nyasa is bord ered by w hich

three nations?

MALAWI

MOZAMBIQUE

TANZANIA

Order 3


Which is t he only nati on

t hat borders Lakes Albert ,

Edward, and Tanganyika?

DRC OR

DEMOCRATIC

REPUBLIC OF THE

CONGO OR DR

CONGO OR CONGO-

KINSHASA

CONGO - NILE - ZAMBEZI

Which r iver u l t imat ely drains:

1. Lake Nyasa?2. Lake Tanganyika?

1. ZAMBEZI RIVER

2. CONGO RIVER


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IMAGINED ANIMALSCategoryRound 3Game 1

Order 1

FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceWhich imagined giant ape

was found on Skull Island

near Sumatra?

KING KONG 1. In Pet er Jackson's 2005

movie, Kong cl im bs whi ch

t al lest bui ld ing in New York

City?

2. In which Arab nat ion wi l l The

Bur j become t he wor ld 's

t a l lest bui ld ing?

1. TH E EMPIRE

STATE

BUILDING

2 . U . A. E. OR

UNIT ED ARAB

EMIRATES

ACCEPT :DUBAI

Order 2


In Greek legend, w hich

monst er w i t h a woman's

head, l ion's body, serpent's

t ai l and bir d's wi ngs ki l l ed

hersel f when her r iddl e

was solved?

THE SPHINX Regard ing Egypt 's Great Sphi nx,

known in Arabic as "The Father of

Terror":

1. It 's locat ed in Giza, a subur b

of which c i t y of 15 mi l l ion?

2. Is i t 1,500, 3,000 or 4,500

years old?

1. CAIRO

2 . 4 , 5 0 0

Order 3


In Greek legend, t he oft en

drunken and wil d beings

known as Centaurs werehal f human and hal f which

hooved anim al?

HORSES The lone w ise Cent aur, Chiron:

1. Taught which warr ior , weak

only in his heel?2. Traded his l i f e for t he

fr eedom of w hich Ti tan who

gave man fi re?

1. ACHILLES

2. PROMETHEUS


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Zain Africa Challenge NQT Questions ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

20TH CENTURY WORLD LEADERS

During the 20th century, which nation's leader:

1 President Anwar Sadat, formally recognised Israel? EGYPT

2 King Sobhuza II, ruled for 61 years? SWAZILAND

3 Franklin Roosevelt, won four presidential elections? UNITED STATES OR U.S.A OR AMERICA

4 Had Zhou Enlai as its first Communist PrimeMinister?

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

5 Under Salazar, fought colonial wars in Angola andMozambique?

PORTUGAL

6 Was led to independence from France by DavidDacko?

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

7 Was led during the end of World War I by DavidLloyd George?

UNITED KINGDOM OR GREAT BRITAIN OR

8 Lost its West Bank to Israel during the reign of KingHussein?

JORDAN

9 Isaias Afwerki, became its first president in 1993? ERITREA

10 Was led by father and son Georgios and AndreasPapandreou?

GREECE

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FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

Name the nation boasting these football champions:

1 2007 Asia Cup winners, stunned Saudi Arabia. IRAQ

2 Abedi Pele, three-time African "Footballer of theYear".

GHANA

3 Recent winner of its fifth African Cup of Nations. EGYPT

4 Arthur Boka, defender for Bundesliga championsStuttgart.

COTE D'IVOIRE OR IVORY COAST

5 Ricardinho and Ronaldinho, on its 2002 World Cupteam.

BRAZIL

6 2002 World Cup quarterfinalists led by Diop andDiouf.

SENEGAL

7 Samuel Eto'o, three-time African "Footballer of theYear".

CAMEROON

8 Winner of the 2006 World Cup. ITALY

9 Home to a billion people, yet never a FIFA WorldCup qualifier.

INDIA

10 2006 CECAFA Cup winner, despite a loss toZambia.

SUDAN

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WHICH IS LONGEST

Which is the longest:

1 February, March or April? MARCH

2 A foot, a metre or a yard? METRE

3 The Niger, the Zambezi or the Volta? NIGER

4 The lion's tail, the giraffe's neck or the elephant'strunk?

ELEPHANT'S TRUNK OR ELEPHANT'S TRUNK

5 250 days, 5 months or 25 weeks? 250 DAYS

6 A light-minute, a light-year or a parsec? PARSEC

7 Nairobi to Dodoma, Dodoma to Cairo or Abuja toKinshasa?

DODOMA TO CAIRO

8 A bowling lane, a cricket pitch or an Olympic longjump?

CRICKET PITCH

9 The femur, the fibula or the ulna? FEMUR

10 A kilometre, a furlong or a mile? MILE

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