Who brought Christianity to Liberia?
Missionaries
British Consuls
Freed American slaves
Freed British slaves
Correct answer is C
Christianity reached Liberia in the 19th century with the arrival of freed slaves from the United States. Missionaries of various Protestant denominations started arriving in the 1820s, eventually forming what became one of the highest per capita missionary populations in the world.
What are the Kingmakers in Oyo called?
Ogoni
Iwarefa
Eunuchs
Oyomesi
Correct answer is D
The Oyomesi were the seven hereditary kingmakers in the empire headed by the Bashorun. Their duty was to install a new Alafin when the ruling one dies or to remove the Alafin. They also assisted the Alafin in the administration of the empire.
Who was known as the Napoleon of West Africa?
Cedric Senghor
Mohammad Ali
Samori Toure
None of the above
Correct answer is C
Described as African Napoleon, Samori Toure built a Muslim empire fighting off the French colonisation of West Africa in the 19th Century.
The Lagos colony and the Southern Protectorate was almagamated in _____.
1905
1906
1907
1908
Correct answer is B
The protectorate was incorporated into the new Southern Nigeria Protectorate in February 1906, and Lagos became the capital of the Protectorate of Nigeria.
In what year was the Oil River protectorate established?
1885
1886
1887
1888
Correct answer is A
The Oil Rivers Protectorate was established by the British in 1885. It was renamed the Niger Coast Protectorate in 1893 and in 1900 was joined to the Nigerian territories administered by the British government. Its name derives from the palm oil that was the chief product of the area.