Who is regarded the father of modern Egypt?
Haile Selaisse
Brutus Ghali Brutus
Senghor Cedric
Mohammad Ali
Correct answer is D
Mohammad Ali is regarded as the father of modern Egypt. He founded the Khedivate of Egypt and Sudan in 1805, capitalizing on the disorder in Egypt that followed the French occupation (1798 to 1801), and his descendants ruled Egypt until the Free Officers' Revolution in 1952.
What is the title of the king's mother in Benin kingdom?
Iye
Iyoba
Yeye
Ummi
Correct answer is B
In the Benin kingdom, the iyoba, or mother of the oba (king), occupies an important and historically significant place within Benin's political hierarchy.
Who were the first Europeans travellers to reach Benin?
Germans
French
Portuguese
British
Correct answer is C
The first European travelers to reach Benin were Portuguese explorers under João Afonso de Aveiro in about 1485. A strong mercantile relationship developed, with the Edo trading slaves and tropical products such as ivory, pepper and palm oil for European goods such as manillas and guns.
The longest war in Yoruba land lasted _____ years.
15
14
16
10
Correct answer is C
The Kiriji War, also known as the Ekiti-Parapo War, was a 16-year civil war, which is referred to among the Yorubas as the longest war in the history of wars.
In what year was the peace treaty signed in Yorubaland?
1885
1886
1887
1888
Correct answer is B
In the thousands of years of the pre-20th Century history of the Yoruba nation, the Yoruba Peace Treaty of September 23 1886 is a unique document of incalculable importance. In modern Yoruba history, it is a foremost document that was deliberately designed to foster unity and peace among all parts of Yoruba land and among the entire Yoruba nation, Black Africa's largest nation and Black Africa's foremost leader in civilization.