INR132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: The United Nations was established in________________ Answer: 1945 Question: The Macpherson constitution in Nigeria was in________________ Answer: 1951 Question: The first time when Russia and Nigeria differed in opinion on African issue was when war broke out between Somalia and ____________ over Ogaden Answer: Ethiopia Question: The Convention People’s Party was led by___________ Answer: Kwame Nkruma Answer: Kwame Question: __________ is one of the African countries that escaped the trap of colonialism Answer: Ethiopia Question: _______________ was the colonial power that invaded Algeria in 1830 Answer: France Question: Nigeria was able to provide leadership for the rest of African nations in ensuring the recognition of __________government in Angola Answer: MPLA Question: South Africa and _________ are the two African states to first embrace communism Answer: Egypt Question: The Cuban Missile Crisis was in______________ Answer: 1962 Question: The General Secretary of the National Council for Nigerian Citizens when Cameroun was detached from Nigeria was______________ Answer: Nnamdi Azikiwe Answer: Azikiwe Question: Which of the following political party has its motto as One North, One People____________________ Answer: Northern People’s Congress Answer: NPC Question: ___________ is the headquarters of the United Nations Organization (UNO) Answer: New York Question: ___________ was the capital of old Ghana Empire Answer: Kumbi Question: Mansa Musa was one of the great rulers of __________ empire Answer: Mali Question: ___________ is the first European state to take home slaves from Africa to Europe Answer: Portugal Question: The British parliament in__________ passed the bill for the abrogation of slave trade Answer: 1807 Question: Congo Conakry became a Marxist-Leninist state in 1970 under___________ Answer: Ugouabi Question: The Nigeria’s foreign policy owes its foundation to______________ Answer: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Answer: Balewa Question: In 1805 ______________ outlawed slavery in Britain Answer: British House of Commons Answer: House of Commons Question: The Benin Massacre happened in_________________ Answer: 1897 Question: Seyyid Said, the ruler of Oman transferred his court from Muscat to Zanzibar in ______________ Answer: 1840 Question: In 1772_____________ declared an historic decree that any slave that set his feet on the soil of England would become free Answer: Lord Manfield Question: The architect of the Royal Niger Company was________________ Answer: Goldie Taubman Question: _____________annexed Porto Novo in the early 1880s to boost her trading activities in the area Answer: France Question: The famous conference of Berlin was masterminded by_____________ Answer: Germany Question: The Hamitic hypothesis assumed that ________as a continent contributed nothing to human progress Answer: Africa Question: In tracing the past historical records ______________ source has been pinpointed as having the highest degree of accuracy in term of dating and periodisation Answer: Archaeological Question: The word ‘Sudan’ as coined by the Arabs to describe West African region means_____________ Answer: Land of black people Question: Salt and ________ are major item of trade in the Trans-Saharan trade Answer: Slaves Question: In the economic history of Africa, the triangular trade is also known as_______ Answer: Trans-Atlantic Slave Answer: Slave Question: Togoland and ____________ were the two independent states that did not sign the treaty that formalised the birth of Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Answer: Morocco Question: ______________ colonised Angola Answer: Britain Question: Nigeria’s maiden military peace keeping mission in Africa took place in ___ Answer: Congo Question: Nigeria joined the United Nations Organisation (UNO) as its ___________ member Answer: 99 Answer: Ninety Nine Question: In May 2003, the African Union’s (AU) maiden military intervention in member state unfolded in____________ Answer: Burundi Question: The final annexation of Southern Ghana by the British was in the year_____ Answer: 1874 Question: The Berlin Conference of 1884/1885 was masterminded by___________ Answer: Otto Von Bismarck Question: At the Berlin Conference of 1884/1885_____________ Answer: Effective occupation of African territories was prioritized Question: The assertion ‘history only begins when men take to writings’ is associated with_______________________ Answer: A.P Newton Question: The assertion ‘history only begins when men take to writings’ is associated with_______________________ Answer: A.P Newton Question: The countries that make up the Maghreb are the following except one___________ Answer: Chad Question: The colonial power attributed to the state of Algeria was_______________ Answer: France Question: In Somalia _____________was the European power that took over the territory Answer: Italy Question: The present day Rhodesia is__________________ Answer: Zimbabwe Question: Select the false option out of the following_________________ Answer: Gambia gained independence in 1960 Question: The present day Dahomey is__________________ Answer: Benin Republic Question: The major European Missionary Church during the colonial occupation was__________________ Answer: All of the above Question: The annexation of Lagos Island was in___________________ Answer: 1861 Question: The Fante people are found in______________ Answer: Ghana Question: The proclamation of the union of South Africa was in_______________ Answer: 1910 Question: Lagos colony and the protectorate of southern Nigeria were amalgamated in________________ Answer: 1906 Question: One of these is not an example of fragmented and autonomous societies_________________________  Answer: Benin Question: Aro hegemony was attributed to_________________ Answer: Eastern Nigeria Question: In the colonial service, the officer next to the Governor was______________ Answer: Assistant District Commissioner Question: The Native Authority System collapsed under the colonial rule in Nigeria in ­­­­______________ Answer: 1951 Question: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was established in________________ Answer: 1946 Question: Nigeria joined the United Nations as its____________member Answer: 99th Question: The OAU metamorphosed into African Unity in the______________ Answer: 2000s Question: Dawda K. Jawara was a strong nationalist in___________________ Answer: Gambia Question: The ‘assimilados’ were the assimilated Africans under the _____________ Answer: Portugal Question: The Boers were attribute to ________________ Answer: Southern Africa Question: The short-lived Southern African National Conference was formed to_____________ Answer: Fight oppressive rule Question: Germany finally recognized French right to Morocco in_____________ Answer: 1909 Question: The London Missionary Society was led by_________________ Answer: Dr. Philip John Question: Mohammed Ali was one of the great rulers in________________ Answer: Egypt Question: By the Treaty of Marza signed in 1883, France would___________ Answer: Control the internal affairs of Tunisia Question: The independence of _________and_________ came up in the same year Answer: Chad and Nigeria Question: The capital of Omani Empire was____________________ Answer: Muscat Question: The United Gold Coast Convention was formed in_____________ Answer: 1947 Question: The National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon was formed in__________ Answer: 1944