Important People in the Kingdom of Benin

What is the name of the small towns that the Edo people lived in?

• Village

• Hut

• Guild

• Edo

Answer explanation

All of the people who livedn a guild would have had the same job.

The people who live in a guild all have...(choose one)

• The same family

• The same job

• The same housing

• The same farm

Answer explanation

If you were a pottery maker, you would have lived with all of the other potters! Not Harry...

Who was the first Queen Mother in Benin?

• Idia

• Igodo

• Ozolua

• Orhogbua

Answer explanation

She was a fierce warrior too!

How did Prince Oranmiyan help the Kingdom of Benin?

• He won many fierce battles

• He was the first Ogiso of Benin

• He started to trade with Europe

• He restored peace to the kingdom

Answer explanation

Thank goodness, those Ogisos nearly lost control!

Which Oba won many great battles and was known as 'the conqueror'?

• Ozolua

• Esigie

• Orhogbua

• Igodo

Answer explanation

After he won these battles, he would claim the land and expand the kingdom.

Queen Idia was the first woman in the kingdom to...

• Live in the palace

• Go to war

• Have a statue made

• Be an Oba

Answer explanation

The first to go to war, what an amazing woman!

Which part of Benin city would you expect to find the Oba's palace?

• In the north

• On the outskirts

• In the centre

• Far away from the kingdom

Answer explanation

If it was in the centre, it would be safe if the city was ever under attack.

What role did Francisco Felix DeSouza have in the kingdom's history?

• He was an Oba

• He came from Britain to colonise them

• He was a slave trader

• He was a slave

Answer explanation

His family name is still not spoken of in modern day Benin due to all of the families torn apart by slavery.

What was the name of the first Oba of Benin?

• Eweka

• Esigie

• Igodo

• Steve

Answer explanation

He was Prince Oranmiyan's son!

What is the name of the country that Prince Oranmiyan came from?

• Benin

• Nigeria

• Portugal

• Ife

Answer explanation

Ife is now a part of modern day Nigeria