Social Studies - Omega Term Assessment 2023/2024

How many kingdoms ruled the area known as Nigeria?

• 3 kingdoms

• 2 kingdoms

• 1 kingdom

• 5 kingdom

Which of these kingdoms ruled the area known as Nigeria?

• Oyo kingdom, Benin Kingdom and Ile Ife Kingdom

• Sokoto Caliphate, Ila Kingdom and Oduduwa Kingdom

• Festac Kingdom, Abuja Kingdom and Eko kingdom

• Oyo kingdom, Benin kingdom and Sokoto Caliphate

What protectorates did the British eventually divide the area Nigeria into?

• Eastern and Southern protectorate

• Western and Northern protectorate

• Northern and Southern protectorate

• Western and Eastern protectorate

The Northern and Southern protectorate become a British colony in what year?

• 1920

• 1902

• 1901

• 1905

Who was the British governor that was sent to rule the area called 'Nigeria'

• Lord Frederick Lugard

• Henry Townsend

• Bishop Ajayi Crowther

• Herbert Maculay

In what year was the Northern and Southern Protectorate join together (Amalgamated)

• 1914

• 1930

• 1940

• 1960

What two words make up the name Nigeria?

Why is October 1, 1960 an important date in the history of Nigeria?

Which country was the first African colony to gain independence from Great British?

• Nigeria

• South Africa

• Mali

• Ghana

Nigeria gained independence in __________ and it became a republic in ____________.

• 1960 and 1963

• 1957 and 1960

• 1901 and 1914

• 1986 and 1989