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WorksheetsAfrican Culture and March Madness
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 27mins
How many teams play in the first round of the NCAA Men's March Madness Tournament
32
16
68
56
How many regions are in the March Madness tournaments?
2
4
6
8
What are Cinderella teams?
Teams that are out of the tournament if they lose one game
Teams that people do not think will do well but surprise everybody
Teams that people think will do well and win the tournament
Teams that have the best players in the league
Why is the college basketball tournament called March Madness?
Both words start with the letter "M"
It is a crazy tournament where anything can happen.
The tournament path is long and difficult.
Not every team makes the tournament.
Who competes in March Madness
college basketball teams
college football teams
college baseball teams
middle school track teams
What is March Madness
art contest
tournament
race
Who is the only Division 1 College in Georgia to make it to the March Madness tournament this year?
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kennesaw State
Mercer University
What are the three main holidays celebrated in kenya?
Easter, Valentines Day, and Jamhuri
Easter, Christmas, and Thanksgiving
Easter, Christmas, and Jamhuri
Valentines Day, Christmas, and Thanksgiving
What are the two main languages spoken in Kenya, Africa
Spanish
English
Spanish and English
Swahili and English
What is the most popular sport in Nigeria?
Baseball
Basketball
Rugby
Soccer
What is the name of the National Ghanaian Soccer Team?
The Pharaohs.
Barcelona.
Real Madrid.
Black Stars.
Which of the following flags belongs to Ghana?
What is the capital city of Ghana?
New York.
Doha.
Accra.
Paris.
What were the apartheid laws?
Laws designed to integrate all races across South Africa.
Laws set up to improve the rights of African citizens in South Africa
Laws supported by President Nelson Mandela
A series of segregationist laws set up by whites in government to suppress non-whites
Who was F.W. de Klerk?
The president of South Africa in 1989, worked to dismantle apartheid laws
A strong supporter of the Apartheid movement in South Africa.
Leader in Britain who helped South Africa gain its independence.
Mandela's mentor during the apartheid era.
Why did de Klerk and Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?
They peacefully moved the country to a non-racial democracy.
The stopped the spread of famine across South Africa.
The created to separate but equal racial classes.
They wrote an inspiring novel about their individual journeys during Apartheid.
What is significant about the year 1994 in South Africa?
South Africa had its first election open to all races.
Is the year the country officially gained Independence
This marked the beginning of the Apartheid era.
Mandela was elected first black president of South Africa.
A follower of Islam is called a
Christian
Muslim
Jew
Patrilineal means
heritage or ancestry through your father's side
heritage or ancestry through your mother's side
To "barter" means to
buying or selling stories
buying or selling only good things
to exchange things for other things instead of for money
A griot is a
holy journey
group of people on a long trip through the desert
storyteller and entertainer in Ancient Africa
A pilgrimage is a
a journey to a holy place
person who attended the first Thanksgiving
a group of people or animals traveling on a long journey
A caravan is
a group of people or animals traveling together on a long journey especially through the desert
a car that is large and shaped like a van
giving money or goods to a ruler or country for protection
Matrilineal is based on
a child's family line
a man's family line
a woman's family line
Tribute is
a payment made for protection or as a sign of submission
a payment made for groceries
a payment made for home-building
Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle thought highly of
Rome and Egypt
Ghana and Mali
Egypt & Ethiopia
Timbuktu & Ethiopia
Which of the following is a list of the major West African ethnic groups
Hausa, Xosa, Akan, Kenyan, Egyptian
Igbo, Hausa, Xosa, Malian, Egyptian, Kushian, South African
Fula, Mande, Yoruba, Bantu, Xosa, Kenyan, Sudanese
Igbo, Yoruba, Mande, Akan, Fula, Hausa
Approximately how many different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa?
500
100
2000
5000
What country in Africa is home to the most pyramids in the world?
Egypt
Sudan
What four countries make up the horn of Africa?
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Somalia
Djibouti
Uganda
What is the main exported crop of Uganda?
grapes
wheat
barley
coffee
What two groups have fought a civil war in Sudan?
Muslims
Darfur
Christians
Ethiopia
What do most people in Tanzania do for a living?
They are farmers.
They are factory workers.
They are teachers.
They are in the military.
What are the names of two ethnic groups in Rwanda and Burundi?
Tutsi
Hutu
Darfur
Dar es Salaam
What is the capital city of Kenya?
Dar es Salaam
Mogadishu
Nairobi
Tanzania
A region of Sudan
Darfur
Mogadishu
safari
genocide
True or False
Standards of living are higher in cities than in rural villages.
True
False
True or False
In Africa, family ties are extremely important.
True
False
Select all crops that are exported from Africa.
Peanuts
Bananas
Coffee
Cacao
What is a special ceremony that marks a particular stage in life?
Social status
Rite of passage
Urbanization
Nuclear family
Most people in Africa belong to which two faiths? Make sure to mark both.
Muslim faith
Christian faith
Faith of Hinduism
Faith of Buddhism
Traditionally in African societies, large families are seen as signs of what?
Optimism and patience
Pride and joy
Wealth and prestige
Knowledge and faith
Men who have 50 cows or less are
rich
poor
middle class
lucky
True or False: Only Maasai men can be warriors.
True
False
What do the Maasai people drink from their cattle?
milk
blood
milk and blood
nothing
Where is the Maasai Tribe Located?
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Nigeria
This country had a VIOLENT split from British rule.
Nigeria
Kenya
Both
Neither
The Africans of the Pan-African movement wanted __________________ from European colonization and needed ____________ to achieve it.
independence, nationalism
equality, civil war
tension, partitoning
repeal, famine
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