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Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Nigeria gain independence from Britain?

a)

1975

b)

1960

c)

1965

d)

1955

2.

Who was the first President of Nigeria?

a)

Olusegun Obasanjo

b)

Muhammadu Buhari

c)

Nnamdi Azikiwe

d)

Goodluck Jonathan

3.

What is the capital city of Nigeria?

a)

Lagos

b)

Abuja

c)

Kano

d)

Port Harcourt

4.

Which Nigerian city is known as the 'Centre of Excellence'?

a)

Port Harcourt

b)

Kano

c)

Lagos

d)

Abuja

5.

What does the acronym 'NTA' stand for in Nigeria?

a)

Nigerian Transport Authority

b)

Nigerian Television Authority

c)

National Telecommunications Agency

d)

Nigerian Trade Association

6.

Who was the first military ruler of Nigeria?

a)

Major General Ibrahim Babangida

b)

Colonel Mohammed Buhari

c)

General Yakubu Gowon

d)

Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

7.

What is the official language of Nigeria?

a)

Hausa

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

French

8.

Nigeria is an African continent

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The three tiers of government are _____, _____ and _____

a)

Federal, State and Local

b)

Legislative, Executive and Judiciary

c)

Gold, Myrrh and Frankincense

10.

What is the currency used in Nigeria?

a)

Euro

b)

Dollar

c)

Pound

d)

Naira

11.

What does the acronym 'UN' stand for?

a)

United Nations Alliance

b)

Universal Network

c)

United Nations

d)

United Nations Organization

12.

Who was the first female Minister of Finance in Nigeria?

a)

Zainab Ahmed

b)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

c)

Oluwatoyin Ogundipe

d)

Amina Mohammed

13.

What does 'NGO' stand for?

a)

Non-Growth Organization

b)

Non-Governmental Organization

c)

Networked Global Organization

d)

National Government Organization

14.

What is the official language of Nigeria

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Yoruba/Igbo/Hausa

d)

Pidgin

15.

What does 'GDP' stand for in economic terms?

a)

General Domestic Product

b)

Gross Domestic Pricing

c)

Gross Domestic Profit

d)

Gross Domestic Product

16.

What town in Delta State, Nigeria, is famous for plywood production?

a)

Abraka

b)

Warri

c)

Sapele

d)

Asaba

17.

How many Local Government Areas has Nigeria?

a)

777

b)

772

c)

774

d)

477

18.

Delta State has how many Local Government Areas?

(a)  

19.

The three arms of government are?

a)

President, Governor and Local Government Chairman

b)

Federal, State and Local

c)

Executive, Legislative and Judiciary

d)

Me, you and us

20.

The name Nigeria was given by _____?

a)

Mrs Florence Shun

b)

Lord Luggard

c)

Flora Florence Shaw

d)

Flora Shaw

21.

FIFA stands for?

a)

Federal International Football Association

b)

Federation Intentional Foot Association

c)

Federal International Football Association

d)

Federation International Football Association

22.

The largest stadium in the world is Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

a)

True

b)

False

23.

CAF means

a)

Confederation of Africa Football

b)

Co-federation of Africana Footballer

c)

Confederate Africa Football

d)

Confederation of African Football

24.

A.T.M. stands for?

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25.

NYSC began in the year

a)

1973

b)

3791

c)

1960

d)

1937

26.

The Constitution is the set of rules laid down by which a country is governed.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The organ of government responsible for making laws in a country is

(a)  

28.

The motto of Nigeria is _______ and _______, ______ and _________

a)

Unified, progress, peaceful Faith

b)

Unionism Faith, People, progress

c)

Unity, Faith, Peace and Progress

d)

Unity, fate, piece, programme

29.

The second National Anthem was composed by Lilian and Jean Williams. True/False

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30.

Nigeria is not in African continent. True or False?

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31.

(a)   is the world's most populated country?