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AFRICAN NON-FICTIONCategoryRound 1Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 20 ointsWhose 1962
autobi ographical prom ise
"Zambia Shall Be Free"
came t rue in 1964?
KENNETH KAUNDA Which Ugandan st at esman,
inspired by the Arusha
Declaration, published his "The
Common Man's Charter" in 1969?
DR MILT ON OBOTE
Order 2
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Which statesman chose, as
t he pr imary t i t l e of h is
1957 autobiography, t he
single w ord "Ghana"?
KWAME NKRUMAH He led his nati on t o freedom and
recount ed his l i f e in t he classic
"Long Walk t o Freedom". Nam e
him and his nati on.
NELSON MANDELA
SOUTH AFRICA
Order 3
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Which celebrat ed Nigerian
author released his 2nd
volume of mem oirs, "YouMust Set Fort h at Dawn",
in 2006?
WOLE SOYINKA What is the three- let ter pr imary
title of Soyinka's much praised
1981 first volume of memoirs?
AKE: THE YEARS OF
CHILDHOOD
PROMPT: If THE
YEARS OF
CHILDHOOD is
answered
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DOMESTICATED ANIMALSCategoryRound 1Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceTradi t ional ly , which
animal is centra l t o the
cul ture of t he Fulani
people of West Af r ica and
the Masai people of East
Afr ica?
CATTLE OR COWS 1. Which "R" wor d descri bes
cud-chewing animals l ike
cat t le, wi t h special ised
digestion?
2. A cow's st omach is divi ded
int o how m any
compartments?
1. RUMINANT
2. FOUR
Order 2
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Dogs are canine.
Which domesticated
animals are "caprine"
whet her t hey are nannies
or bi l l ies?
GOATS Which ot her domest icated animal
is:
1. Equine?
2. Ovine?
1. HORSES
2. SHEEP
Order 3
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A clever tr ickster of
Cent ral Afr ican stor i es,
Kalulu i s whi ch t ype ofrapidly reproducing
animal?
RABBITS OR HARES 1. Which nati on bui l t an 1,800-
k i lomet re fence to prevent
t he spread of r abbit s broughtby t he set t lers of Sydney?
2. Which cit y bet ween Sydney
and Melbourne i s t he
nat ional capi t a l?
1. AUSTRALIA
2. CANBERRA
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THINGS NAMED FOR COLOURSCategoryRound 1Game 1
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FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceWhich African island
nati on has a colour in i t s
name, Port uguese f or
"green"?
CAPE VERDE 1. Which coast al Afr ican nati on
has a colour in i t s name, t he
colour of t usks?
2. Which largest cit y in t hat
countr y served as t he capit al
unti l 1983?
1. COTE D'IVOIRE
OR
IVORY COAST
2. ABIDJAN
Order 2
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Eif fel 65 had a hit wi t h "Da
Ba Dee", bet t er known by
whi ch sad colour in t he
singer's rep eat ed l ine, "I'm
[DASH]"?
BLUE Eif fe l 65 hai l f r om w hich It a l ian
c i ty t hat p layed host t o t he 2006
Wint er Olympics?
TORINO OR TURIN
Order 3
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Produ ct Red i s a global
campaign to raise funds
for f ight ing which deadlyimmune disease?
A. I .D.S. OR H. I .V . 1. Prod uct Red's spoke sper son
is whi ch singer of t he band
U2?2. What is his home count ry?
1. BONO
2. IRELAND
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HISTORY AFRICACategoryRound 2Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 5 oints a iece and a 5 oint bonusName the Afr ican
organisat ion l aunched i n
2001 to st eer t he
cont inent to greater
economic and social
development.
AFRICAN UNION OR
A.U.
The A. U. repl aced the O.A.U.
What did the abbreviation O.A.U.
St and f or?
ORGANISATION OF
AFRICAN UNITY
Order 2
FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a iece
What did President
Nyerere cal l his Afr ican
social ism t hat re j ected
t he European model and
embraced the i dea of
fami lyhood?
UJAMAA Nyerere said t wo economi c
revolut ions "planted t he seeds of
conf l i c t " t here. Which t wo
economic revolutions, one which
created a landed class and one
which creat ed the modern
capi ta l is t?
AGRARIAN
REVOLUTION
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
Order 3
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In which year did Sout h
Afr ica gain major i t y ru le?
1994 1. How many president s has
Sout h Afr ica had since
major i t y rule?2. Who is Sout h Af ri ca's curr ent
president?
1 . TWO
2. THABO MBEKI
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THE HUMAN BODYCategoryRound 2Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceZIRCON - ZOETROPE -
ZYGOTE
Which is t he "Z" word t hat
descri bes a single-ce ll
fert i l ised egg?
ZYGOTE Name the "E" and the "F" terms
t hat d escribe a developing baby
before and aft er e ight weeks of
pregnancy.
EMBRYOS
FOETUSES
Order 2
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Muscles are at t ached t o
bones by whi ch bands of
whi t e f ibr ous t issue wi t h a
two-syl lable name?
TENDONS Muscles can be divided int o t hree
basic groups based on t heir
funct ion. One is smoot h muscle.
What are the o ther t wo?
SKELETAL OR
STRIATED
CARDIAC OR HEART
Order 3
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21% - 15% - 7%
Which percent age of your
body weight is made up ofblood?
7% PLATELETS - PLASMA - LYMPH
Which blood component s, cal l ed
t hrombocyt es, are cel l f ragment simport ant f or st opping bleeding?
PLATELETS
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THE OLYMPIC GAMESCategoryRound 2Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 20 ointsKenya won gold at t he
2004 Olympic Games
running in which ath let ics
event w i t h a wat er
hazard?
3,000 METRE
STEEPLECHASE
Kenya earned seven Olymp ic
medals in 2004, t ied wi t h which
neighbouring nati on for t he most
in Afr ica?
ETHIOPIA
Order 2
FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a iece
Four of whi ch East Afr ican
nat ion's six m edals have
come from boxing,
st ar t i ng wi t h Leo
Rwabw ogo and Eri dadi
Mukw anga in 1968?
UGANDA Which country's only medal
wi nner is:
1. Venust e Niyongabo, a Tut si?
2. Maria Mut ola, from Maput o?
1. BURUNDI
2. MOZAMBIQUE
Order 3
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The 2008 Olympic Games
wi l l be held in which
Chinese city?
BEIJING 1. Which home of t he ancient
Olym pics also held t he f irst
modern Olym pic Games in1896?
2. Which European cit y won the
bid t o host t he Olympic
Games in 2012?
1. GREECE OR
ATHENS
2. LONDON
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGECategoryRound 3Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceWhich oldest known
brew ed alcoholic beverage
is t radi t i onal ly made fr om
barley?
BEER 1. Bot t les of which Tanzanian
beer feature a p ic ture of a
snow-capped mount ain?
2. Which beer 's mot t o is "Truly
Zambian"?
1. KILIMANJARO
2. MOSI LAGER
Order 2
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MUTATU - GUAGUA -
BODA BODA
Which type of t ax i got i t s
start on the Uganda-Kenya
border , w here bicycles
could pass mor e easil y
t han autos?
BODA BODAS Which "coffin headed" poisonous
snake provides t he nickname f or
the large roadster bicycles
popular w it h Boda Boda drivers?
BLACK MAMBAS
PROMPT: i f MAMBA
is answered
Order 3
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EVOLUTION - RELATIVITY -
MASS-ENERGY
EQUIVALENCEWhich of t hese t heories is
t he oldest ?
THEORY OF
EVOLUTION
ARCHIMEDES - HEISENBERG -
PASCAL
Which scient ist :1. Lived earl iest ?
2. L ived most recent ly?
1. ARCHIMEDES
2. HEISENEBERG
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GREAT LAKES OF AFRICACategoryRound 3Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceBordering southern
Zambia, lakes Cabora
Bassa and Karib a ar e
reservoirs on which great
east - f l owing r iver?
ZAMBEZI RIVER Lake Victoria's two largest
islands, Ukerewe and Bugala, are
in which t wo nat ions?
TANZANIA
UGANDA
Order 2
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Lake Kyoga, Lake Bisinia
and Lake Kw ania are
located w i t h in wh ich
nat ion?
UGANDA Lake Nyasa is bord ered by w hich
three nations?
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
TANZANIA
Order 3
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Which is t he only nati on
t hat borders Lakes Albert ,
Edward, and Tanganyika?
DRC OR
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF THE
CONGO OR DR
CONGO OR CONGO-
KINSHASA
CONGO - NILE - ZAMBEZI
Which r iver u l t imat ely drains:
1. Lake Nyasa?2. Lake Tanganyika?
1. ZAMBEZI RIVER
2. CONGO RIVER
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IMAGINED ANIMALSCategoryRound 3Game 1
Order 1
FACE OFF BONUS For 10 oints a ieceWhich imagined giant ape
was found on Skull Island
near Sumatra?
KING KONG 1. In Pet er Jackson's 2005
movie, Kong cl im bs whi ch
t al lest bui ld ing in New York
City?
2. In which Arab nat ion wi l l The
Bur j become t he wor ld 's
t a l lest bui ld ing?
1. TH E EMPIRE
STATE
BUILDING
2 . U . A. E. OR
UNIT ED ARAB
EMIRATES
ACCEPT :DUBAI
Order 2
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In Greek legend, w hich
monst er w i t h a woman's
head, l ion's body, serpent's
t ai l and bir d's wi ngs ki l l ed
hersel f when her r iddl e
was solved?
THE SPHINX Regard ing Egypt 's Great Sphi nx,
known in Arabic as "The Father of
Terror":
1. It 's locat ed in Giza, a subur b
of which c i t y of 15 mi l l ion?
2. Is i t 1,500, 3,000 or 4,500
years old?
1. CAIRO
2 . 4 , 5 0 0
Order 3
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In Greek legend, t he oft en
drunken and wil d beings
known as Centaurs werehal f human and hal f which
hooved anim al?
HORSES The lone w ise Cent aur, Chiron:
1. Taught which warr ior , weak
only in his heel?2. Traded his l i f e for t he
fr eedom of w hich Ti tan who
gave man fi re?
1. ACHILLES
2. PROMETHEUS
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Zain Africa Challenge NQT Questions ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
20TH CENTURY WORLD LEADERS
During the 20th century, which nation's leader:
1 President Anwar Sadat, formally recognised Israel? EGYPT
2 King Sobhuza II, ruled for 61 years? SWAZILAND
3 Franklin Roosevelt, won four presidential elections? UNITED STATES OR U.S.A OR AMERICA
4 Had Zhou Enlai as its first Communist PrimeMinister?
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
5 Under Salazar, fought colonial wars in Angola andMozambique?
PORTUGAL
6 Was led to independence from France by DavidDacko?
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
7 Was led during the end of World War I by DavidLloyd George?
UNITED KINGDOM OR GREAT BRITAIN OR
8 Lost its West Bank to Israel during the reign of KingHussein?
JORDAN
9 Isaias Afwerki, became its first president in 1993? ERITREA
10 Was led by father and son Georgios and AndreasPapandreou?
GREECE
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Zain Africa Challenge NQT Questions ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
Name the nation boasting these football champions:
1 2007 Asia Cup winners, stunned Saudi Arabia. IRAQ
2 Abedi Pele, three-time African "Footballer of theYear".
GHANA
3 Recent winner of its fifth African Cup of Nations. EGYPT
4 Arthur Boka, defender for Bundesliga championsStuttgart.
COTE D'IVOIRE OR IVORY COAST
5 Ricardinho and Ronaldinho, on its 2002 World Cupteam.
BRAZIL
6 2002 World Cup quarterfinalists led by Diop andDiouf.
SENEGAL
7 Samuel Eto'o, three-time African "Footballer of theYear".
CAMEROON
8 Winner of the 2006 World Cup. ITALY
9 Home to a billion people, yet never a FIFA WorldCup qualifier.
INDIA
10 2006 CECAFA Cup winner, despite a loss toZambia.
SUDAN
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Zain Africa Challenge NQT Questions ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
WHICH IS LONGEST
Which is the longest:
1 February, March or April? MARCH
2 A foot, a metre or a yard? METRE
3 The Niger, the Zambezi or the Volta? NIGER
4 The lion's tail, the giraffe's neck or the elephant'strunk?
ELEPHANT'S TRUNK OR ELEPHANT'S TRUNK
5 250 days, 5 months or 25 weeks? 250 DAYS
6 A light-minute, a light-year or a parsec? PARSEC
7 Nairobi to Dodoma, Dodoma to Cairo or Abuja toKinshasa?
DODOMA TO CAIRO
8 A bowling lane, a cricket pitch or an Olympic longjump?
CRICKET PITCH
9 The femur, the fibula or the ulna? FEMUR
10 A kilometre, a furlong or a mile? MILE
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