Ghana

Question 1

official name

Answer 1

Republic of Ghana

Question 2

capital city

Answer 2

Accra

Question 3

independence

Answer 3

6 March 1957

Question 4

president

Answer 4

Nana Akufo-Addo

Question 5

flag

Answer 5

red yellow green horizontally with a black star in the middle of the yellow

Question 6

it was the first

Answer 6

sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule

Question 7

it was colonised by

Answer 7

the British until it gained its first Independence

Question 8

the independence was led by

Answer 8

Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah

Question 9

it has the largest

Answer 9

man-made lake in the world, Lake Volta

Question 10

how many natural lakes does it have

Answer 10

1, Lake Bosumtwi

Question 11

Cocoa production

Answer 11

It is the second-largest producer of cocoa in the world

Question 12

It is africa’s largest

Answer 12

gold producer

Question 13

gold production details

Answer 13

In 2019 its output was 4.8M ounces surpassing that of South Africa

Question 14

Gold is the most

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commercially exploited mineral in Ghana, accounting for about 95% of the country’s mineral revenue

Question 15

second largest square in the world

Answer 15

Independence Square or Black Star Square after Tiananmen Square

Question 16

Tiananmen Square is in

Answer 16

Beijing, China

Question 17

When was the square completed and commissioned by who

Answer 17

1961, it was commissioned by the first president

Question 18

the square is made up of several elements:

Answer 18

the Black Star Monument
8 stands around the periphery
vast space within the square
Independence Arch

Question 19

The Black Star Monument

Answer 19

Freedom and Justice is inscribed on it, AD 1957, commemorating Ghana’s independence

Question 20

the eight stands

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have the capacity to seat more than 30 000 people

Question 21

vast space

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designed for huge events and military parades

Question 22

Independence Arch

Answer 22

a modernist structure that sits parallel to the beach

Question 23

The name Black Star was inspired by

Answer 23

the Black Star shipping line

Question 24

When and by whom was the shipping line founded

Answer 24

founded in 1919 by the Jamaican-born civil rights activist, Marcus Garvey

Question 25

Why was the shipping line founded

Answer 25

as part of the movement for African economic development. independence and freedom