ghana history 2

Question 1

From which country did Tetteh Quarshie bring cocoa to Ghana?

Answer 1

Fernando Po (now Bioko, Equatorial Guinea)

Question 2

In what year did Tetteh Quarshie bring cocoa to Ghana?

Answer 2

1879

Question 3

What was Tetteh Quarshie’s profession?

Answer 3

Blacksmith

Question 4

Where did Tetteh Quarshie first plant cocoa in Ghana?

Answer 4

Mampong, in the Eastern Region

Question 5

When was Tetteh Quarshie born and when did he die?

Answer 5

1842 - 1892

Question 6

Where is the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm located?

Answer 6

Mampong-Akwapim, Eastern Region

Question 7

Who is the father of cocoa in Ghana?

Answer 7

Tetteh Quarshie

Question 8

What is the name of the main hospital in Ghana named after Tetteh Quarshie?

Answer 8

Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital

Question 9

When was the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital inaugurated?

Answer 9

1952

Question 10

When was Tetteh Quarshie’s cocoa farm replanted to preserve it as a historic site?

Answer 10

1960

Question 11

Who built the Akosombo Dam?

Answer 11

Gordon Guggisberg

Question 12

Who was the British colonial governor of the Gold Coast between 1919 and 1927?

Answer 12

Sir Gordon Guggisberg

Question 13

When did construction of the Akosombo Dam begin?

Answer 13

1965

Question 14

When was the Akosombo Dam finally built?

Answer 14

1966

Question 15

In which year was Ghana hit with a strong drought in farming?

Answer 15

1983

Question 16

What does Ghana mean?

Answer 16

Warrior King

Question 17

When did the first Muslims arrive in the Gold Coast?

Answer 17

1921

Question 18

When did the first Christians arrive in the Gold Coast?

Answer 18

1482

Question 19

When was the Treaty of Fomena signed?

Answer 19

1874 (50,000 ounces of gold)

Question 20

When was Osei Bonsu born and when did he die?

Answer 20

Born 1779, died 1824