Memorize these and you could recognize 38.3% of all African History clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haile Selassie | 4 | In 1931, a year after taking the throne, he gave Ethiopia its first written constitution |
| 2 | (David) Livingstone | 4 | This Scottish discoverer of the Victoria Falls was "found" by Henry Stanley in November 1871 |
| 3 | Namibia | 3 | The last colony in Africa, it gained its independence from South Africa in 1990 |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | Muhammad Ali, governor of this country, invited the Mamelukes to dinner in 1811 & had them massacred |
| 5 | Zulu | 2 | Britannica says this tribe had only about 1500 members when Shaka became chief in 1816 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 2 | The ruins of the ancient city of Carthage are found in what is today this African country |
| 7 | Timbuktu | 2 | In 1826 Gordon Laing became the first European to reach this trading center in Mali |
| 8 | South Africa | 2 | The ANC suspended talks with this country's government after the 1992 Boipatong Massacre |
| 9 | Somalia | 2 | Mohammed Farah Aidid, a warlord of this country who battled U.S. forces in 1993, died in 1996 |
| 10 | Islam | 2 | Within 100 years of this religion's founding in Arabia, its followers dominated north Africa |
| 11 | Ghana | 2 | The first Black African colony to gain independence, the Gold Coast is now known by this name |
| 12 | Carthage | 2 | The ruins of this city destroyed by Rome in 146 B.C. are a 20-minute drive from Tunis, Tunisia |
| 13 | Angola | 2 | In 1975 Cuba sent nearly 18,000 troops to aid guerrilla fighters in this country |
| 14 | Algeria | 2 | In 1963 Ahmed Ben Bella became the first president of this north African country |
| 15 | Addis Ababa | 2 | Taitu, the wife of Emperor Menelik II, gave this capital city its name; it means "new flower" |
| 16 | (Anwar) Sadat | 2 | In 1971 this leader changed his country's official name to the Arab Republic of Egypt |
| 17 | the Volta | 2 | In the 15th century the Mossi people established their capital at Ouagadougou on the upper reaches of this river |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | In 1498 this Portuguese explorer rounded South Africa & became the first European to reach Mozambique |
| 19 | Cecil Rhodes | 2 | In 1895 this British diamond king had a colony named for himself |
| 20 | Muammar Gaddafi | 2 | He was a 27-year-old army captain when he deposed King Idris of Libya |