History Questions and Answers
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
Who was known as the Napoleon of West Africa?
Cedric Senghor
Mohammad Ali
Samori Toure
None of the above
Correct answer is C
Described as African Napoleon, Samori Toure built a Muslim empire fighting off the French colonisation of West Africa in the 19th Century.
The Lagos colony and the Southern Protectorate was almagamated in _____.
1905
1906
1907
1908
Correct answer is B
The protectorate was incorporated into the new Southern Nigeria Protectorate in February 1906, and Lagos became the capital of the Protectorate of Nigeria.
In what year was the Oil River protectorate established?
1885
1886
1887
1888
Correct answer is A
The Oil Rivers Protectorate was established by the British in 1885. It was renamed the Niger Coast Protectorate in 1893 and in 1900 was joined to the Nigerian territories administered by the British government. Its name derives from the palm oil that was the chief product of the area.
How many states did General Murtala Mohammed create?
5
7
9
11
Correct answer is B
On February 3, 1976, the Military Government of Murtala Muhammed created new states and renamed others, the states he created include: Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Imo, Niger, Ogun, and Ondo. This brought the total number of states in Nigeria to nineteen in 1976.
Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?
South-East
South-West
North-East
North-Central
Correct answer is B
Adire textile is a resist-dyed cloth produced and worn primarily by the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria.