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Question 1

The famous Ghanaian Author, poet, playwright and academic was also a minister of education in Ghana under the Jerry Rawlings administration. She is the author of the book: dilemma of a ghost and changes.

Answer 1

Ama Ata Aidoo

Question 2

This diplomat is the only Ghanaian Nobel Laureate, winning the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize and serves
as the chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela. He also
served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.

Answer 2

Kofi Annan

Question 3

Ghana gained its independence on March 6, 1957. In which year did The
Queen officially no longer represent as the head of state of the country?

Answer 3

1960

Question 4

This Ghanaian football captain is credited as the all-time highest scoring
player of the Black Stars and famous for his missed penalty against Uruguay
at the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa

Answer 4

Asamoah Gyan

Question 5

Which arm of government is responsible for implementing government
policies and programs

Answer 5

The Executive

Question 6

Who is Ghanas longest serving First Lady?

Answer 6

Nana Konadu Agyemang - Rawlings

Question 7

Established in 1997, which private TV station changed the independent television landscape and has the slogan First in News, Best in Entertainment

Answer 7

TV3

Question 8

Which popular Accra Town hosts the internationally acclaimed Arts Festival known as Chalewote

Answer 8

James Town

Question 9

In December 2015, who stepped down as Minister of Transport after the infamous Smarty’s Bus Branding Scandal?

Answer 9

Dzifa Attivor

Question 10

The longest serving President of the Republic, this former head of state oversaw the peaceful transition from a military regime to a democracy.

Answer 10

Jerry John Rawlings

Question 11

“It is Possible” Is the biography of which person, a famous media personality who is CEO of the ElB group

Answer 11

Kwabena Adisi (/Bola Ray)

Question 12

The arm of government which concerns itself with making laws for the country is the …..

Answer 12

Legislature (parliament)

Question 13

This player captained the Ghana Under 21 Team (the Black Satellites) to it’s first World Cup trophy in 2009.

Answer 13

Andre Ayew

Question 14

Which Ghanaian patriot is credited for the saying: “If you educate a man you educate an individual but if you educate a woman you educate a whole nation”.

Answer 14

Dr. James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey

Question 15

This Park is located on the coast of southern Ghana and protects an area of rainforest, home to endangered mammals such as forest elephants, bongo antelopes and rich in butterflies and birds.

Answer 15

Kakum National Park

Question 16

What is the minimum age, According to Chapter 8, Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, that one can aspire to be a President?

Answer 16

40 years

Question 17

Laying along the Greenwich meridian, and just six degrees of latitude north of the Equator, this man-made lake is one of the world’s largest at 250 miles long and covers 3,283 square miles, or 3.6 percent of Ghana’s area.

Answer 17

Lake Volta

Question 18

This open air market in Kumasi is the largest single market in West Africa with over 45000 stores and stalls

Answer 18

Kejetia market

Question 19

This National park is located in northwest Ghana on grassland savanna and riparian
ecosystems at an elevation of 150 m, with it’s entrance reached through the nearby town
of Larabanga . Name Ghana’s largest wildlife refuge

Answer 19

Mole National park

Question 20

This cloth is the traditional garment worn by Akans and the Kingdom of
Ashanti royalty. The Ewe people especially those from Agortime-Kpetoe of
Ghana also have this cloth as their traditional cloth

Answer 20

Kente

Question 21

This festival is a cultural event with the intention of increasing the notion of Pan-Africanism and African development. It consists of the festival itself as well as the celebration surrounding Emancipation Day. It primarily takes place in two cities. Elmina and Cape Coast, which were the largest slave-trading forts in the nation. Name this Festival

Answer 21

PANAFEST

Question 22

The daughter of a former President, she is currently an MP for the Klottey Korle Constituency

Answer 22

Zanetor Rawlings

Question 23

Nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, this village overlooks the Lake Tadane, roughly 90 km west of Takoradi and is entirely made up of stilts and platforms. Name this major tourist attraction area

Answer 23

Nzulezo (/nzulezu)

Question 24

This Ghanaian architect was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to architecture. Some of his works include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo and the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management, completed in 2010

Answer 24

David Adjaye

Question 25

In 1974, this Ghanaian became the first Ghanaian full professor of mathematics and head of the Department of Mathematics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has a "formalism" named after him from his work with soft X-ray spectroscopy

Answer 25

Professor Francis Allotey

Question 26

This festival is celebrated in the Dagomba lunar month, corresponding to the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabia al-Awwal by the chiefs and peoples of Nalerigu Tamale and Wa in the Northern region and Upper West

Answer 26

Damba festival

Question 27

This 28 year old dental surgeon is famous for coming in third in the Miss World 2013 competition. She also won the Miss World Africa 2013 title and was crowned Miss Ghana 2012

Answer 27

Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter

Question 28

This fort, built by the Dutch, served both as a prison and a place for sending slaves unto ships. Some famous prisoners it has housed include the first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah and J.H. Mensah, a former senior minister under the Kufour government. It currently serves as a museum

Answer 28

Ussher fort

Question 29

A well-known English academic, she's a former Minister of Education who previously was the first female vice chancellor of the University of Cape Coast

Answer 29

Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang

Question 30

This industry was started in 1942 by the late Mrs. Esther Ocloo to create employment for herself after leaving Achimota School. It has become a household name in food processing in Ghana with flagship products such as jam and marmalade, palm soup base and bottled palm wine

Answer 30

Nkulenu

Question 31

This institution is known as the lender of last resort in Ghana. It is also responsible for transmitting the Government's monetary policy and is in charge of regulating all financial institutions

Answer 31

The bank of Ghana

Question 32

In which year did Accra replace Cape Coast as | the capital of Ghana?

Answer 32

1877

Question 33

Born on 1 February 1969, she is the current chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, first female to serve in this office since the independence of Ghana. Before her appointment she was the chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education

Answer 33

Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei

Question 34

Named as one of the 100 most influential Africans of 2013 by New African magazine, which Ghanaian journalist worked for BBC World News, was the main presenter of its programme Focus on Africa and passed on in January 2014

Answer 34

Komla Dumor

Question 35

Often referred to as the "Bread Basket of Ghana, People in this region are principally farmers and raise important cash crops such as cocoa, cassava, yams and maize in addition to a variety of fruits. It rains about 9 months during the year in this region

Answer 35

Brong Ahafo region

Question 36

Who performed the first open-heart surgery in Ghana using the heart-lung-machine?

Answer 36

Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng

Question 37

When the President and Vice President are both out of the country, who acts as the President of the Republic?

Answer 37

Speaker of parliament

Question 38

This Court has original jurisdiction over all matters, criminal and civil and also responsible for enforcing the Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms guaranteed by the constitution. Name This Court

Answer 38

High court

Question 39

Question: Hailed by former US president Barack Obama in his 2009 visit to Ghana, what famous Ghanaian investigative journalist is also the CEO of Tiger Eye Private Investigations?

Answer 39

Anas Amereyaw Anas

Question 40

Which African Country made Osagyefo Dr. Kwame | Nkrumah an honorary co-President?

Answer 40

Guinea

Question 41

Who is the current Chief Justice of Ghana and has been a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana since 1995

Answer 41

Sophia Akuffor (outdated it’s now Anin- yeboah)

Question 42

What former Burkinabe military captain, famous for his strides in pan-Africanism and Marxist revolution was assassinated on October 15, 1987 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso?

Answer 42

Thomas sankara

Question 43

Beneath the Supreme Court is this Court, which serves as the appellate body for all of Ghana's High Courts, Regional Tribunals and Circuit Courts. It has no original jurisdiction; it only deals with hearing cases that have already been heard by another court

Answer 43

Appeal court

Question 44

Known as one of the foremost investigative journalists and a staunch anti-corruption crusader, what prominent Ghanaian journalist born in Bongo in the Upper East Region of Ghana was described by Rev Dr. Mensa Otabil as a 'treasure' to Ghana?

Answer 44

Manasseh Azure

Question 45

Question: Born in the late 1600's in Awukugua-Akuapim in the Eastern region of Ghana, what fetish priest became famous for conjuring a golden stool from the sky?

Answer 45

Okomfo Anokye

Question 46

Known as Kompa Nazi in the islands of Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire, which famous character known in folklore for his cunningness and ability to take the shape of man and spider originated from the Akan people of present day Ghana?

Answer 46

Kweku Ananse

Question 47

According to Child labor laws, What is the minimum age for engagement of persons in hazardous work

Answer 47

18

Question 48

What Ghanaian musician and composer born in 1904 in Vodza in the Volta Region, was instrumental in the establishment of the Arts Council of Ghana, was Director of Music and conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra and composed the national anthem?

Answer 48

Phillip Gbeho

Question 49

This body was set up in 1973 to establish and promote standards for the manufacturing of high quality goods and services in Ghana?

Answer 49

GSA - Ghana standards authority

Question 50

``` The President is the Head of the Executive. He is also the 'Head of State and Head Of Government and Commander in-Chief of the .... a) Judiciary b) Parliament c) legislature d) armed forces ```

Answer 50

d

Question 51

What ace Ghanaian presenter was the host of Joy Fm's super morning show and later presenter of BBC's focus on Africa before his death in 2014?

Question 52

Which National body is responsible for safeguarding the internal and external security of Ghana and to ensure the integration of domestic, foreign and security policy to allow the security services and other government departments to cooperate on matters of national security?

Answer 52

National security council

Question 53

What Ghanaian film-maker and director born in 1941 is known for the critically acclaimed movie "Love Brewed in the African Pot" in 1980?

Answer 53

Kwaw Ansah

Question 54

In what year was the redenomination of the Ghana Cedi done?

Answer 54

2007

Question 55

A winner of the prestigious International Women's Forum Leadership Foundation Fellowship in 2011, who has been the Quiz Mistress of the Ghana National Maths and Science Quiz programme since 2006?

Answer 55

Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann

Question 56

The only Ghanaian president ever named honorary co-president of another country, which former Ghanaian head of state pushed the agenda of Pan-Africanism and helped Ghana achieve independence?

Answer 56

Kwame Nkrumah

Question 57

Which prominent twin waterfall in Ghana located in Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana is referred to as male and female?

Answer 57

Boti Falls

Question 58

What is the full name of the body ... EOCO

Answer 58

Economic and Organized Crime Office

Question 59

When was the university of Ghana built

Answer 59

1948

Question 60

Which year did Rwanda gain independence

Answer 60

1962

Question 61

Guans are said to have migrated from

Question 62

Which century was the fante confederacy formed?

Question 63

Capital of the old ghana empire

Answer 63

Kombisale

Question 64

Organisation in ghana that supports poor households

Answer 64

Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Program (LEAP)

Question 65

I was built by the Chinese and was gifted to ghana and located in the victoriana district and I am used for social events

Answer 65

National Theatre

Question 66

Minister of interior

Answer 66

Ambrose dery

Question 67

Largest tree

Answer 67

Aprokumase

Question 68

Born and died on 24th May...contested the 1992 constitution

Answer 68

Professor Albert Adu Boahen

Question 69

Which Ghanaian educationist won the wise price for 2017

Answer 69

Dr Patrick Awuah Jnr

Question 70

Group of islands

Answer 70

Archipelago

Question 71

The ground substance of cytoplasm is called

Answer 71

Hyaloplasm

Question 72

The substance on the outside of the math box is

Answer 72

Red phosphorus

Question 73

When pure sulphur is burnt in oxygen with a flame the colour is

Answer 73

Bright blue

Question 74

The Accra International Airport was named after

Answer 74

Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka