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1. Is Africa a country or a continent?1. Is Africa a country or a continent?

2. True or False 1/7 of Africa is 2. True or False 1/7 of Africa is covered in jungles.covered in jungles.

3. Name the world’s largest desert, 3. Name the world’s largest desert, which is located in Africa.which is located in Africa.

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4. True or False Africa has an abundant 4. True or False Africa has an abundant supply of the raw materials and minerals supply of the raw materials and minerals that are critical and strategic to the that are critical and strategic to the world’s industrial economy.world’s industrial economy.

5. What is considered to be the birthplace 5. What is considered to be the birthplace of humanity?of humanity?

6. Name the longest river in the world, 6. Name the longest river in the world, which is located in Africa.which is located in Africa.

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7. True or False Glaciers are found in 7. True or False Glaciers are found in parts of Africa.parts of Africa.

8. True or False Most of the world’s 8. True or False Most of the world’s diamonds and gold comes from Africa.diamonds and gold comes from Africa.

9. What are rulers from Ancient Egypt 9. What are rulers from Ancient Egypt called?called?

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10. Besides Christianity, name 10. Besides Christianity, name another large religion that swept another large religion that swept across Africa.across Africa.

11. What historical event destroyed 11. What historical event destroyed Africa’s economy?Africa’s economy?

12. What nation started the Atlantic 12. What nation started the Atlantic slave trade?slave trade?

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13. What three continents were involved 13. What three continents were involved in the triangular trade?in the triangular trade?

14. Name the famous slave ship that the 14. Name the famous slave ship that the 1st human rights case is named after.1st human rights case is named after.

15. What is the name of the route that 15. What is the name of the route that led the slaves from the southern USA to led the slaves from the southern USA to Canada and to freedom?Canada and to freedom?

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16. What did the slaves follow in 16. What did the slaves follow in the sky that led them to the north?the sky that led them to the north?

17. Name the war in the USA that 17. Name the war in the USA that emancipated the slaves.emancipated the slaves.

18. Who was the USA President 18. Who was the USA President who freed the slaves.who freed the slaves.

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19. What century did slavery end 19. What century did slavery end in?in?

20. True or False Canada had 20. True or False Canada had slaves.slaves.

21. Where was North America’s 1st 21. Where was North America’s 1st race riot? Hint: in NSrace riot? Hint: in NS

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22. Where in NS (in the 1700s) was the 22. Where in NS (in the 1700s) was the largest freed black community located largest freed black community located outside of Africa?outside of Africa?

23. Name the black community in 23. Name the black community in Halifax that was destroyed and the Halifax that was destroyed and the residents were moved in dump trucks.residents were moved in dump trucks.

24. Name the black community in NS 24. Name the black community in NS that had North America’s 1st all black fire that had North America’s 1st all black fire department.department.

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25. True or False The Pockwock 25. True or False The Pockwock watershed is North America’s most watershed is North America’s most modern water treatment.modern water treatment.

26. True or False Everyone in this room 26. True or False Everyone in this room is a target of the KKK.is a target of the KKK.

27. Name the women who refused to 27. Name the women who refused to give up her seat to a white man and give up her seat to a white man and started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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28. What movement did #27 spark?28. What movement did #27 spark?

29. Name the civil rights leader who 29. Name the civil rights leader who had a dream?had a dream?

30. Name the black baseball player 30. Name the black baseball player who broke the colour barrier in MLB?who broke the colour barrier in MLB?

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