Nubian Jak Quiz
General Knowledge
1. What famous recipe did Philadelphia confectioner, Angustus Jackson, introduce to the world?

POPCORN

CANDYFLOSS

ICE-CREAM

2. Who was the first Black model to appear on the cover of Vogue and Elle?

NAOMI CAMPBELL

IMAN

BEVERLEY JOHNSON

3. What date is Martin Luther King Day a national holiday in the United States?

15TH JANUARY

4TH JULY

4TH APRIL

4. Which board game introduced to Europe by the Moors had its origins discovered on ancient Egyptian sculptures?

NUBIAN JAK

DRAUGHTS

CHESS

5. Which traditional British dance was brought to Europe by the invading Moors of 8th century Spain?

FLAMINGO

MORRIS DANCING

JUMPING THE BROOM

6. From which country, in 1921, did the woman aviation pioneer, Bessie Coleman, become the first Black woman to gain a pilot's licence?

USA

FRANCE

GERMANY

7. Across the Atlantic which is the closest country to the African continent?

MADAGASCAR

BRAZIL

GUYANA

8. Which fruit with a yellow flesh is part of the national dish of Jamaica?

LEMON

ACKEE

GUAVA

9. Which Caribbean Island is known as the Emerald Island?

MONTSERRAT

ANTIGUA

NEVIS

10. Which country's national flag includes the colours, red, yellow and green and a Black star?

ETHIOPIA

GHANA

JAMAICA

11. Which Island has its coat-of-arms the words "Out Of Many One People"?

CUBA

JAMAICA

SEYCHELLES

12. This Black model was used for an exclusive campaign by revlon. Name the cover girl.

IMAN

TYRA BANKS

VERONICA WEBB

13. How many Islands in the Atlantic Ocean make up the Canary Islands?

7

10

15

14. Although this poplar type of clothing is used throughout Africa, in Nigeria it is known as a Lappa. What is it?

HEAD WRAP

FACE WRAP

BODY WRAP

15. What country did Janelle Penning Commissiony represent when she became the first Black Miss Universe in 1977?

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

JAMAICA

USA

 
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