History Past Questions And Answers
The city of Ife, in present-day Nigeria, is famous for its artistic heritage, particularly its
- A. Beadwork
- B. Adire textiles
- C. Wooden masks
- D. Terracotta sculptures
The Ogboni cult in the Yoruba pre colonial Adminstration played the role of
- A. The Judiciary
- B. The legislature
- C. The Executive
- D. Police
Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria was merge merged together to form ____________
- A. Protectorate of southern Nigeria
- B. Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria
- C. Nigeria protectorates
- D. Protectorate of Nigeria
The Nigerian Civil war ...
- A. lasted from 5th July, 1967 - 12th January, 1970
- B. was fought in actual essence to reintegrate and reunify Nigeria
- C. became inevitable because the Igbo felt that Nigeria may sooner or later divide
- D. lasted from 7th July, 1967 - 14th January, 1970
The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos was amalgameted with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906 to form the
- A. Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
- B. Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
- C. Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
- D. Oil Rivers Protectorate.
One of the main aims of the British conquest of Buganda was to
- A. gain access to the cape of Good Hope
- B. pain control of the gold mines of Bunyoro
- C. prevent other Europeans from controlling the source of the Nile
- D. take control of the trade routes in the area.
Who were the first Europeans travellers to reach Benin?
- A. Germans
- B. French
- C. Portuguese
- D. British
... was the only significant imperial power in the Northern half of Africa at the end of the 18th century
- A. Ottoman Turkey
- B. Italo-Egyptian Empire
- C. Ottoman-Egyptian
- D. Portuguese Empire
After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856, the Asian section of the empire was ruled by ________.
- A. Majid bin Said
- B. Thuwaini bin Said.
- C. Saif bin Sultan D. Sultan bin Ahmad
An outstanding reason for the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade was
- A. industrial revolution
- B. nationalist agitation
- C. legitimate trade
- D. railway construction.