How it works
These trivia questions about Nigeria come in four rounds: the name, the rivers and the map; forests, languages and music; kingdoms and city-states; and colony, independence and after.
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From the Niger to the Nok
The name, the rivers and the map asks about the Benue, Chappal Waddi and the old name of Lagos. Forests, languages and music has the drill, the butterflies of Calabar and Pidgin. Kingdoms and city-states runs from the Nok terracottas to the Sokoto Caliphate. Colony, independence and after covers 1914, the plebiscite of 1961 and OPEC.
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When a choice is tapped the card marks the correct one and follows it with a one-sentence reason and the source. Coups, elections and living leaders are left out; the civil war is asked once, by the name the Eastern Region took in 1967.
Questions and answers
What are some easy questions about Nigeria?
Which country is Nigeria's neighbor on the west? Which lake lies in its dry northeast corner? Which musician was the pioneer of Afrobeat? The answers are Benin, Lake Chad and Fela Kuti.
Are the answers checked?
Yes. Every answer was found in the Wikipedia article Nigeria on October 3, 2026, and each question links to it. Population figures, living people, elections, coups and recent insurgencies are left out, with the capital and the date of independence, which other packs here ask.
Who named Nigeria?
The British journalist Flora Shaw, who coined the name in January 1897. It comes from the Niger River, whose own name is likely an alteration of a Tuareg phrase meaning river of rivers.
How many states does Nigeria have?
Thirty-six, plus the Federal Capital Territory. The states are sometimes grouped into six geopolitical zones, from North West to South South.