Deck 8: The Countries of Africa

Question 1

According to some archaeologists, how long have people lived in Africa?

A) 2 thousand years
B) 1 million years
C) 100 thousand years
D) 2 million years

Answer 1

2 million years

Question 2

Which of the following foods played an important role in early African diets?

A) Lemons, grapes and olives
B) Beef, pork and chicken
C) Tomatoes, onions and garlic
D) Cereal, grains and tubers

Answer 2

Cereal, grains and tubers

Question 3

Where in Africa did the first permanent civilizations develop over 6,000 years ago?

A) South Africa
B) Egypt
C) Morocco
D) Nigeria

Answer 3

Egypt

Question 4

Why did people settle early along the banks of the Nile River?

A) The Nile valley was rich with gold and other precious metals and gems.
B) The Nile floods every year depositing rich minerals into the soil which is beneficial to farming.
C) Central location to major trade routes
D) The Pharaohs lived there.

Question 5

Which of the following contributed greatly to the development of the cuisines of Africa?

A) The large variety of chili peppers growing wild there
B) The great variety of wild animals living there
C) Trade routes between Asia and Europe
D) Exploration of the Americas

Question 6

Why can you find African influences on the cuisine of the Caribbean and Southern US?

A) African slaves were brought there by early European settlers.
B) African foods are cheap to buy.
C) African cooks were hired by early settlers.
D) African pirates raided the islands.

Question 7

What major contribution to African cuisine came from the French who settled in Cape Town in the 18^th century?

A) Citrus fruits and nuts
B) Grapes for food and wine
C) Sheep, goats and beef
D) Wheat crops for cereals

Question 8

What is the major protein food for many Africans living along the extended coast lines and along river beds and lakes?

A) Sheep and goats
B) Seafood
C) Chickens
D) Grouse

Question 9

Which of the following describes the climate in the north central part of Africa just south of the Sahara Desert?

A) Rain forest climate with heavy rains and high humidity
B) Hot, dry summers and rainy winters
C) Hot, dry winters and rainy summers
D) Hot dry summers and winters, rainy springs

Question 10

Which of the following is a traditional cooking method found throughout African countries coast to coast?

A) Sautéing
B) Grilling
C) Ceviche
D) Poaching

Question 11

What is the biggest advantage of the one pot cooking method found in most African cultures?

A) Can feed a lot of people with small amounts of proteins
B) Less pots to clean
C) Fastest way to cook most foods
D) Not enough fuel for multiple fires

Question 12

Why does African cuisine utilize a lot of pickled and salted foods in cooking and baking?

A) Easy to store for long periods of time
B) Variety of flavors
C) Unpredictable growing seasons
D) Cheap to buy

Question 13

Which foods listed here are regularly associated with Caribbean and South American cuisine, but also represent a large part of the eastern African diet?

A) Cassava and yams
B) Grapes and vanilla
C) Tomatoes and potatoes
D) Onions and garlic

Question 14

What other cuisine plays a major role in shaping the cuisine of northern Africa from Egypt to Morocco?

A) Middle Eastern
B) Asian
C) American
D) European

Question 15

Which of the following refers to an African cooking container that has a coned shaped lid with a hole in the top to vent out steam during cooking?

A) Tandoor
B) Tangine
C) Cataplana
D) Couscouserie

Question 16

Couscous is a type of fried doughnut.

Question 17

Moroccans prefer to eat with their hands rather than using utensils of any kind.

Question 18

Before Italian Fascists came to Ethiopia in 1935, Ethiopians drank coffee flavored with salt and spices instead of sugar.

Question 19

Although not native to Africa plantains, cashews and chili peppers make up a large part of the modern African diet.

Question 20

Early Dutch settlers in South Africa first introduced natives to hot chili peppers such as the piri-piri pepper from Brazil.