Ghana Quiz

Ghana Quiz Questions

1. When did Ghana become independent?
a) 6 March 1957
b) 26 June 1952
c) 6 July 1964
d) 25 November 1972

2. How was Ghana formerly known?
a) Pangaea
b) Gondwana
c) Gold Coast
d) Laurasia

3. Which country is to the east of Ghana?
a) Algeria
b) Togo
c) Sierra Leone
d) Namibia

4. When did the Portuguese build Elmina Castle?
a) 1526
b) 1453
c) 1482
d) 1498

5. Which is the capital of Ghana?
a) Accra
b) Zomba
c) Mzuzu
d) Dedra

6. Which is the official language of Ghana?
a) Anyi
b) English
c) Guang
d) Gurma

7. Who was Ghana’s first prime minister?
a) Charles Arden Clarke
b) Kwame Nkrumah
c) Joseph A. Ankrah
d) Hilla Limann

8. Who was Ghana’s first president?
a) Kwame Nkrumah
b) Jerry Rawlings
c) John Atta Mills
d) J. B. Danquah

9. Who overthrew the government of Kofi Busia and established military rule in Ghana in 1972?
a) Marcus Garvey
b) Faure Gnassingbe
c) Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
d) Oive Amouzou

10. Who became Ghana’s president on 7 January 2001?
a) John Kufuor
b) Kwesy Botchwey
c) Richard Attipoe
d) Gilchrist Olympio

Ghana Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When did Ghana become independent?
a) 6 March 1957

2. How was Ghana formerly known?
c) Gold Coast

3. Which country is to the east of Ghana?
b) Togo

4. When did the Portuguese build Elmina Castle?
c) 1482

5. Which is the capital of Ghana?
a) Accra

6. Which is the official language of Ghana?
b) English

7. Who was Ghana’s first prime minister?
b) Kwame Nkrumah

8. Who was Ghana’s first president?
a) Kwame Nkrumah

9. Who overthrew the government of Kofi Busia and established military rule in Ghana in 1972?
c) Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

10. Who became Ghana’s president on 7 January 2001?
a) John Kufuor