Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Besides having many people living there, the nation is also multicultural. There are over 500 indigenous languages spoken.
Did you know that Nigeria is home to the second-largest movie industry in the globe? About 200 movies are produced every week.
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The country is also a pioneer of Afro-beats, where celebrity artists like Wiz Kid, Davido, and Yemi Alade e.t.c., have taken Afro music to new levels.
If you enjoy reading African literature, you may have indulged in the writings of Wole Soyinka. This Nigerian playwright went down in history as the first black African to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Here is an interesting list of Nigeria trivia questions and answers, sure to leave you more informed.
1. What is the capital of Nigeria?
2. How many ethnic groups do we have in Nigeria?
3. What is the population of Nigeria?
4. Nigeria is situated in Western Africa and has a coastal border on which body of water?
5. Who is the current chief of justices of Nigeria?
6. What is the currency of Nigeria?
7. What is the capital of Kwara State?
8. In Nigeria, democracy day is celebrated on?
9. What is the official language in Nigeria?
10. Who was the first senate president of the fourth republic?
11. Who was the first Nigerian female psychiatrist?
12. How many languages and ethnic groups are in Nigeria?
13. Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police is?
14. Nigeria is a major exporter of what?
15. Who is Nigeria’s current speaker of the House of Representatives?
16. Most people in Nigeria are from what religion?
17. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Power?
18. What are the three major native languages in Nigeria?
19. Which early civilization in what is now central Nigeria was the first in the region to make and use iron tools, and are thought to be the first Sub-Saharan people to make intricate and life-size terracotta statues?
20. Helen Adu was born in Nigeria in 1959 and has had success as a singer/songwriter under which name?
21. Who was the first President of Nigeria?
22. Blue in the Nigerian Police flag represents?
23. Who is the richest African in the world?
24. Who was the captain of the Super Eagles when Nigeria won the African cup of Nations in Tunisia in 1994?
25. The first awarded Archbishop in Africa?
26. Who captained the Olympic gold medal-winning team of 1996?
27. Who was Nigeria’s first Inspector General of Police?
28. Nigeria’s national sport is one of the most-watched in the world. What is it?
29. A crime particularly associated with Nigeria is often referred to as a ‘Section 419’, after the part of the country’s penal code which deals with it. What type of crime is it?
30. Nigeria is a country which has experienced considerable ethnic conflict, leading to a post-independence civil war (the Biafran war) in the 1960s. What is the dominant ethnic group in the northern part of Nigeria?
31. Who is the current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria?
32. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Education?
33. Who discovered the source of the River Niger?
34. When did Nigeria break diplomatic relations with Israel?
35. Whose face is on the 20 Naira Note?
36. Who created the Nigerian Council?
37. When was paper currency introduced in Nigeria?
38. Nigeria’s flag consists of two colors. What are they?
39. How many Local Government Areas are in Nigeria?
40. Nigeria achieved independence in 1960 from which European country?
41. Nigeria’s largest city and the financial center remains to be Lagos – the name given to the city by Portuguese settlers. What was the original name of the settlement on which Lagos was built, and by which the city is still known to its majority Yoruba population?
42. Which state in Nigeria has the largest number of Local Government Areas?
43. Who was the first civilian Governor of Plateau State?
44. How many states were created by General Yakubu Gowon in Nigeria, in May 1967?
45. Who was the chief security officer under Gen. Abacha?
46. Who was the first Executive President of Nigeria?
47. What’s the highest point in Nigeria?
48. Who is the current Chief Justice of Nigeria?
49. The Federal Republic of Nigeria comprises 36 states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The creation of the states has been one approach taken by the government to reduce regional ethnic loyalties. Which of these states has a border with neighboring Chad?
50. Who was the longest-serving senate President of Nigeria?
51. Who is popularly referred to as “Maradona” in Nigeria?
52. The first woman to become a governor in Nigeria is?
53. What natural physical feature was Nigeria named after?
54. The first female Brigadier in Nigeria?
55. Who was the president of “Kalakuta Republic”?
56. Which state has the highest percentage of contribution to oil revenue in Nigeria?
57. Who was the presidential candidate of the defunct Great Nigeria People’s Party (GNPP) in the 1979 presidential election?
58. Nigeria is a little over twice the size of what US state?
59. What is the motto of Nigeria?
60. Nigerians Wole Soyinka, Ben Okri and Chinua Achebe have all achieved renown in which field?
61. When was the first refinery in Nigeria built?
62. Nigeria is one of Africa’s major economies and has financed major infrastructural development since the ‘boom’ of the 1970s. Which economic activity accounted for 40% of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first decade of the 21st century?
63. Who was known as the King of Afrobeat in Nigeria?
64. Who was Olusegun Obasanjo’s Vice President during his first term as elected president?
65. When was the Central Bank of Nigeria established?
66. In 1967 Nigeria suffered from civil war when the southeast part of the country broke away to set up a separate state under which name?
67. Which authority heads the Nigerian Judiciary?
68. Which world-famous Nigerian novelist was the author of “Things Fall Apart”, a book that commemorates the greatness of Igbo society and the challenges that white men have brought to it?
69. When was Nigerian Airforce established?
70. Where is Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University?
71. Who was the last governor before Nigeria’s independence?
72. Who was the Chief of Army Staff during Olusegun Obasanjo’s first regime from 1976-1979?
73. What is the motto of the Nigerian Police?
74. Nigeria is located in what region of Africa?
75. What age is the life expectancy of a Nigerian man?
76. Which event in 2002 was the trigger for rioting in Kaduna in north-central Nigeria that left over 200 dead and 1,000 wounded?
77. What does the red eagle on the Nigerian coat of arms depict?
78. Who was the head of the Interim National Government replaced by Gen. Abacha?
79. What does the color yellow in the Nigerian police flag signify?
80. What make of car is popularly known as “Halla”?
81. What do the terms “010” ” zero one zero”, “101”, “one zero one” refer to?
82. Who is Nigeria’s current minister of finance?
83. Who sang the song “Send Down the Rain”?
84. When was the current president of Nigeria born?
85. What state is President Olusegun Obasanjo from?
86. How many senators make up the national assembly of Nigeria?
87. Who was the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA in the April 2003 general election?
88. How many members does the house of Representatives of Nigeria have?
89. When did Nigeria become a British colony?
90. Who is the Obi of Onitsha?
91. Which guy is a popular “419” chairman?
92. Where is the Kainji Dam in Nigeria located?
93. A typical seadog name would sound something like this?
94. How many states make up the South-South geo-political zone in Nigeria?
95. What was the first-ever produced Nollywood movie?
96. Who is the Vice President of Nigeria?
97. Which is the highest court of law in Nigeria?
98. Who was the first governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria?
99. When was the Nigerian football premier league formed?
100. Which is the oldest degree-awarding university in Nigeria?
101. Who was the first female Professor in Nigeria?
102. What’s the title of the 14th song on the Curriculum Vitae album?
103. Which state is the land of Beauty?
104. Which courts are the lowest in Nigeria?
105. What was Wande Coal’s first stage name?
106. Which state is the center of excellence?
107. When was GSM introduced in Nigeria?
108. Which of Nigeria’s past presidents is also known as an ambassador for peace?
109. What’s Don Jazzy’s real name?
110. Which State is the pacesetter State?
111. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of transportation?
112. Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
113. What’s D’Prince’s real name?
114. Which state is known as God’s own State?
115. What was the first political party in Nigeria?
116. What was Fumman known for?
117. Which State is the pearl of tourism?
118. What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
119. New School Chemistry was also known as?
120. Which state is the pride of the Sahel?
121. What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?
122. Who sang the hit single “Ayangba girls dangerous”?
123. Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
124. Which state is the land of equity?
125. What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
126. Which state is the confluence state?
127. When did Nigerian Golden eaglets win the world under-17 FIFA world cup?
128. Who was the first female vice-chancellor in a Nigerian university?
129. Which state is the sunshine state?
130. Who gave Nigeria her name?
131. Which state is the big heart?
132. Who designed the Nigerian flag?
133. Which state is the people’s paradise?
134. Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?
135. Who was the first woman to buy a car in Nigeria?
136. Which was the first TV station in Nigeria?
137. Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
138. Who is the Nigerian current speaker of the House of the Representatives?
139. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff?
140. Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff?
141. Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff?
142. Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff?
143. The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were?
144. The first military government in Nigeria was headed by?
145. The first general election in Nigeria was held in?
146. Who is the minister of health in Nigeria?
147. Who is the minister of aviation Nigeria?
148. Who is the minister of Petroleum (State)?
149. Who is the minister of labor & employment?
150. Who is the minister of the environment?