Current Affairs (2023-2024)
What is the motto of the Olympic Games?
"Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter" "Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together"
What was the motto of the Paris 2024 summer Olympics?
"Games wide open!" "Ouvrons grand les jeux!
What are the colors of the Olympic rings and what do they represent?
Blue - Oceania Yellow - Asia Black - Africa Green - Europe Red - America
What events were occurring 10 years ago in 2014?
ISIS, Ebola, the Chibok girls were abducted by Boko Haram
The Paris Olympics mascot was a Phryge, what did this represent?
Freedom and the figures of the French Republic
Where were the 276 Chibok girls abducted from by Bono Haram on April 14, 2014?
From the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State
Who is the current Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy? ({Hakuna Matata)
Hannatu Musawa (Kastina)
When and where were the first African Games
In July 1965, the first games were held in Brazzaville, Congo, with approximately 2,500 athletes from 30 countries competing
Where is the Winter Olympics in 2026 (Feb 6-22)?
Italy, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo
Blessing Oburudu came 4th in Women's Wrestling 68kg, losing to Nonaka Ozaki from what country?
Japan
Who is the first Minister of Sports Development?
John Enoh
Who ranked 7th in the Women's 71kg weight lifting at Paris Olympics game?
Joy Eze
This year is the 55th anniversary of the first man walking on the Moon. What was the original date?
July 16, 1969
When is Mandela day?
July 18th (Nelson Mandela's birthday)
When was the Olympics 2024?
July 26th - August 11th
The largest invasion fleet in the history of warfare, Normandy, happened on what date?
June 6th, 1944
Which Nigerian city launched a new Waste-energy plant in 2023?
Lagos
Who composed "Nigeria We Hail Thee"?
Lilian Jean Williams (lyrics) and Frances Berda (music)
When and where did the African Games hold?
March 8th - 23rd 2024 in three Ghanaian cities--Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast
When was measles outbreak?
May 2024
When was the first National Council on Sports?
May 22, 2024
What date was the bill passed by the National Assembly to change the national anthem?
May 23rd 2024
What date did President Tinubu change the Nigerian National Anthem?
May 29th 2024
Who is the current Minister of Defense? (baddie)
Mohammed Badaru
What does Mpox stand for?
Monkeypox virus and can be abbreviated to MPXV
Who composed the music of "Arise O Compatriots"?
Mr. Ben Odiase, the director of the Nigeria Band
What major historical event happened 30 years ago in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela became the first black President on May 10th 1994
Who was re-elected as Nigerian President in 2004, 20 years ago?
Olusegun Obasanjo - He was re-elected in April 2003 and began his second term in office on May 29, 2004
What corporations turn 100 this year?
Parker Hannifin (motion and control technologies) Dole Food Companies (producer of fruit and vegetable products)
Who signed the US Civil Rights Act of 1964?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
What animal causes Mpox?
Rats
April 7, 2024 mars a 30 years since what 100-day African country's genocide?
Rwanda
Who is the current Minister of Transportation?
Saidu Alkali (Gombe)
Who came 7th in the Men's 400m Final at the Paris Olympics?
Samuel Ogazi
How many suspected and confirmed cases of Mpox have there been in Nigeria?
Suspected = 530 Confirmed = 220
_______________ emerged as the overall best in boxing with a total of eight gold medals and two silver medals in the African Games.
Team Nigeria
At the African Games, what award did team Nigeria win?
Team Nigeria won the overall best team in athletics with 11 gold medals, six silver medals and four bronze medals
In what stadiums did the African Games take place?
The Accra Sports Stadium, Borteyman Sports Complex, the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium, the Achimota Cricket Oval, and the University of Ghana Stadium.
What country was ground zero for the new Mpox variant (clade I)?
The Democratic Republic of Congo
How did Olufunke Oshonaike make history during the 2024 Summer Olympics?
The First African woman to compete in 7 Olympics
Who came 3rd in the Women's 100m hurdles Semi-final at the Paris Olympics?
Tobi Amusan
Who was the Flagbearer for Nigeria in the Paris Olympics Opening ceremony?
Tobi Amusan
How many times has WHO declared Mpox a global health emergency?
Twice - 23rd July 2022 - 14th August 2024
What country is hosting the next Summer Olympics in 2028 and 2032?
USA, in Los Angeles Australia, in Brisbane
January 21, 2024 marks the 100th year anniversary of the death of the first Soviet head of state. What was his name?
Vladimir Lenin
Folashade Rafiatu Lawal ranked 5th in what Paris Olympics event?
Weightlifting, Women's 59kg
Mpox is endemic to what regions of Africa?
West and Central Africa
What does Tobi Amusan hold the World Record for?
Women's 100m hurdles
Ese Brume ranked 5th in what Paris Olympics game?
Women's Long Jump
Who is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs?
Yusuf Taggar
70% of Mpox cases in Africa have been ____
amongst children under 18
How many cases and deaths of Mpox have there been in the DRC?
over 15,000 cases and at least 537 deaths
What political party was Nelson Mandela a part of?
ANC - African National Congress
What 3 organizations host the African Games?
African Union, Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the Association of African Sports Confederations
When is National Sports and Fitness day
August 2nd
What is the name of the captain of Nigeria's Women's basketball team at the 2024 Olympics?
Amy Okonkwo
What country teams Nigeria's Women's basketball team beat at the 2024 Olympics?
Australia, France, Canada
How to prevent the spread of Mpox
- Avoid close contact with people who have mpox, - Wash hands frequently, - Avoid touching potentially contaminated materials
What events occurred 50 years ago in 1974?
- Richard Nixon stepped down due to Watergate - SA's first multiracial presidential election
Who are the most at risk for Mpox?
- Those with weakened immune systems - Children under the age of 1 - Pregnant women - Sexually active - People with a history of eczema
Which Nigerian artist created the genre "Afrobeat" and had a U.S. musical based on his life?
Fela Kuti
It takes _______ week or 1 - ____ days for Mpox symptoms to start.
1 week or 1-21 days
How much was spent for the Olympics and Paralympics?
12 billion naira total; 8bn for Olympics and about 3bn for the Paralympics
When was Nigerian Trade Union Congress (NTUC) established?
1949
The first human case of Mpox was a 9-month old boy in the DRC; what year was this?
1970
In what year was Mpox eradicated ?
1980
Mpox symptoms usually last for how long?
2-4 weeks
When and where are the next 2 African Games events?
20 Jan - 7th Feb, 2027 - Cairo, Egypt 2031 - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
When and where is the next Paralympics?
28th August - 8th September 2024 in Paris
How many sports were in the African Games? How many were qualifiers for the Olympics?
29 sports, divided into three categories: Olympic qualifying sports (8), non-Olympic qualifying sports (15), and demonstration sports (6).
How many times has Paris hosted the Olympics?
3: 1900, 1924, 2024
How many ministries do we currently have in Nigeria?
46
How many rings does the Olympics logo have?
5
When did Nelson Mandela die?
5th December 2013
What position did Favor Ofili rank at the Olympics Women's 200m final?
6th
When was NATO created?
April 4, 1949
What natural disaster happened 20 years ago in India, on boxing day?
A tsunami
What 12 countries formed NATO?
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Name the 18 countries that have reported Mpox cases.
Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand and Uganda
How did Nigeria make history during the 2024 Summer Olympics?
First African Women's Basketball Team to play in the Quarterfinals
At the African Games, who set a new world record in the javelin event at the games with a throw of 82.80 meters?
Chinecherem Nnamdi
What clade of Mpox caused a global outbreak in 2022-2023?
Clade IIb
How is Mpox spread?
Clade Ia = Predominantly from human contact with infected animals Clade Ib and Clade IIb = Sexually transmitted from infected human to another + close contact with an infected person
Who were the coach and assistant coach of Nigeria's Women's basketball team at the 2024 Olympics?
Coach: Rena Wakama Assistant Coach: Wani Muganguzi
From whence did the concept of the African Games come?
Community Games and Friendship Games, in Senegal 1963.
In Mpox what first discovered amongst research monkeys in what country and what year?
Denmark, 1958
Who won the first African Games?
Egypt
What countries have won the African Games?
Egypt (8), South Africa (3), Nigeria (1), and Tunisia (1).
What countries have participated in every edition of the African Games?
Egypt and Nigeria
What was the leaderboard of the last African Games?
Egypt: 103(G), 47(S), 43 (B) = 193 Nigeria: 47(G), 34(S), 40(B) = 121 South Africa: 32(G), 32(S), 42 (B) = 106
From 1st - 4th, rank these countries according to the number of medals won in the African Games: Nigeria, Algeria, South Africa and Egypt.
Egypt: 1620 medals (639 gold, 500 silver, and 481 bronze). Nigeria: 1326 medals (470 gold, 428 silver, and 428 bronze) South Africa: 1054 medals Algeria: 1028 medals.
How often are the African Games?
Every 4 years before the Olympics to serve as the qualifiers
What social media platform launched on February 4th 2004, turns 20 this year?
Between what years was "Nigeria We Hail Thee" adopted?
October 1st 1960 - October 1st 1978, readopted in 2024
Between what years was "Arise O Compatriots" adopted?
October 1st 1978 - May 29th 2024
When was Nigeria's first post-independence election?
October 31- Nov 1st 1964 (60 years ago)
When did Nigeria transition from military to democratic rule?
Officially in 1999 with Obasanjo's election, but unofficially in 1993 with the June 12th annulled election
When was Nigeria's oil boom?
The early 1970s
How did Uche Eke make history during the 2024 Summer Olympics?
The first Nigerian gymnast to compete at the Olympics
