Here we take a look at landmark events that happened during the formative years of this nation. This quiz on Nigerian history will test your patriotism and expose you if you are a fraud. Score at least 7/10 to prove you know your history.
Take this quiz to justify your ‘Agbalagba’ status and knowledge of the nation’s old days
-
1 Democracy day in Nigeria was formerly?
-
June 14
-
October 1
-
June 12
-
May 29
Correct!Wrong! -
-
2 First elected democratic president in Nigeria?
-
Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe
-
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
-
Alhaji Tafawa Balewa
-
Chief Ernest Shonekan
Correct!Wrong! -
-
3 What exact date did the Biafra War end?
-
15 January 1970
-
6 March 1964
-
14 May 1969
-
7 August 1971
Correct!Wrong! -
-
4 Who was in power when Prof Wole Soyinka fled Nigeria?
-
Gen Yakubu Gowon
-
Gen Ibrahim Babangida
-
Gen Aguiyi Ironsi
-
Gen Sani Abacha
Correct!Wrong! -
-
5 When was the first coup staged in Nigeria?
-
1977
-
1967
-
1966
-
1969
Correct!Wrong! -
-
6 What year did Nigeria officially change from 'right-handed' to 'left-handed' driving?
-
1980
-
1972
-
1990
-
1953
Correct!Wrong! -
-
7 When was the Nigerian Youth Service Corps formed (NYSC)?
-
1973
-
1966
-
1986
-
1991
Correct!Wrong! -
-
8 Nigeria's first political party?
-
Nigerian National Democratic Party
-
Action Group
-
Democratic Party of Nigeria and Cameroon
-
National Independence Party
Correct!Wrong! -
-
9 When was paper currency Introduced?
-
1988
-
1903
-
1918
-
1959
Correct!Wrong! -
-
10 First female governor in Nigeria?
-
Gladys Okonkwo
-
Virginia Ngozi Etiaba
-
Victoria Peace Nwankwo
-
Francis Gift Oyechukwu
Correct!Wrong! -
Nigerian History Quiz (Part 2)
Created on-
Quiz resultYou scoredCorrect!
-
Quiz result
Unpatriotic fellow. It's your type that doesn't know the lyrics of the national anthem correctly.
You scored
-
Quiz result
Your passport deserves between 4-6 pages due to your score. Go read up on your country's history.
You scored
-
Quiz result
Ancient of daysss, as old as your areee. You must have lived before, during and after the colonial era.
You scored
44 Comments
chai! They threw stone at me.
Lol.. 4/10
Very educating
Lmaooo 😂😂😂.. 2/10!
They said I don’t know the lyrics of our national anthem… Nigeria is not for me 😂
Wow!!! Thumbs Up to me. Never knew i could be close to good. 8/10
Mad ooo
😂😂
1/10😲
Ancient of days 😂😂😂😊😊😊😊
So I got 8 out of 10 😂
Chaii 1/10 am ashame of myself
Very educative
8/10 good I Sha know I little of Nigeria history
Naija o 🤪🤪🤪
🤣🤣🙆