African Mythology Quiz

African Mythology Quiz


Although we lack an extensive written record to appreciate it, African history is rich with indigenous ideology and myth. Take this African mythology quiz and test your native knowledge.

Score at least 7/10 or risk the wrath of the ancestors!

  1. 1 Which Nigerian ethnic group worships “Orisha”?

    1. Yoruba
    2. Igbo
    3. Hausa
    4. Zulu
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  2. 2 What is an Ogbanje in Igbo culture ?

    1. A festival
    2. A masquerade
    3. A child that dies prematurely and reincarnates repeatedly
    4. A type of fruit
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  3. 3 The Bori religion predates Islam in Nigeria for which ethnic group?

    1. Ibibio
    2. Fulani
    3. Tiv
    4. Hausa
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  4. 4 Which African deity vomited the universe?

    1. Mbombo
    2. Ahia Njoku
    3. Yemoja
    4. Nyame
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  5. 5 Which African mythological creature can summon lightning and storms?

    1. Mokélé-mbembé
    2. Gbahali
    3. Impundulu
    4. Bush baby
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  6. 6 The creation story featuring Kintu and Nambi is native to which country?

    1. Togo
    2. South Africa
    3. Ethiopia
    4. Uganda
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  7. 7 The Caribbean Voodoo religion traces its roots to which ethnic group?

    1. Fon of Benin
    2. Mende of Sierra Leone
    3. Nuer of South Sudan
    4. Bambara of West Africa
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  8. 8 Anansi the spider features in folklore native to which country?

    1. Somalia
    2. Egypt
    3. Ghana
    4. Mali
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  9. 9 What is the role of a South African Sangoma?

    1. Traditional healer and spiritual diviner
    2. Traditional judge
    3. Traditional midwife and matchmaker
    4. Traditional ruler
    Correct!
    Wrong!

  10. 10 The San people of southern Africa believe that which sacred animal gave them words and fire?

    1. Chicken
    2. Snake
    3. Lion
    4. Praying mantis
    Correct!
    Wrong!

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    Egungun be careful! Decolonise your mind and rediscover your roots.

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    Good attempt! Your roots are shallow but you’re still a son/daughter of the soil.

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    Great job! You're in tune with the motherland and the ancestors are pleased.

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    November 25, 2021 at 12:57 pm

    6/10. Oya clear road for daughter of the soil.

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    November 23, 2021 at 5:43 pm

    I got 8

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    November 16, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    Good attempt! 5/10

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      November 16, 2021 at 9:58 pm

      Fair enough

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    November 13, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    I got 10/10
    Best of the best

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      November 16, 2021 at 5:56 pm

      5/10 not a bad score… sabitribe is making me pay more attention to things now.

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    November 13, 2021 at 2:59 am

    Wow I tried I got 7/10

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    November 12, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    Am a son of the small

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    November 12, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    9/10 today. Took this quiz yesterday naa🙂

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    November 12, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    I scored 10

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    November 12, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    As per gods level 😂 😂

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    November 12, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    ancestors are pleased.😊

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