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| My old secondary school, Willem Lodewijk Gymnasium (grammar school), organized activities to raise funds for the rebuilding of the primary school in Tokokoe. There were futsal matches between teachers and students, I sold poetry books during the Christmass celebration and I also taught the students about Ghana. I appeared in cloth, we looked at pictures and video and talked about slavery. After the lesson the students had to do a small test to see how much they knew about Ghana. Ten questions, one point for every good answer. A perfect score would therefore be a 10. After the test I handed out betting forms. They were asked to ask parents, friends, neighbours and relatives to make the same test, to see what they knew about Ghana. It's like a bet: I bet I know more about Ghana then you. Let's put some money on it; only the parents, friends, neighbours and other relatives of course. If the student has a higher score, than a pay out will follow. The money is for Tokokoe. Very soon I'll hear the outcome of the action! How much do you know about Ghana? You can also do the test! Here are the questions: |
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| 1. Where lies Ghana? |
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| 2. What is the capital of Ghana A. Abudja C. Freetown B. Accra D. Lome |
| 3. Which country is NOT a neighbour of Ghana? A. Burkina Faso C. Ivory Coast B. Togo D. Benin |
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| 4. The money in Ghana is called CEDI. How much is this note of 5000 cedis worth in Euros? A. 50 B. 5 C. 0.5 D. 0.05 |
| 5. Who is the president of Ghana? A. Mr. Obasanjo C. Prof. Mills B. Mr. Eyadema D. Mr. Kufuor |
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| 6. Ghana is much bigger than the Netherlands. How many times? A. 5 times C. 7 times B. 6 times D. 8 times |
| 7. In 1966 the Volta Lake was finished. It' a lake completely made by man. A lot of land had to be put inundated and a lot of people had to move. The lake is almost as big as the Netherlands... An american aluminium company, Valco, profited from the lake for years. In what way? A. The sole right to organize boat trips B. Biological researsch C. Electricity D. Free water |
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| 8. In April 2002 the crown prince of the Netherlands, Willem Alexander, visited Ghana together with his wife, Maxima. They were there to celebrate the long standing official relations between Ghana and our country. Do you know how long we already have offcial realtions with Ghana? |
| A. 300 years B. 400 years C. 500 years D. 600 years |
| 9. When you go to school in Ghana you have to wear a schooluniform. You can't choose your own clothes anymore... Boys wear a blouse and shorts, girls wear a blouse and a skirt.The uniforms for the primary school and the junior secondary school have the same colours. Which colours? A. Brown and yellow B. Yellow and green C. Green and blue D. Blue and grey |
| 10. Fufu is one of the main foods of Tokokoe. It's a dough like food with a soup made of tomatoes, groundnuts or palmnuts. In the soup there's often some fish, rat or chicken. Women and children eat together, men eat separately. You take some of the fufu with your right hand, merge it in the soup and swallow it. Don't chew! What vegetable do they use to make fufu? A. potatoe B. maze C. yam D. carrot |
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