Questions and Answers about Ghana

This might give you a quick view of Ghana. (PS, I tried fufu last week and really like it. )


1. How many people live in Ghana?


2. What is the name of Ghana's (and the world's) largest artificial lake?



3. What is fufu?



4. What is the name given to the ceremonial cloth that Ashanti people weave?



5. What is the capital city of Ghana?



6. Give two reasons for deforestation in Ghana.



7. How many universities are there in Ghana?



8. What is highlife?


Answers


1. 17.8 million people live in Ghana.
2. Lake Volta is the name of Ghana's (and the world's) largest artificial lake.

3. Fufu is a staple Ghanaian meal, which consists of cassava, yam, or plantain that has been cooked, pureed, and mashed into a ball.

4. The name given to the ceremonial cloth that Ashanti people weave is Kente clothe.

5. The capital city of Ghana is Accra.

6. Two reasons for deforestation in Ghana are: logging; and clearing the land to plant cash crops.

7. There are four universities in Ghana.

8. Highlife is a popular and well-known type of Ghanaian music. It is a musical mix of different homegrown styles, fusing traditional percussion rhythms with various European, American, and even Caribbean influences.

(pulled from Oxfam web site http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/ghana/quizanswer.htm )
6/27/07