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Photo: Wang-gp, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.How well do you know Nigeria? Test your knowledge on the history, landmarks, culture, and nature of Africa's most populous nation.
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Suya is a beloved Nigerian street food consisting of skewered, grilled meat coated in a spicy peanut paste mixture called yaji. Kilishi is a similar spiced meat product from the same region, but it is prepared as a dried jerky rather than being freshly grilled on skewers.
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Fela Kuti revolutionized the music world in the 1970s by fusing traditional Yoruba music, jazz, and funk to create Afrobeat. He was also a passionate political activist. King Sunny Ade is another Nigerian legend, but he is the king of Jùjú music.
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Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, making him the first Sub-Saharan African to receive this honor. He is celebrated worldwide for his plays, poetry, and essays. Chinua Achebe, though globally famous for his masterpiece 'Things Fall Apart', never received the Nobel Prize.
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The Third Mainland Bridge is a vital transport link in Lagos, stretching nearly 11.8 kilometers. It held the title of Africa's longest bridge until 1996, when the 6th October Bridge in Cairo, Egypt, surpassed it. Carter Bridge was the first bridge built to connect the island.
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Zuma Rock is a huge granite rock just north of Abuja, rising to about 725 metres above sea level. It is often called the 'Gateway to Abuja' and appears on the 100 naira note. Aso Rock is another giant rock near Abuja, with Nigeria's presidential villa at its foot.
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The River Niger empties into the Gulf of Guinea through an incredibly vast delta region known as the Niger Delta. It is one of the largest river deltas in the world, and its many creeks and mangroves spread out along Nigeria's southern coast.
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Yankari National Park, located in Bauchi State, is Nigeria's most popular safari destination. Visitors love to swim in the crystal-clear Wikki Warm Springs, which stay at a constant, comfortable temperature of 31 degrees Celsius all year round.
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The first Nok sculptures were found in 1928 near the village of Nok in central Nigeria. These hollow clay heads, with their large, carefully pierced eyes, are among the oldest known sculptures in West Africa. Igbo-Ukwu is famous for its bronze work from a much later period.
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Abuja became the official capital of Nigeria on December 12, 1991. Although the master plan was approved and the Federal Capital Territory was created in 1976, it took fifteen years of construction and preparation before the government officially moved its seat from the coastal city of Lagos.
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Nigeria's vibrant film industry, Nollywood, is the second-largest in the world by film volume, producing thousands of movies each year. It surpasses Hollywood in quantity, though it trails India's massive Bollywood industry. Most Nollywood films are shot quickly on digital formats.
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