Ghana
Ghana lies on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Ghana trivia questions
Ghana is located on which continent?
Answer: Africa
Bonus fact: Ghana lies on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa.
Ghana took its modern name from what earlier African state?
Answer: Ghana Empire
Bonus fact: The medieval Ghana Empire lay farther northwest than modern Ghana.
What is the capital of Ghana?
Answer: Accra
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Accra as the capital of Ghana.
Which country lies on the Gulf of Guinea between Liberia and Ghana?
Answer: Côte d’Ivoire
Bonus fact: Côte d’Ivoire also borders Burkina Faso and Mali to the north.
Togo is bordered on the west by which country?
Answer: Ghana
Bonus fact: Ghana lies along Togo's western border.
Which African country became independent from Britain in 1957, inspiring many others?
Answer: Ghana
Bonus fact: Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence from a European power in the postwar wave.