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'WHO
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Special edition on Nigeria
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I am in the process of talking to Regis Philbin and the producers of the ABC hit show, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? I have 15 questions which will focus on Nigeria which I want ABC to include in their list of questions for the show. I also have hints on polling the audience and using a life line. These are my questions, starting from the $100 question to the million dollars question. Please, feel free to try them at home. Question 1:(For $100)
The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates took place on what date?
(a) October 1, 1960 (b) May 30, 1967 (c) January 1, 1914 (d) June 12, 1993
WARNING: The keyword here is amalgamation.
Question 2:(For $200)
The town of Choba is in what state of Nigeria?
(a) Rivers (b) Imo (c) Zamfara (d) Bayelsa
WARNING: Don‚t base your answer on the letter Obasanjo wrote to Gov. Alamieyeseigha. From that letter, Obasanjo showed his lack of knowledge as to where Choba is.
Question 3: ($500)
Which of these Movements is a terrorist organisation?
(a) Oduaa Peoples Congress (OPC) (b) Ijaw Youths Movement (IJM) (c) Northern Youth Organisation (NYO) (d) Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign Nation of Biafra (MASNB)
WARNING: Before polling the audience, make sure you know the city where the show is being taped. The answer you will get in Kano will differ from the answer you will get in Lagos.
Question 4:(For $1000)
Who killed Kudirat Abiola? (a) Mohammed Abacha (b) Maryam Abacha (c) Ibrahim Abacha (d) Sani Abacha
WARNING: Do not try to guess which of the Abachas is the better one.
Question 5: (For $5000)
„We do not know who will succeed this government as the next president of Nigeria. But we know who will not.‰ Who said this about whom?
(a) Babangida on Abiola (b) Abacha on Obasanjo (c) Buhari on Babangida (d) Shonekan on Abacha
Question 6:(For $10,000)
Which of these newspapers/magazines is not an aplogist organ for Lagos Governor Tinubu? (a) Guardian (b) The News (c) Tell (d) ThisDay
Question 7: (For $50, 000)
Which of these Nigerian generals was never a coup plotter?
(a) General Babangida (b) General Abacha (c) General Ironsi (d) General Mohammed
Question 8:(For $100,000)
Which of these Nigerian football teams is likely to win next years challenge cup? (a) Abiola Babes (b) Yar'Adua Nationale (c) Wiwa International (d) Udoji United
Question 9:( For $150,000) Which of these Nigeria church leaders is most likely to make it to heaven? |
(a) Benson Idahosa (b) Most Rev. Oshoffa (c) Guru Maharaj ji (d) Rev. Fr. Tansi
HINT: The guy is already there- if really there is a place like that.
Question 10:(For $200,000)
„The aim of the OPC is to create a Yoruba psyche that would attract either extreme of kindness and love from neighbours or that would involve fear in the minds of her oppressors.‰ Who said this, to whom?
(a) Adesanya to Fasehun (b) Fasehun to Adesanya (c) Nigerians to Fasehun (d) Fasehun to Nigerians
Question 11:(For $350, 000)
Which of these Independent Republics will likely be the first to secede from Nigeria?
(a) Oduduwa republic (b) The Islamic Republic of Zamfara (c) Ogoni Republic (d) The federal Republic of Biafra
WARNING: A call to the Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Emeka Ojukwu will disqualify any contestant.
Question 12:(For $500,000)
Which of these Nigerians has never used an illegal drug?
(a) Fela Anikulapo-kuti (b) Majek Fashek (c) Cardinal Francis Arinze (d) Chuba Okadigbo
WARNING: Trust your instinct on this one.
Question 13: (For $650,000)
One gallon of petrol in Nigeria cost almost the same as one gallon of petrol in the United States. So is the postal tariff, cars and most goods and services. If the minimum wage in the U.S. is $5.15 per hour, how much should the minimum wage be in Nigeria?
(a) Less than 40, 000 naira a month (b) More than 50, 000 naira a month (c) Less than 60, 000 naira a month (d) More than 60,000 naira a month
WARNING: Do not call Michael Imodu for help.
Question 14:(For $850,000)
Majority of Nigerians hailed the election of Chuba Okadigbo as a replacement Senate President. Okadigbo who as an adviser to Shagari magnified the politics of personal destruction in Nigeria. He once described one of the so called elder statesmen as Œa ranting ant‚. He vigorously defending the senate furniture allowance saying that he did not come to Abuja to live in cockroach infested house. Which of the following is likely going to be his undoing?
(a) Getting what he wants. (b) Not getting what he wants. (c) Making things happen (d) Not making things happen
Question 15:(For $1,000,000)
President Clinton in his seventh year in office has travelled abroad for a total of 45 times. His Nigerian counterpart, president Obasanjo in less than six months in office has travelled abroad how many times?
(a) less than 10 (b) more than 10 (c) less than 20 (d) more than 20
WARNING: Contestants are encouraged to use their life-lines. A call to Evan Enwerem is highly recommended. When Enwerem found out that his colleagues were about to impeach him, he tried to reach Obasanjo, the godfather who installed him as the Senate President, but the president was on his way to Gabon. That was less than a week after he visited South Africa for the Commonwealth meeting. And less than a month after he returned from his second visit to the United States. To win a million, a contestant has to answer all these questions correctly.... Good Luck. Okonkwo is special correspondent for USAfricaonline.com and NigeriaCentral.com in the Boston area. |
