NIE provides the Tampa Bay Times and related educational resources to schools at no cost to schools, teachers or families through sponsor and subscriber support.

Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Ghana’s president unveils his own statue -- 11/11/2024

Quiz Archive        Printer friendly version of this quiz

First question (of five)

Q: Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a large gold-colored statue of himself that critics called “self glorification." Where is the West African nation of Ghana?

Click on the map to submit your answer


NEW! Search for a different Headline Geography topic

Looking for a different quiz to fit your classroom needs?

Enter the name of a country: