Mansa Musa Trivial Challenge

The word revered means:

• highly respected

• highly resurrected

• highly circumspect

• highly spectacular

Answer explanation

The word revered means highly respected. It is the correct choice because it accurately describes the meaning of the word.

During his 25-year reign, Mansa Musa:

• doubled the trade in Mali

• tripled the land area in Mali

• doubled the land area and tripled the trade

• none of these

Answer explanation

Mansa Musa doubled the trade in Mali during his 25 year reign.

On Mansa Musa's trip to Mecca, he took:

• 300 camels

• 60,000 people

• 300 pounds of gold

• All of these

Answer explanation

Mansa Musa took all of these on his trip to Mecca, including 300 camels, 60,000 people, and 300 pounds of gold.

The word 'caravan' means:

• An American minivan

• Travelers and supplies on a long journey

• A place where cars are fixed by mechanics

• All of these

Answer explanation

The word caravan means travelers and supplies on a long journey.

The trip from Mali to Mecca was

• 250

• 2500

• 25000

• 250000

Answer explanation

The trip from Mali to Mecca was 2500 miles long.

The distance from Mali to Mecca is the distance between:

• Atlanta and Chicago

• Detroit and Lansing

• New York to California

• none of these

Answer explanation

The distance from Mali to Mecca is not represented by any of the given answer choices.

Why were the people of Mecca waiting to see Mansa Musa?

• they had heard that he was handsome

• they had heard that he had magical powers

• they had heard how rich he was

• all of these

Answer explanation

The people of Mecca were waiting to see Mansa Musa because they had heard how rich he was.

What caused the value of gold to decrease in the region of Mecca?

• Mansa Musa brought a large amount of gold with him

• There was already a significant amount of gold in the land

• People simply lost interest in gold

• All of these

Answer explanation

The value of gold went down in the region of Mecca because there was already a lot of gold in the land.

As a leader, Mansa Musa:

• made business deals with religious leaders in Egypt

• made business deals with religious leaders in Mecca

• had new mosques built in Mali

• all of these

Answer explanation

Mansa Musa, as a leader, made business deals with religious leaders in Egypt and Mecca, and had new mosques built in Mali. Therefore, the correct answer is 'all of these'.

Es-Saheli:

• was a Black architect

• designed the Sankore Mosque

• met Mansa Musa in Mecca

• all of these

Answer explanation

Es-Saheli was a Black architect who designed the Sankore mosque and met Mansa Musa in Mecca. Therefore, the correct answer is 'all of these'.