Lagos Quiz: Nigeria's Megacity of Music, Film and Business

This Lagos quiz explores Nigeria's largest city, from Nollywood films and Afrobeats to Fela Kuti, the Yoruba people, Victoria Island, the move of the capital to Abuja, the Portuguese origin of its name and the new Eko Atlantic district. Ten questions, 90 seconds.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

Basics
Lagos is the largest city of which country?
Politics
In 1991, Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to which city?
Population
Roughly how many people live in the Lagos metropolitan area, by common estimates?
Film
What is Nigeria's huge film industry, centered in Lagos, nicknamed?
Music
Which music genre, made global by stars like Burna Boy and Wizkid, is closely tied to Lagos?
Music
Which Lagos musician created Afrobeat and ran a famous club called the Shrine?
People
Which ethnic group is traditionally the largest in Lagos?
Districts
Which upscale Lagos district is named after a British queen?
Names
From which European language does the name Lagos come?
Development
The new Eko Atlantic district in Lagos is being built on what?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Lagos is the largest city of which country?
Answer: Nigeria
Lagos is Nigeria's largest city and its economic center, with the country's busiest port and airport. Nigeria is Africa's most populous country.
Q2: In 1991, Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to which city?
Answer: Abuja
Abuja was built as a planned capital in the center of the country, partly to be more neutral between Nigeria's regions and ethnic groups.
Q3: Roughly how many people live in the Lagos metropolitan area, by common estimates?
Answer: About 15 to 20 million
Estimates vary widely, but most put Lagos between about 15 and 20 million or more, making it one of the largest cities in Africa and one of the fastest-growing in the world.
Q4: What is Nigeria's huge film industry, centered in Lagos, nicknamed?
Answer: Nollywood
Nollywood produces more films each year than Hollywood, many of them made quickly on small budgets. Nigerian films and series are now popular on streaming platforms.
Q5: Which music genre, made global by stars like Burna Boy and Wizkid, is closely tied to Lagos?
Answer: Afrobeats
Afrobeats mixes West African rhythms with hip-hop, dancehall and pop. Burna Boy won the Grammy for Best Global Music Album in 2021.
Q6: Which Lagos musician created Afrobeat and ran a famous club called the Shrine?
Answer: Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti blended jazz, funk and Yoruba music with political lyrics in the 1970s. The New Afrika Shrine, run by his children, still hosts concerts.
Q7: Which ethnic group is traditionally the largest in Lagos?
Answer: Yoruba
Lagos is in the Yoruba-speaking southwest, and its Yoruba name is Eko. Today the city is home to people from every part of Nigeria.
Q8: Which upscale Lagos district is named after a British queen?
Answer: Victoria Island
Victoria Island is a center of business, hotels and nightlife. Lagos is spread across islands and mainland, linked by long bridges.
Q9: From which European language does the name Lagos come?
Answer: Portuguese
Lagos means lakes in Portuguese, a name given by Portuguese traders because of the area's lagoons. There is also a town called Lagos in Portugal.
Q10: The new Eko Atlantic district in Lagos is being built on what?
Answer: Reclaimed land from the sea
Eko Atlantic is built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean and protected by a long sea wall known as the Great Wall of Lagos.

Lagos Quiz – Africa's City of Energy

Lagos is one of the most energetic cities on Earth. Spread across islands, lagoons and mainland, Nigeria's largest city is a center of business, banking, fashion, film and music. Its streets are famous for their traffic jams, markets and street food, and its population is growing faster than almost any other big city.

The area was home to Yoruba communities long before Portuguese traders arrived in the 1400s and named it after its lagoons. Lagos later became a British colony and then the first capital of independent Nigeria in 1960. Although the capital moved to Abuja in 1991, Lagos remains the country's economic powerhouse.

Culture is one of Lagos's biggest exports. Nollywood, Nigeria's film industry, produces thousands of films a year, and Afrobeats artists such as Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido and Tems fill stadiums around the world. They follow in the footsteps of Fela Kuti, whose Afrobeat sound and political songs made Lagos a musical legend.

The city is also building its future. Eko Atlantic is rising on reclaimed land along the coast, new rail lines are easing traffic and tech start-ups have made Lagos one of Africa's leading hubs for digital business.

This quiz covers Lagos's history, culture, people and places.

Getting around Lagos is a daily adventure. Yellow danfo minibuses, motorbike taxis and ferries across the lagoon carry millions of people, and residents plan their days around the famous traffic, known locally as go-slow. New bus rapid transit lanes and the Blue and Red rail lines are slowly changing how the city moves.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for music and film fans, travelers and anyone interested in Africa's biggest cities.

Why Lagos is Nigeria's largest and most important city
Why the capital moved to Abuja
What Nollywood and Afrobeats are
Who Fela Kuti was
Where the name Lagos comes from
What Eko Atlantic is

Quick Facts About Lagos

The Third Mainland Bridge is about 11.8 kilometers long and was once the longest bridge in Africa.
Lekki Conservation Centre has one of the longest canopy walkways in Africa.
Lagos hosts Detty December, a month of concerts and parties at the end of the year.
Jollof rice is a favorite dish, and Nigerians and Ghanaians playfully argue over whose is better.
Balogun Market is one of the largest markets in West Africa.
Lagos is sometimes nicknamed Gidi or Las Gidi by residents.