var correctchoices=new Array()
correctchoices[1]='c'
correctchoices[2]='d'
correctchoices[3]='d'
correctchoices[4]='f'
correctchoices[5]='f'
correctchoices[6]='f'
correctchoices[7]='d'
correctchoices[8]='d'
correctchoices[9]='c'
correctchoices[10]='c'
correctchoices[11]='b'
correctchoices[12]='d'
correctchoices[13]='d'
correctchoices[14]='f'
correctchoices[15]='d'
correctchoices[16]='b'
correctchoices[17]='c'

var answernotes=new Array()
answernotes[1]='In Africa, cassava leaves are cooked and eaten as greens.'
answernotes[2]='Succotash, or <I>Msickquatash</I>, is an American Indian word.'
answernotes[3]='<I>Fufu</I> is usually made from yams and/or plantains, and sometimes made from cassava tubers.'
answernotes[4]='Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana); Ngugi Wa Thiongo (Kenya); Amos Tutuola (Nigeria); Mariama Ba, Sembene Ousmane (Senegal)'
answernotes[5]='Masai (Kenya and Tanzania); Yoruba (Nigeria); Zulu (South Africa); Ganda (Uganda); Shona (Zimbabwe)'
answernotes[6]='Jean-Bédel Bokassa (Central African Republic); Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda (Malawi); Idi Amin (Uganda); Mobutu Sese Seko (Zaire or Congo [Kinshasa]); Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)'
answernotes[7]='South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela hit the number one spot in 1968 with <I>Grazing In The Grass</I>.'
answernotes[8]='Victoria Falls is on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe.'
answernotes[9]='<I>Nairobi</I> comes from the Masai words that mean <I>cold water</I>.'
answernotes[10]='Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.'
answernotes[11]='The coast of Ghana was once called the Gold Coast.'
answernotes[12]='The Cape of Good Hope is on the coast of South Africa.'
answernotes[13]='The Nile is the longest river in the world.'
answernotes[14]='Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad,  Mali, and Zimbabwe are all landlocked.  There are other landlocked countries in Africa.'
answernotes[15]='Timbuktu is a city in Mali.'
answernotes[16]='Boutros Boutros-Ghali (of Egypt) was Secretary-General before Kofi Annan (of Ghana).'
answernotes[17]='Elizabeth II was visiting Kenya when her father died and she became Queen.'

var qtexts=new Array()
qtexts[1]='The cassava (manioc) plant is grown throughout the tropics for its tubers. In Africa, the _______ are also cooked and eaten.'
qtexts[2]='Which of these common English food words did <U>not</U> come from an African language?'
qtexts[3]='<I>Fufu</I> can be made from boiled and pounded  _______ .'
qtexts[4]='Which African writers are matched correctly to their country?'
qtexts[5]='Which African ethnic groups are matched correctly to their country?'
qtexts[6]='Which African rulers are matched correctly to their country?'
qtexts[7]=' _______ was the first African musician to have a number one single in the U.S.'
qtexts[8]='Victoria Falls is on the course of which river, and on the border of which two countries?'
qtexts[9]='The name of which African capital city comes from a Masai phrase meaning <I>Cold Water</I>?'
qtexts[10]='Which African country is the most populous?'
qtexts[11]='Which African country was fomerly known as the Gold Coast?'
qtexts[12]='The Cape of Good Hope is on the coast of _______ .'
qtexts[13]='The longest river in Africa is  _______ .'
qtexts[14]='Which of these countries are landlocked?'
qtexts[15]='Where is Timbuktu?'
qtexts[16]='Who was the first citizen of an African country to become Secretary-General of the United Nations?'
qtexts[17]='Where was Queen Elizabeth II on Feb. 6, 1952 when her father, King George VI, died, making her queen?'

var ratings=new Array()
ratings[0]='Zero'
ratings[1]='Did you even try?'
ratings[2]='Awful'
ratings[3]='Miserable'
ratings[4]='Bad'
ratings[5]='Poor'
ratings[6]='Below average'
ratings[7]='Average'
ratings[8]='Average'
ratings[9]='Guessing is almost as good'
ratings[10]='Above Average'
ratings[11]='Good'
ratings[12]='Pretty Good'
ratings[13]='Very Good'
ratings[14]='Very Good'
ratings[15]='Excellent' 
ratings[16]='Excellent'
ratings[17]='Africanist: Grade A'