Cross River State Quiz

Cross River State was created in May 27, 1967 from the then Eastern Region by the General Yakubu Gowon regime. It's name was changed to Cross River State in the 1976 state creation exercise by the then General Murtala Mohammed regime. The present day Akwa Ibom State was excised from it in the state creation exercise of September 1987 by the then regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. It's capital is Calabar. It's major towns are Akamkpa, Calabar, Ikon, Obubra, Odukpani, Ogoja, Okundi, Ugep, Obudu, Obanliku and Akpabuyo.

Cross River is a coastal state in South Eastern Nigeria, named after Cross River , which passes through the state. Located in the Niger Delta, Cross River State occupies 20,156 square kilometres. It shares boundaries with Benue State to the north, Enugu and Abia States to the west, to the east by Cameroon Republic and to the south by Akwa-Ibom and the Atlantice Ocean.

There are three major language groups in Cross River State - Efik, Ejagham and Bekwara.