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Quiz about All about South Africa
Quiz about All about South Africa

All about South Africa Trivia Quiz


South Africa is a beautiful country with a rich and diverse cultural heritage. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by NewBudo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
NewBudo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
334,368
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
989
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 41 (6/10), Guest 83 (0/10), Guest 102 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. South Africa is a proud rugby playing nation. Which is the only South African Super 14 Rugby team to ever win a Super 14 title? (They actually won it twice!) Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the national floral emblem of South Africa? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the first black president of South Africa? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which South African born actress won an Academy Award for her role in the 2003 movie "Monster"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. South Africa divides its governmental power among three capitals. There is a judicial capital, an administrative capital and a legislative capital. Which one of the following is the judicial capital of South Africa? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. As mentioned before, South Africa has a rich and very diverse cultural heritage. One of the many aspects that make South Africa so unique is the fact that it has so many different cultures living together. How many official languages does South Africa have? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who am I? I was born on 18 September 1973 in Welkom, Free State. I'm the founder of the Ubuntu Project. I became an instant billionaire after I sold my internet company Thawte in 1999. I became the first South African in space in 2002. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which South African boxing great became the first South African World Heavyweight Champion on 23 September 1983 when he knocked out Michael Dokes in Akron, Ohio to win the WBA title. He was known as "The Bionic Hand". Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. No quiz about South Africa will be complete without asking a question about its food. The country's cultural diversity means that its cuisine is influenced by food from all over the world. Everybody loves a "lekker potjie". What is a "potjie"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The town of Newcastle in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, founded in 1864 and named after the Duke of Newcastle, has a rich and important history. Which fort was built in Newcastle in 1870 to ward off the Zulus? Hint



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1. South Africa is a proud rugby playing nation. Which is the only South African Super 14 Rugby team to ever win a Super 14 title? (They actually won it twice!)

Answer: The Bulls

The Vodacom Blue Bulls from Pretoria is the only South African Super 14 team to have won the title. They did so twice, in 2007 and again in 2009. However, they were not the first South African team to win a Super Rugby title. Way back in 1993, Transvaal, now known as The Lions, won the first ever Super 10 rugby tournament.

The final score of that game was Transvaal 20 - Auckland 17. With the start of the new format tournament in 2011 known as the Super 15, no other South African team can ever win a Super 14 title again.
2. What is the national floral emblem of South Africa?

Answer: Protea

Proteas are believed to be one of the oldest species of flowers found on earth, after fossils some 300 million years old were found. The Protea is believed to be named after the mythological Greek Sea God "Proteus". The Protea has replaced the Springbok as the national emblem used for South African sport teams in all sports except rugby.

However, recently the Protea emblem was moved to the left side of the jersey and the Springbok to the right. The national rugby team is still refered to as the "Springboks" and the national cricket team is known as the "Proteas".
3. Who was the first black president of South Africa?

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was born at Qunu, near Umtata on 18 July 1918. On 10 May 1994, after spending 27 years as a political prisoner, including 18 years on Robben Island, he was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa. He was in office until June 1999 when he was succeeded by Thabo Mbeki.
4. Which South African born actress won an Academy Award for her role in the 2003 movie "Monster"?

Answer: Charlize Theron

Charlize won an Academy Award, and rose to stardom, for her portrayal of real-life serial-killer Aileen Wuornos in the movie "Monster". She was born on 7 August 1975 in Benoni, South Africa.
5. South Africa divides its governmental power among three capitals. There is a judicial capital, an administrative capital and a legislative capital. Which one of the following is the judicial capital of South Africa?

Answer: Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein, also known as the "City of Roses", is the Judicial capital of South Africa. Bloemfontein is situated in the Free State province of South Africa and is home to the Free State Cheetahs rugby team. Pretoria is the administrative capital and Cape Town the legislative capital.
6. As mentioned before, South Africa has a rich and very diverse cultural heritage. One of the many aspects that make South Africa so unique is the fact that it has so many different cultures living together. How many official languages does South Africa have?

Answer: 11

There are 11 official languages recognised by law in South Africa. They are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. The three most spoken first home languages, according to the 2001 National Census, are Zulu (23,8%), Xhosa (17,6%) and Afrikaans (13,3%).
7. Who am I? I was born on 18 September 1973 in Welkom, Free State. I'm the founder of the Ubuntu Project. I became an instant billionaire after I sold my internet company Thawte in 1999. I became the first South African in space in 2002.

Answer: Mark Shuttleworth

Mark Shuttleworth became the first South African in space in 2002 as a member of the crew of the Russian Soyuz mission TM34 to the International Space Station.
8. Which South African boxing great became the first South African World Heavyweight Champion on 23 September 1983 when he knocked out Michael Dokes in Akron, Ohio to win the WBA title. He was known as "The Bionic Hand".

Answer: Gerrie Coetzee

Gerhardus Christian Coetzee was born on 8 April 1955 in Boksburg, South Africa. He became an instant national heroe when he knocked out Michael Dokes in the tenth round to take his WBA title. Unfortunately his reign as World Champion did not last long as he lost it against Greg Page during his first title defence.

He retired with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw, with 21 wins comming by way of knock-out.
9. No quiz about South Africa will be complete without asking a question about its food. The country's cultural diversity means that its cuisine is influenced by food from all over the world. Everybody loves a "lekker potjie". What is a "potjie"?

Answer: A type of stew

A "potjie" is a type of stew cooked in a cast iron pot over an open fire. The name is derived from the cast iron pot used for cooking. Any meat can be used for a "potjie". The main difference between a "potjie" and a normal stew is that the ingredients are never stirred or mixed during the cooking process. The meat goes in first followed by layers of vegetables. Yummie!
10. The town of Newcastle in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, founded in 1864 and named after the Duke of Newcastle, has a rich and important history. Which fort was built in Newcastle in 1870 to ward off the Zulus?

Answer: Fort Amiel

Fort Amiel was built in 1870 to ward off attacks by the Zulu forces in the area. Much of the original building still exist today. The fort has been converted into a museum with exhibitions on the history of the town.
Source: Author NewBudo

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