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Quiz about South African Geography General Stuff 2

South African Geography - General Stuff 2 Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by madison_17. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
madison_17

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,483

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which South African city would you find uShaka Marine World? Hint

Cape Town

Port Elizabeth

East London

Durban

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many official languages does South Africa have? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which archipelago belongs to South Africa? Hint

Prince Edward Islands

Heard Islands

Mascarene Islands

St Helena Islands

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was the coldest temperature in South Africa ever recorded, on 28 June 2006? Hint

Carnarvon

Sutherland

Buffelsfontein

Barkly East

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Question 5 of 10

5. What currency is used in South Africa? Hint

Imali

Rand

Lilangeni

Loti

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which river runs along the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe? Hint

Limpopo

Olifants

Mwenezi

Shashe

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who discovered the "Taung skull", a specimen of Australopithecus Africans, in 1924 in the Northwest Province? Hint

Robert Broom

Raymond Dart

Phillip Tobias

Ron Clarke

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Question 8 of 10

8. What two major ocean currents meet at the southernmost tip of South Africa? Hint

Angola and Guinea

Mindanoa and Equitorial Counter

South Atlantic and West Wind Drift

Benguela and Agulhas

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which year was the Kruger National Park created as a game sanctuary? Hint

1912

1898

1903

1900

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the approximate land area of South Africa? Hint

1,219,912 km�

1,278,349 km�

1,297,312 km�

1,373,856 km�

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which South African city would you find uShaka Marine World?

Answer: Durban

Located at the end of Durban's Golden Mile uShaka Marine World is the world's largest marine theme park and home to the fifth largest aquarium in the world. It is spread over 15 hectares of prime beach front.

2. How many official languages does South Africa have?

Answer: 11

There are 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. Zulu is the most predominantly spoken language with about 24% of the population using it as their home language.

3. Which archipelago belongs to South Africa?

Answer: Prince Edward Islands

The Prince Edward islands consist of Marion Island, a meteorological research base and Prince Edward Island. The Mascarene Islands contain Mauritius and Reunion (France) while the Heard Islands belong to Australia and St Helena belongs to the United Kingdom.

4. Where was the coldest temperature in South Africa ever recorded, on 28 June 2006?

Answer: Buffelsfontein

The coldest temperature ever recorded at a weather station operated by the South African Weather Service was -18.6�C at Buffelsfontein in the Eastern Cape. The lowest minimum temperature ever recorded in Sutherland was -16�C on 12 July 2003.

5. What currency is used in South Africa?

Answer: Rand

The South African currency is the rand which is made up of 100 cents. Imali is the Zulu word for money, the lilangeni is the currency used in Swaziland and loti is used in Lesotho.

6. Which river runs along the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe?

Answer: Limpopo

The Shashe runs along the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana, the Olifants is in Mpumalanga, one of South Africa's provinces and the Mwenezi River is in Zimbabwe.

7. Who discovered the "Taung skull", a specimen of Australopithecus Africans, in 1924 in the Northwest Province?

Answer: Raymond Dart

Dr Ron Clarke, Stephen Motsumi and Nkwane Mole discovered "Little Foot" in 1997 at Sterkfontein. Robert Broom is accredited with finding "Mrs Ples" (maybe Mr), the first hominid fossil in Sterkfontein. Phillip Tobias has worked at the Sterkfontein caves since 1945, has 16 honorary degrees and worked at the University of the Witwatersrand for about 60 years.

8. What two major ocean currents meet at the southernmost tip of South Africa?

Answer: Benguela and Agulhas

The cold Benguela current moves from Antarctica north along the western coast of Africa, and the Agulhas flows down the east coast of Africa and then west to where it meets the Benguela.

9. In which year was the Kruger National Park created as a game sanctuary?

Answer: 1898

In 1898 the Sabie Game Reserve was established at the insistence of President Paul Kruger, due to the depletion of wildlife as a result of a rinderpest epidemic in 1896 which wiped out most livestock and wildlife. It has subsequently grown into the Kruger National Park.

10. What is the approximate land area of South Africa?

Answer: 1,219,912 km�

South Africa is twice the size of Texas and roughly the same size as Columbia, and Israel would fit into the Kruger National Park. It is rated 26th in size in the world.

Source: Author madison_17

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