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South African History Quiz for Experts | African

Let's see how much you know about South African History.

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

Author
colombia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,114

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2227

Last 3 plays: Guest 105 (9/10), anazza (7/10), bernie73 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the last South African president under the apartheid regime? Hint

Nelson Mandela

Frederik Willem de Klerk

Joaquim Chissano

Sam Nujoma

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Question 2 of 10

2. The South African government funded two major civil wars in Southern Africa during the Cold War; where did those two conflicts take place? Hint

Angola and Mozambique

Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Angola and Lesotho

Malawi and Angola

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Buthelezi? Hint

Nelson Mandela's cousin

The President of Zambia in 1996

The leader of the South African Parliament in 1996

The leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where is the South African Parliament located? Hint

Bloemfontein

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Pretoria

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Question 5 of 10

5. What guerrilla group opposed the South African occupation of Namibia for years? Hint

MPLA

SWAPO

FRELIMO

UNITA

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Mozambican president was killed when the South African government supposedly shot his plane down on the Swaziland/Mozambique border? Hint

Sam Nujoma

Joaquim Chissano

Samora Machel

Nicholas Savimbi

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following was not one of the policies of the apartheid regime? Hint

Black people had to have 'passbooks' within South Africa

Black people couldn't have sex with white people

Black and white people had to have different education

Black people couldn't go to church

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Question 8 of 10

8. The apartheid regime granted independence to four black bantustans. Which of the following was NOT one of them? Hint

Ciskei

Bophuthatswana

Swaziland

Venda

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Namibia become independent? Hint

1990

1987

1992

Namibia is not independent

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which one of the following is NOT a political party in South Africa? Hint

Inkatha Freedom Party

Gay and Lesbian Alliance

Yellow Party of South Africa

ANC

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last South African president under the apartheid regime?

Answer: Frederik Willem de Klerk

2. The South African government funded two major civil wars in Southern Africa during the Cold War; where did those two conflicts take place?

Answer: Angola and Mozambique

South Africa funded the RENAMO in Mozambique and the UNITA in Angola. Both of them were fighting against Soviet sponsored governments.

3. Who was Buthelezi?

Answer: The leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party

The Inkatha Freedom Party (basically Zulu) opposed the ANC government after the fall of apartheid.

4. Where is the South African Parliament located?

Answer: Cape Town

5. What guerrilla group opposed the South African occupation of Namibia for years?

Answer: SWAPO

SWAPO = South Western Africa People's Organization. It sought the independence of Namibia all the way from the 60's to the 90's.

6. What Mozambican president was killed when the South African government supposedly shot his plane down on the Swaziland/Mozambique border?

Answer: Samora Machel

Samora Machel was the leader of the FRELIMO party in Mozambique, which came to power with independence in 1975.

7. Which of the following was not one of the policies of the apartheid regime?

Answer: Black people couldn't go to church

Black people could go to church, but not the same ones as whites.

8. The apartheid regime granted independence to four black bantustans. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

Answer: Swaziland

Bantustans = Reserves for the Africans. The government granted independence so they could have a South Africa that was 100 per cent white.

9. When did Namibia become independent?

Answer: 1990

10. Which one of the following is NOT a political party in South Africa?

Answer: Yellow Party of South Africa

There's a Green Party but not a Yellow Party.

Source: Author colombia

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