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The South African Influence Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about world famous people who were either born in South Africa, or who spent time in South Africa that influenced their future life.

A multiple-choice quiz by 51percent. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
51percent

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,619

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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726

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This British Prime Minister spent time in South Africa as a war correspondent, and as a prisoner of war in Pretoria during the second Anglo-Boer war. Hint

Neville Chamberlain

Harold Macmillan

Clement Attlee

Winston Churchill

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Question 2 of 10

2. Generally known as the Father of Scouting, this British major-general was trapped during the siege of Mafeking and later organised the South African Constabulary. Hint

Lord Louis Mountbatten

Sir William Alexander Smith

Lord Herbert Kitchener

Sir Robert Baden-Powell

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Question 3 of 10

3. A major political and spiritual leader of India, he first employed his ideas of peaceful civil disobedience in South Africa. He founded the Natal Indian Congress. Hint

Dalai Lama

Gandhi Jayanti

Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

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Question 4 of 10

4. Born in Bloemfontein, this author went to live in England at the age of three. He wrote about the Middle-Earth in an epic fantasy novel. Hint

E O Sauron

J R R Tolkien

Leo Tolstoy

Samuel Beckett

5. This South African novelist won the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature, and the 1974 Booker Prize. An anti-apartheid writer, she taught at several US universities during the 1960's and 1970's. Hint

Elizabeth Eybers

Ingrid Jonker

Nadine Gordimer

Olive Schreiner

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Question 6 of 10

6. This actor was born in Pretoria, but now lives in the United States. He starred as the High Priest Imhotep in "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns". Hint

Brendan Fraser

Joss Ackland

John Kani

Arnold Vosloo

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Question 7 of 10

7. This South African born businessman is an internet and space entrepreneur. He co-founded X.com, an on-line banking company. In 2002, he founded Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX), which develops and manufactures space launch vehicles. Hint

Elon Musk

Anton Rupert

Mark Shuttleworth

David Brink

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of South Africa's leading goal scorers for the National Soccer team, this footballer has played for CeltaVigo (Spain) and FC Porto (Portugal). In 2006 he signed a four year contract with Blackburn Rovers (UK). Hint

Benni McCarthy

Shaun Bartlett

Doctor Khumalo

Lucas Radebe

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Question 9 of 10

9. A big hitting English Batsman, this cricketer was born in South Africa, and made his first class debut for the Natal B team before moving to England. He was selected for the England one-day side for their 2004/2005 tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Hint

Kevin Pietersen

Paul Adams

Andrew Strauss

Andre Nel

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Question 10 of 10

10. She is an important archaelogical find. She was born about 2.7 million years ago, and her fossilised skull was disovered at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site in South Africa. This is the most complete skull of an Australopithecus Africanus ever found. Hint

Lucy

Mrs Ples

Eve

Taung Child

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This British Prime Minister spent time in South Africa as a war correspondent, and as a prisoner of war in Pretoria during the second Anglo-Boer war.

Answer: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill escaped from the prison camp, and joined the British army in Durban. He fought at Spion Kop.

2. Generally known as the Father of Scouting, this British major-general was trapped during the siege of Mafeking and later organised the South African Constabulary.

Answer: Sir Robert Baden-Powell

Baden-Powell's book "Scouting for Boys" was the bestseller which laid the foundations for the Boy Scout movement.

3. A major political and spiritual leader of India, he first employed his ideas of peaceful civil disobedience in South Africa. He founded the Natal Indian Congress.

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. Gandhi Jayanti is the Indian National Holiday on the 2nd October, celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.

4. Born in Bloemfontein, this author went to live in England at the age of three. He wrote about the Middle-Earth in an epic fantasy novel.

Answer: J R R Tolkien

The name of the epic novel is the "Lord of the Rings", and Sauron is the evil wizard in the series.

5. This South African novelist won the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature, and the 1974 Booker Prize. An anti-apartheid writer, she taught at several US universities during the 1960's and 1970's.

Answer: Nadine Gordimer

Ingrid Jonker and Elizabeth Eybers are South African poets. Olive Schreiner wrote the "Story of an African Farm".

6. This actor was born in Pretoria, but now lives in the United States. He starred as the High Priest Imhotep in "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns".

Answer: Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo began his acting career in the Theatre, and starred in a number of plays, before moving on to the film industry. He has also starred on TV shows, and been involved in video games.

Answer: Elon Musk

X.com acquired PayPal, before selling it to eBay a few years later. Mark Shuttleworth was the first South African in space, and an internet entrepreneur.

Answer: Benni McCarthy

Benni McCarthy's real name is Jacob Sean Iveson. As of October 2005, he and Shaun Bartlett were joint leading goal scorers for Bafana Bafana, the South African soccer team.

Answer: Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen is known as much for his unusual hirstyles, as for his performance with the bat. His one style has been the 'Skunk look' - a peroxided streak of hair along the middle of his head. South Africa's loss is England's gain.

Answer: Mrs Ples

Although she is known as Mrs Ples, the sex of the skull has not been confirmed, nor whether the skull is from an adult or a sub-adult. The Taung Child fossil skull was also found in South Africa, and is thought to be the skull of a three year old child.

Source: Author 51percent

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