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Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu Trivia Quiz

In Memoriam: 1912-2003 "Walter Sisulu was ready to go to the gallows defiantly singing of the freedom he knew would come, even if he had been murdered by the apartheid regime." -Thabo Mbeki

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

Author
jesus_geek

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,811

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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243

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Question 1 of 10

1. What race was Walter Sisulu's father? Hint

Black

White

Indian

Coloured

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Question 2 of 10

2. Correctly pair Mr. Sisulu's tribal affiliation and the region where he was raised. Hint

Xhosa-- Transvaal

Xhosa-- Transkei

Zulu-- Natal

Zulu-- Transvaal

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Question 3 of 10

3. What level of education did Walter Sisulu attain? Hint

Standard 4 (6th grade)

Completed high school

He never went to school.

He graduated from Fort Hare University with a major in Politics.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did Mr. Sisulu first obtain employment? Hint

In a law office

In a gold mine

In a dairy

In a textile factory

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Question 5 of 10

5. What position did Mr. Sisulu hold at the conception of the ANC's Youth League? Hint

none of these

president

treasurer

secretary-general

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mr. Sisulu got married in 1944. Who did he marry? Hint

Albertina Thetiwa

Albertina Tshukudu

Adelaide Tshukudu

Adelaide Thetiwa

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Question 7 of 10

7. When was Mr. Sisulu freed from jail? Hint

October 1989

November 1987

February 1990

February 1989

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mr. Sisulu was awarded the Isitwalandwe Medal by the ANC on 8 January 1992. What does Isitwalandwe mean in Zulu? Hint

the bravest warrior

the one who wears the plumes of the rare bird

the one who will be remembered forever

the honoured one

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of Mr. Sisulu's children became the head of the SABC? Hint

Dali

Zwelakhe

Samuel

Lindiwe

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Question 10 of 10

10. Mr. Sisulu died in May 2003 at age 90. What was the cause of his death? Hint

Alzheimer's

Parkinson's

Aneurysm

Stroke

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What race was Walter Sisulu's father?

Answer: White

Many people do not know this. His father was Victor Dickenson, a civil servant.

2. Correctly pair Mr. Sisulu's tribal affiliation and the region where he was raised.

Answer: Xhosa-- Transkei

While much of the ANC's leadership was Xhosa, Chief Lutuli was Zulu.

3. What level of education did Walter Sisulu attain?

Answer: Standard 4 (6th grade)

"Whenever I cast my mind back I am struck by Xhamela's qualities. He had little formal education - he left school after standard four." - Nelson Mandela

4. Where did Mr. Sisulu first obtain employment?

Answer: In a dairy

He left for Johannesburg at age 15 after the death of his uncle in order to support his family.
For more information on the various jobs he held, go to:
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/people/sisulu/biography.html

5. What position did Mr. Sisulu hold at the conception of the ANC's Youth League?

Answer: treasurer

He founded the Youth League in 1944 along with Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Peter Mda, Anton Lembede, and many others.

6. Mr. Sisulu got married in 1944. Who did he marry?

Answer: Albertina Thetiwa

Adelaide Tshukudu Tambo was Oliver Tambo's wife. Albertina Sisulu was widely known as an ANC activist while Walter was on Robben Island.

7. When was Mr. Sisulu freed from jail?

Answer: October 1989

While Nelson Mandela was freed on 11 February 1990, the rest of those charged with him were freed the previous October.

8. Mr. Sisulu was awarded the Isitwalandwe Medal by the ANC on 8 January 1992. What does Isitwalandwe mean in Zulu?

Answer: the one who wears the plumes of the rare bird

Isitwalandwe/Seaparankwe is the highest honour awarded by the people of South Africa, through the African National Congress, to those who have made an outstanding contribution and sacrifice to the liberation struggle. Isitwalandwe, literally translated, means "the one who wears the plumes of the rare bird" and was traditionally bestowed only on the bravest warriors of the people, on those who distinguished themselves in the eyes of all the people for exceptional qualities of leadership and heroism.

For more, please go to: http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/awards/

9. Which of Mr. Sisulu's children became the head of the SABC?

Answer: Zwelakhe

Zwelakhe Sisulu was a target of the apartheid regime, and he was detained periodically in the eighties.

10. Mr. Sisulu died in May 2003 at age 90. What was the cause of his death?

Answer: Parkinson's

Other notable Parkinson's sufferers include former Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau and Pope John Paul II. For more information on the disease, please go to www.pdf.org

Source: Author jesus_geek

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