An Aardvark's Remarks Trivia Quiz

Answer: An insectivorous relative of the hyena

Also sometimes called a "maanhaar jackal", aardwolves are somewhat smaller than their hyena cousins. Their main food source is termites, just like the aardvarks, and they are found in the wild in eastern and southern Africa.

Answer: Domestic cattle penned up

A kraal is an enclosure within the precincts of an African village, where the cattle are penned to keep them safe from predators.
Sometimes the whole village is referred to as the kraal, but the strictest sense of the word is only used for the animal enclosure.
The word boma is also used in some parts of Africa, to describe the animal pen, but a boma is traditionally made of thorn bushes.

Answer: American Football

The word salaam comes from the Arabic language, and means "peace". It is a low bow performed while placing the right palm on the forehead. It is a common greeting in the middle east and Asia.
Ephraim Salaam began his footballing career at College when he played for San Diego State, before entering the NFL Draft in 1998 and making his debut with the Atlanta Falcons.

Answer: Keeping warm in winter weather

Wadmaal is a thick cloth made from wool, and has been used to make warm winter garments in northern Europe since the Middle Ages. The word itself is of Old Norse origin.

Answer: A rocky volcanic crater, possibly filled with water

Maars are relatively shallow volcanic craters, usually containing a lake, that are formed when water from the ground above breaks through into an erupting crater and explodes outwards as it meets the superheated lava or magma.
One of the best known African maars is Lake Nyos which is in Cameroon.

Answer: True

In South Africa, Braai Day is on September 26th, and coincides with Heritage Day. Events are promoted using the slogan "Braai4Heritage" and have taken place annually since 2005.

Answer: Red and Blue

The Voortrekker Flag is a red saltire on a blue ground (like the Scottish flag of St. Andrew but in red and blue rather than blue and white).
The "Great Trek" north and east into Africa from Cape Town took place in the late 1830s and early 1840s. The travails of the people who made the epic journeys are commemorated in the massive Voortrekker Monument just outside Pretoria. The site has been declared a South African National Heritage Site.

Answer: Deep Sea Fishing

A haaf is a deep sea fishing ground, in the sea around the Shetland Islands off the northern tip of Scotland.
The roots of the word come from Old English and Old Norse.

Answer: The Maldives

The islands which make up the Baa administrative district of the Maldives are collectively known as Southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll. As well as Maalhosmadulu Atoll, Goifulhafehendhu Atoll and Fasduthere Atoll are part of Baa.
The area has over seventy islands, but only thirteen of them are permanently inhabited.
In 2011, the Baa district was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and all the wildlife and flora is now protected.

Answer: Quaaludes

Quaaludes were widely used as a recreational drug in the 1960s and 70s, but by the 1980s its manufacture, prescription, and illegal use, were widely controlled and restricted in many countries.
It is still quite common in South Africa, where it is comparatively cheap and easily available, despite efforts by the authorities to stamp out its use.