Mixed South Africa Trivia

1. Durban hosted one of the semi-final games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. What is the name of the stadium where the game was played?

From Quiz My Kind of Town: Durban, South Africa

Answer: Moses Mabhida Stadium

Kingsmead is the international cricket stadium in Durban and Kings Park hosts international rugby union matches. The final of the 2010 World Cup was played at Soccer City in Johannesburg.

From Quiz My African Safari: South Africa

Answer: It refers to the union of many nationalities in post-apartheid South Africa.

For most of its history, the South African Republic was known for strict segregation of its people by skin color. Archbishop Desmond Tutu referred to the "Rainbow People of God" after the nation's first fully democratic election in 1994. Nelson Mandela later expanded on the phrase when he called South Africa "a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world".

From Quiz Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Answer: Big Five

South Africa is blessed with an abundance of wildlife and a safari where visitors are able to view these animals in their natural habitat is one of the most popular tourist activities in the country. Top of most visitors' wish list is the "Big Five". The term is used in the tourism industry to refer to the lion (Panthera leo), leopard (Panthera pardus), the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) , the cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and either (or both, if you are lucky) of the two species of rhinoceros, white (Ceratotherium simum) or black (Diceros bicornis). The term originates with the big game hunters who used it to describe the five most dangerous animals to hunt on foot. Some game reserves also offer the "Super Seven" which is the Big Five together with the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus).

From Quiz South Africa: The Rainbow Nation

Answer: Paul Kruger

By 1980, the "krugerrand" was so popular that it accounted for 90% of the global gold coin market.

From Quiz All about South Africa

Answer: The Bulls

The Vodacom Blue Bulls from Pretoria is the only South African Super 14 team to have won the title. They did so twice, in 2007 and again in 2009. However, they were not the first South African team to win a Super Rugby title. Way back in 1993, Transvaal, now known as The Lions, won the first ever Super 10 rugby tournament. The final score of that game was Transvaal 20 - Auckland 17. With the start of the new format tournament in 2011 known as the Super 15, no other South African team can ever win a Super 14 title again.

From Quiz South African Alphabetics

Answer: Afrikaans

South Africa has eleven official languages but the three most spoken first home languages are Zulu (23.8%), Xhosa (17.6%) and Afrikaans (13.3%). Amanzi is 'water' in Zulu. Africana means "artifacts or artistic or literary works of any of the nations of Africa". Anglikaans is Afrikaans for Anglican, as in the Anglican Church.

From Quiz South Africa! The Rainbow Nation

Answer: Orange

The Source of the Orange is in the Drakensberg mountains, in Lesotho only about 200 km. from the Indian Ocean. It flows about 2,200 km. west to the Atlantic forming the border with Namibia towards its mouth. At the mouth are twin towns of Alexander Bay on the South African (south) bank and Oranjemund on the Namibian (north) bank.

From Quiz My Kind of Town: Durban, South Africa

Answer: The Comrades Marathon

The race covers a distance of close to 90 kilometres, with the course varying slightly from year to year. One year the race is an "up" run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, and the next year it is a "down" run from the capital to Durban, which is at sea level.

From Quiz Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Answer: Golf

The Sunshine Tour is a professional golf tour which forms part of the Professional Federation of PGA Tours. The majority of the tournaments which make up the tour are staged in South Africa and include such events as the South African Open, the Alfred Dunhill Championship and the Joburg Open. The Sid Brews Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Sunshine Tour Order of merit and former winners include Gary Player, Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel, all of whom have gone on to be successful players internationally.

From Quiz South Africa: The Rainbow Nation

Answer: The Blue Train

The approximately 1600 kilometer (994 mile) journey between Pretoria and Cape Town is considered to be one of the most luxurious in the world.

From Quiz All about South Africa

Answer: Protea

Proteas are believed to be one of the oldest species of flowers found on earth, after fossils some 300 million years old were found. The Protea is believed to be named after the mythological Greek Sea God "Proteus". The Protea has replaced the Springbok as the national emblem used for South African sport teams in all sports except rugby. However, recently the Protea emblem was moved to the left side of the jersey and the Springbok to the right. The national rugby team is still refered to as the "Springboks" and the national cricket team is known as the "Proteas".

From Quiz South African Alphabetics

Answer: Bredie

A bredie always contains onions and potatoes. Boerewors is a sausage. Braaivleis is like a barbecue, but traditionally done on an open fire. Bobotie is a baked dish of lightly curried mince (ground beef) topped with an egg custard and traditionally served with "begrafnisrys" (funeral rice), which is rice cooked with turmeric and raisins.

From Quiz South Africa! The Rainbow Nation

Answer: Steers

Steers is one of the largest local fast food chains in South Africa. It specialises in burgers. Nando's are a Portuguese spicy chicken outlet, RJ's are steakhouses and Scooters specialise in pizza.

From Quiz South Africa - General Stuff

Answer: Big Five Animals

South African Currency: 1 Rand (R) = 100 cents (c). The notes issued by the South African Reserve Bank are: R200 (Leopard), R100 (Buffalo), R50 (Lion), R20 (Elephant), R10 (Rhinoceros)

From Quiz Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Answer: Rand

When South Africa became a republic in 1961, the rand was introduced to replace the pound sterling. The currency takes it name from the Afrikaans word "rand" which means ridge. This is very apt as South Africa derives a large portion of its income from gold and the bulk of the country's gold deposits lie on the Witwatersrand (White Water Ridge). The Rand is a decimal currency and is divided into 100 cents. When the government made the change to the rand, it used a mascot called "Decimal Dan, the rand-cent man" to help people adapt to the new system The catchy jingle stated that "Decimal Dan, the rand-cent man gives you cents for pennies where ever he can". The rand is the currency of the Common Monetary Area which includes South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho.

From Quiz All about South Africa

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was born at Qunu, near Umtata on 18 July 1918. On 10 May 1994, after spending 27 years as a political prisoner, including 18 years on Robben Island, he was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa. He was in office until June 1999 when he was succeeded by Thabo Mbeki.

From Quiz South African Alphabetics

Answer: Chakalaka

Chakalaka is a mixture of carrots, cauliflower/broccoli and baked beans simmered together with onion, garlic, chilli, green pepper and curry powder. It is served cold and enjoyed in shebeens (taverns), 5-star hotels and everywhere in between. Chokka and Calamari are the same thing - squid. Chardonnay is a white wine.

From Quiz South Africa! The Rainbow Nation

Answer: Mustard and black

The Chiefs, based in Soweto, are considered by many to be the most popular football team in the country. They were founded by Kaizer Motaung, an ex Orlando Pirates player, in 1970. Orlando Pirates based only a few kilometers away from the Chiefs are to this day their biggest rivals.

From Quiz South Africa - General Stuff

Answer: Springbok

The springbuck (English)/springbok (Afrikaans) is a herding buck which stands 75 cm high and weighs about 40 kg. This antelope is characterized by the dark red-brown band along its flanks which separates the fawn-brown upperparts from the white underparts. Its hindquarters also appear to be slightly higher than the shoulders. When danger looms, springbok have the habit of repeatedly springing up to seven feet in the air, hence their name.

From Quiz My Kind of Town: Durban, South Africa

Answer: Port Natal

The ornate da Gama clock commemorates the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Durban Bay by Vasco da Gama.

From Quiz Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Answer: Nadine Gordimer

Nadine Gordimer is a South African author and political activist. Educated at home, she published her first story, "The Quest for Seen Gold", in 1937 when she was 15 years old. Her Jewish background made her interested in racial equality, and she was an active part of the anti-Apartheid movement. Her novels explore the effects apartheid had on the lives of ordinary people in South Africa. Gordimer became the first South African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature when she took the award in 1991 for "having been of great benefit to humanity". More recently, Gordimer has been involved in another fight in South Africa, that against the scourge of AIDS.

From Quiz All about South Africa

Answer: Charlize Theron

Charlize won an Academy Award, and rose to stardom, for her portrayal of real-life serial-killer Aileen Wuornos in the movie "Monster". She was born on 7 August 1975 in Benoni, South Africa.

From Quiz South African Alphabetics

Answer: Domba

The Domba is also called the Python Dance. Dolosse are enormous branched concrete blocks used to protect sea walls and prevent erosion of beaches. Dingaan was a Zulu chief who murdered his half-brother Shaka. Dlamini is the surname of a Zulu tribe the best-known member of which is probably Dr Nkososana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa's current Foreign Minister (2008).

From Quiz South Africa - General Stuff

Answer: 5

On the 10th Oct 1997 a proclamation stated that a shortened combined version of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and "The Call of South Africa" would now be the national anthem of South Africa. The first two lines are in Xhosa, the next two lines in Zulu, the 2nd stanza in Sotho, 3rd stanza in Afrikaans and 4th stanza in English.

From Quiz My Kind of Town: Durban, South Africa

Answer: Ushaka Marine World

The aquarium at Ushaka Marine World is housed within a replica of a shipwreck.

From Quiz Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Answer: Desmond Tutu

The term "rainbow nation" was first used by the Anglican Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, to describe the multi-cultural nation that South Africa had become following the historic 1994 elections. He called its citizens the "rainbow people of God". South Africa is a country of immense diversity in race, tribe, creed and language and the term was intended to bring all aspects of society together. This was echoed by South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, when he said that South Africa "was a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world". It is interesting to note that the rainbow is also a symbol of hope in certain local cultures. Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1984 for his opposition to the system of apartheid.

From Quiz South Africa: The Rainbow Nation

Answer: Mount Nelson

The Mount Nelson Hotel is also affectionately referred to as "The Nellie".

From Quiz South African Alphabetics

Answer: Ernie Els

"Big" because he is just that (220lbs, 6'3") and "Easy" because of both his gentle nature and his powerful swing that he makes look so easy, Ernie is a fiercely competitive sportsman. He excelled in several sports as a kid (tennis, cricket and rugby) and won the World Junior Golf Championship at the age of 14. He turned pro when he was 20. Other South African golfing greats include Bobby Locke, Gary Player, Retief Goosen and Trevor Immelman. The other answers are all figments of my imagination.

From Quiz South Africa - General Stuff

Answer: 20%

Although KwaZulu Natal only comprises 7.6% of the land within South Africa it has 20% of the population living there.

From Quiz Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

Answer: Miriam Makeba

Affectionately known as "Mama Africa", Miriam Makeba was a South African singer and activist. Makeba was a professional singer in South Africa when she was noticed by Harry Belafonte in 1959 for her role in the documentary "Come Back, Africa". He helped her settle and perform in the United States. However, because of her opposition to apartheid, Makeba was denied re-entry to South Africa by the government and lived in exile for thirty years before finally returning home in 1990. She won a Grammy award for best folk recording with Belafonte in 1966 for the album "An Evening with Belafonte and Makeba". In 1987 she joined Paul Simon as part of his "Graceland" Tour. She was one of the first artists to popularise African music and is best known for her songs "Pata Pata" and "The Click Song".

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