All about South Africa Trivia Quiz

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.

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".

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.

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.

Answer: Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein, also known as the "City of Roses", is the Judicial capital of South Africa. Bloemfontein is situated in the Free State province of South Africa and is home to the Free State Cheetahs rugby team. Pretoria is the administrative capital and Cape Town the legislative capital.

Answer: 11

There are 11 official languages recognised by law in South Africa. They are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. The three most spoken first home languages, according to the 2001 National Census, are Zulu (23,8%), Xhosa (17,6%) and Afrikaans (13,3%).

Answer: Mark Shuttleworth

Mark Shuttleworth became the first South African in space in 2002 as a member of the crew of the Russian Soyuz mission TM34 to the International Space Station.

Answer: Gerrie Coetzee

Gerhardus Christian Coetzee was born on 8 April 1955 in Boksburg, South Africa. He became an instant national heroe when he knocked out Michael Dokes in the tenth round to take his WBA title. Unfortunately his reign as World Champion did not last long as he lost it against Greg Page during his first title defence.

He retired with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw, with 21 wins comming by way of knock-out.

Answer: A type of stew

A "potjie" is a type of stew cooked in a cast iron pot over an open fire. The name is derived from the cast iron pot used for cooking. Any meat can be used for a "potjie". The main difference between a "potjie" and a normal stew is that the ingredients are never stirred or mixed during the cooking process. The meat goes in first followed by layers of vegetables. Yummie!

Answer: Fort Amiel

Fort Amiel was built in 1870 to ward off attacks by the Zulu forces in the area. Much of the original building still exist today. The fort has been converted into a museum with exhibitions on the history of the town.