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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?
2. A famous annual ultra-marathon is run between Durban, the largest city in Kwazulu-Natal, and the provincial capital, Pietermaritzburg. What is the name of this race?
3. Durban is famous for its "Golden Mile" of beaches popular with bathers, anglers and surfers. The subtropical climate, which allows for water sports to be enjoyed all year round, is regulated by the warm current on the east coast of southern Africa, named after one of our neighbouring countries. What is this current called?
4. Durban has one of the busiest commercial harbours in Africa. Vasco da Gama came across the sheltered bay for the first time on Christmas Day in 1497. He named the bay in honour of the day. What did he call it?
5. Durban boasts a modern water park and aquarium, which was named after a famous Zulu King. What is the name of this attraction?
6. A future British Prime Minister was a war correspondent in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war. After his release he made a speech on the steps of the building which was the Durban City Hall at the time. Who was this famous visitor to Durban?
7. The City Hall was replaced by a new building in 1910. This is the current City Hall in Durban, and is an almost exact replica of the City Hall of which European city?
8. Another historical figure with links to Durban is the Indian lawyer, Mohandas Gandhi, who led protests against the South African government and was also a leading figure in India's struggle for independence from the British Empire. Gandhi is often referred to by which honorary Sanskrit title meaning "venerable"?
9. Durban had its own version of Dame Vera Lynne during the Second World War. Perla Seidle Gibson was a familiar figure on the quayside when troopships docked in the port, and the soldiers were entertained by her distinctive renditions of popular songs. She was internationally know by what colourful nickname?
10. Durban Girls' High School was founded in 1882. It is located in the suburb of Glenwood and has many well-known past pupils. One of the most famous is the tennis player who won the Women's Singles title at Wimbledon, in the Queen's Silver Jubilee year of 1977. Do you know who she is?
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