South Africa - General Stuff Trivia Quiz

Answer: No

There is no official meaning but the unofficial meanings are: Red - bloodshed, Blue - skies, Green - agriculture, Black and White - races, Yellow - gold mining. The shape of the flag with the sideways "Y" does officially indicate the unifying of the nation.

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)

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.

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.

Answer: 20%

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

Answer: OR Tambo International Airport

The airport, originally named "Jan Smuts Airport", was established in 1952. In 1994 it was renamed to "Johannesburg International Airport", and by 1996 it was the busiest airport in Africa. On 27 October, 2006 it was renamed the "Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport" or alternatively the "OR Tamb".

Answer: 1961

In 1961 South Africa withdrew from the Commonwealth and in doing so declared themselves the Republic of South Africa. South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth on 1 June 1994.

Answer: New Constitution

The New Constitution of the Republic of South Africa was officially adopted on 8th May 1996. It is regarded as one of the most progressive constitutions in the world.

Answer: 40%

The Witwatersrand ridge in Gauteng is 100kms long and 3.6kms deep, and gold has been mined in this area since 1886. This ridge continues to yield vast quantities of gold from a number of mines that still run in the area.

Answer: Erasmus Jacobs

A young Erasmus Jacobs was playing near the Orange River in Hopetown when he discovered a glittering stone. This proved to be a 21.25 carat diamond which was finally bought for five hundred pounds sterling by the Governor of the Cape, Sir Philip Wodehouse. It was later cut intp a 10.73 carat stone known as the "Eureka Diamond"