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1. In 1967, the South African mint began to produce a gold coin which became wildly popular. Which South African statesman (whose image appears on the coins) was it named after?
2. What is the name of the elegant touring train that runs between Pretoria and Cape Town?
3. Which of these soldiers was NOT awarded the Victoria Cross for their service during the Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879?
4. Which of the following well-known South African fast food chains has outlets in the United States?
5. What is the name of one of the oldest and best known hotels in Cape Town?
6. Which former South African President was known as "Die Groot Krokodil" (The Big Crocodile)?
7. Which leader of the South African Communist Party was assassinated by Janusz Walus on 10 April 1993?
8. Who became the reigning King of the Zulus in 1968 although his coronation only took place in 1971?
9. What is commonly accepted as the founding date of the African National Congress?
10. The Protea is the national flower of South Africa. Which other plant does it resemble?
11. Which South African cricketer was famously photographed in mid-air sailing towards the stumps, ball in hand, to run out Inzamam-Ul-Haq of Pakistan on 8 March 1992?
12. Which of the following was NOT a popular children's television program in South Africa?
13. What is the name of the village where Nelson Mandela was raised?
14. Name the leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging ('AWB') who was murdered on his farm 'Villana' outside Ventersdorp.
15. What was the name of the South African Airways Boeing 747 that crashed off the coast of Mauritius on 28 November 1987?
16. In what year was the annual Durban July horse race first held?
17. To which English-born South African politician is the memorial located on Devil's Peak in Cape Town dedicated?
18. Which of the following South African politicians has NOT won a Nobel Peace Prize?
19. Which South African General and Politician was the only person to sign the peace treaties ending both the First and the Second World War?
20. Which South African author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003?
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