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Touring South Africa Trivia Quiz

South Africa is an amazing place with many tourist attractions, of which a few are mentioned here. I hope you get the opportunity to visit someday.

A multiple-choice quiz by 51percent. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
51percent

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,120

Updated
Nov 11 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1583

Last 3 plays: emmal2000uk (0/10), Guest 102 (5/10), Guest 105 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. You arrive in South Africa at Tambo International Airport. Where is the airport located? Hint

Kempton Park

Pretoria

Bloemfontein

Boksburg

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Question 2 of 10

2. You decide to visit a hotel and entertainment resort near the Pilanesberg National Park. This resort includes the Palace of the Lost City. Where are you? Hint

Sun City

Wild Resort

Marula City

Sun Cascades

3. The next destination is the Kruger National Park. This is one of the best known game parks in South Africa, and has an abundance of animals. In which province is the Kruger Park mainly found? Hint

Transvaal

Western Cape

Limpopo

Gauteng

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Question 4 of 10

4. Northern KwaZulu-Natal has the highest concentration of battlefields in South Africa. Which foreign visitors would be most likely to visit the sites on the Battlefield Route, while researching their family history? Hint

British

French

German

Chinese

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Wetland Park is a World Heritage Site. Besides game reserves, wetlands and coastal forest reserves, the main feature of this park is the largest estuary in Africa. What is the name of this saltwater area? Hint

iSimangaliso

Midmar

Sibaya

Inanda

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Question 6 of 10

6. This is the city where "the sun never stops". The city is famous for its Golden Mile - a six km stretch of beaches, hotels and tourist spots, stretching from uShaka Marine World to the Suncoast Casino. Hint

Cape Town

Port Elizabeth

Durban

Knysna

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Question 7 of 10

7. The peaks in this mountain range include the Amphitheatre, Giant's Castle and Cathedral Peak. Rock paintings can be found in many caves and overhangs, and the Tugela River has its source in these highlands. Where are these peaks? Hint

Waterberg

Cedarberg

Drakensberg

Magaliesberg

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Question 8 of 10

8. The animal responsible for the most deaths in Southern Africa is the malaria mosquito. Which game reserve can you visit without taking malaria precautions? Hint

Addo Elephant Park

Kruger National Park

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi

Mkhuze

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Question 9 of 10

9. We are in Cape Town. Which of the following are we not likely to do in a day trip? Hint

Taste wine at a wine estate on the wine route

Visit a game reserve to see the Big 5

Go in a cable car to the top of Table Mountain

Take a trip to Robben Island to see Nelson Mandela's cell

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last stop is the city with the "Big Hole". What is the city, and what was mined there? Hint

Bloemfontein - Diamonds

Kimberley - Gold

Kimberley - Diamonds

Bloemfontein - Gold

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You arrive in South Africa at Tambo International Airport. Where is the airport located?

Answer: Kempton Park

Johannesburg is the largest city nearby, and better known internationally. Boksburg is situated to the south of the airport, and Pretoria is to the north.

2. You decide to visit a hotel and entertainment resort near the Pilanesberg National Park. This resort includes the Palace of the Lost City. Where are you?

Answer: Sun City

Sun City is situated in the heart of an old volcano. It was one of the first casinos in South Africa, as it was situated in an independent homeland, Bophuthatswana. Since it was not on South African soil, (under the apartheid system), music artists could perform there, without contravening international boycotts.

3. The next destination is the Kruger National Park. This is one of the best known game parks in South Africa, and has an abundance of animals. In which province is the Kruger Park mainly found?

Answer: Limpopo

Transvaal no longer exists. It was split to form Limpopo in the north, Gauteng in the south-west, and Mpumalanga in the east. Kruger National park stretches over two provinces with 70% of it in Limpopo, and the remainder in Mpumalanga.

Answer: British

The major battles in the area have been between the Zulus and the Swazis (up to 1860), the Voortrekkers and the Zulus (1835 - 1839), the British and the Zulus (1879), and the British and the Boers (1880 - 1902).

Answer: iSimangaliso

Midmar and Inanda are dams, and small in comparison to the others. Sibaya is the largest fresh water lake in South Africa, and is situated north of Lake St Lucia. iSimangaliso Wetland park was formerly called St Lucia.

Answer: Durban

Besides the Casino and Marine World, you can visit the Snake Park, Mini-Town, the Sunday Fleamarket at the Amphitheatre, eight beaches, the Time Warp Museum, the Paddling Pools, Funworld, or have a ride on a rickshaw.

Answer: Drakensberg

The Drakensberg are Africa's highest mountain range south of Kilimanjaro. Drakensberg translates into Dragon Mountain. The Zulu name uKhahlamba means Barrier of Spears.

8. The animal responsible for the most deaths in Southern Africa is the malaria mosquito. Which game reserve can you visit without taking malaria precautions?

Answer: Addo Elephant Park

This park lies about 75km north of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The main attraction is elephants, but visitors are also likely to see buffalo, black rhino, warthog and antelope species.

9. We are in Cape Town. Which of the following are we not likely to do in a day trip?

Answer: Visit a game reserve to see the Big 5

The only member of the Big 5 that you are likely to see within 300km of Cape Town is the leopard, and even that is an elusive creature. You can, however, visit nature reserves that have antelope species.

10. The last stop is the city with the "Big Hole". What is the city, and what was mined there?

Answer: Kimberley - Diamonds

The Kimberley Mine Museum is worth a visit. It retraces the lives if the miners who made the city. This is the city of Barney Barnato and Cecil John Rhodes. Kimberley was the first city in Africa to have electric streetlights, a place where horsemen could order a drink without dismounting, and the home of the Big Hole - an open dig 215m deep with a surface area of 17 hectares.

Source: Author 51percent

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