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Smile! Trivia Quiz

"Smile"? - Well I hope I can have you laughing out loud at the various South Africanisms. These are taken from quite a few of our eleven official languages.

A multiple-choice quiz by playmate1111. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
playmate1111

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,086

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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582

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the meaning of a "bakkie" in South Africa? Hint

A mountain

A pick up truck

A hobo

A hangover

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Question 2 of 10

2. A South African favourite is "slap chips". What are these? Hint

A game played with chips

Stale crisps

Soft chips

Lost casino chips

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Question 3 of 10

3. When South Africans imbibe, and that's very often for a lot of us, what are they drinking when they have "spook and diesel"? Hint

Mampoer

Brandy and coke

Beer and lime juice

Cane spirits and coke

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Question 4 of 10

4. When we talk about "Durban poison" in South Africa, what are we talking about? Hint

The curries sold by dubious cafes in Durban

Alcoholic poisoning

A poison used for Durban's massive cockroaches

Marijuana

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Question 5 of 10

5. To a South African, what are "takkies"? Hint

Running shoes

Being obnoxious

A sexist term for women

Windmills

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a "Soutpiel" in South Africa? Hint

An Afrikaaner name for an English-speaking person

A wimp or weakling

A salty dish

My husband

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Question 7 of 10

7. If a South African says he is going to see you "just now", when it that likely to be? Hint

Sometime in the near future

In a few minutes

Immediately

Tomorrow

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does it mean to "tune" someone or something in South Africa? Hint

Give someone lip

Smack someone or something

Kiss someone

Tune into a conversation

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a "coconut" in South Africa? Hint

A hard headed hot head

African black person

A fruit

A homosexual

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is a South African "babbelas"? Hint

A barbeque

A hangover

A traditional dish

A spice

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the meaning of a "bakkie" in South Africa?

Answer: A pick up truck

Yes, a bakkie is a pick up truck, which is often used as a taxi in the rural areas of South Africa, sometimes carrying up to 20 passengers all crammed in the back. All your see are heads, arms and legs all over and the occasional crate of chickens and/or a goat tied to the top! Pronounced "lucky".

2. A South African favourite is "slap chips". What are these?

Answer: Soft chips

"Slap chips" are thick, long French fries which don't go crisp in the oil - they are soft and stodgy, and often look like mashed potatoes in the bottom of the bag. A good hangover food for some.

3. When South Africans imbibe, and that's very often for a lot of us, what are they drinking when they have "spook and diesel"?

Answer: Cane spirits and coke

Yes, and it looks like diesel, too, and kicks like a mule. You'd need those "slap chips" after a few of those! Cane spirit was created in the cane fields of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa from fermented molasses and was originally known as "gavine".

4. When we talk about "Durban poison" in South Africa, what are we talking about?

Answer: Marijuana

Marijuana which is grown in KwaZulu Natal, of which Durban is the largest city, is given this nickname. I am not joking about the massiveness of Durban's cockroaches, though!

5. To a South African, what are "takkies"?

Answer: Running shoes

"Takkies" often refers to the cheap, hip kind of shoes bought in a mass clothing chain called Pep Stores. This word is also used to describe some car tyres. If someone has "fat takkies", they have a souped up car with wide-brim tyres.

6. What is a "Soutpiel" in South Africa?

Answer: An Afrikaaner name for an English-speaking person

A "Soutpiel" comes from the image of the English person having one foot in South Africa and the other in England while something hangs in the middle of the ocean. Literally translated, the word means "salty penis": sout = salt, piel = penis. Yes, my hubby is one, but shhhh, don't tell him I said so.

7. If a South African says he is going to see you "just now", when it that likely to be?

Answer: Sometime in the near future

"Just now" is sometime in the near future, not necessarily immediately. It expresses an intention to act soon or maybe never. I use it to get out of something I really don't want to do!

8. What does it mean to "tune" someone or something in South Africa?

Answer: Give someone lip

If someone says "are you tuning me grief?" - get away as fast as you can, trouble is brewing! Further meanings are "to tell", "to talk" or "to provoke".

9. What is a "coconut" in South Africa?

Answer: African black person

This is referring to an African black person who is dualistic in their nature (black on the outside and white on the inside.) In the United States, the term "Oreo" was used for the same purpose.

10. What is a South African "babbelas"?

Answer: A hangover

Well the "Soutpiel" has just got home and I am going to have a "spook and diesel" or three, after which I will "tune" someone or somebody, eat some "slap chips" and go to bed. In the morning I will have a "babbelas" - the hangover from hell!

Source: Author playmate1111

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