Pretoria - Quiz
Pretoria
  • 1. Which radio station in Pretoria broadcasts in both English and Afrikaans?
A) Tuks FM
B) Impact Radio
C) Radio Pretoria
D) Jacaranda FM
  • 2. Which radio station is operated by the University of Pretoria's student base?
A) Impact Radio
B) Radio Pretoria
C) Tuks FM
D) Jacaranda FM
  • 3. What is the frequency of Radio Pretoria in the greater Pretoria area?
A) FM 104.2
B) 103 FM
C) 94.2 FM
D) 104.2 FM
  • 4. Which radio station is a Christian Community Radio Station based in Pretoria?
A) Jacaranda FM
B) Impact Radio
C) Radio Pretoria
D) Tuks FM
  • 5. Which television networks service Pretoria?
A) eTV, SABC, MNET, and SuperSport
B) BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera
C) MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon
D) Disney Channel, ESPN, and HBO
  • 6. What is the name of the daily newspaper established in Pretoria in 1898?
A) The Star
B) Beeld
C) Pretoria News
D) The Citizen
  • 7. In which language is the newspaper Beeld published?
A) Zulu
B) Afrikaans
C) English
D) Sotho
  • 8. What is the urban lingua franca of Pretoria and the Tshwane metropolitan area?
A) SePitori
B) Tswana
C) Northern Sotho
D) Tsotsitaal
  • 9. Which museum in Pretoria is known as the African Window?
A) Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History
B) Freedom Park
C) Pretoria Art Museum
D) Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
  • 10. Where was the Treaty of Vereeniging signed in 1902?
A) Van Tilburg Collection
B) Mapungubwe Museum
C) Melrose House
D) Kruger House
  • 11. Which museum in Pretoria is dedicated to the history of the NHK church?
A) SP Engelbrecht Museum
B) Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum
C) Pioneer Museum
D) Van Wouw Museum
  • 12. Which museum in Pretoria is dedicated to the South African Air Force?
A) Hapo Museum
B) Transvaal Museum
C) National Library of South Africa
D) South African Air Force Museum
  • 13. What is the name of the museum that houses the Voortrekker Monument?
A) Pretoria Forts
B) Freedom Park
C) Voortrekker Monument
D) Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
  • 14. Which museum in Pretoria was the residence of the president of the ZAR, Paul Kruger?
A) Sammy Marks House
B) Kruger House
C) Pretoria Art Museum
D) Mapungubwe Museum
  • 15. Which museum in Pretoria is known for its collection of agricultural history?
A) Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum
B) SP Engelbrecht Museum
C) Van Tilburg Collection
D) Pioneer Museum
  • 16. Which museum in Pretoria is known for its collection of art?
A) Pretoria Art Museum
B) Freedom Park
C) Hapo Museum
D) Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History
  • 17. Which museum in Pretoria is dedicated to the history of the Transvaal region?
A) Hapo Museum
B) Transvaal Museum
C) National Library of South Africa
D) Van Wouw Museum
  • 18. Which museum in Pretoria is known for its collection of natural history?
A) Freedom Park
B) Pretoria Forts
C) Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History
D) Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
  • 19. Which airport serves as the main international airport for Pretoria?
A) Waterkloof Air Base
B) OR Tambo International
C) Wonderboom Airport
D) Lanseria International
  • 20. Which airport primarily services light commercial and private aircraft in Pretoria?
A) Wonderboom Airport
B) Lanseria International
C) OR Tambo International
D) Waterkloof Air Base
  • 21. As of August 2015, which airline provides scheduled flights from Wonderboom Airport to Cape Town International Airport?
A) SA Airlink
B) British Airways
C) South African Airways
D) Lufthansa
  • 22. Which airport is located 35 km (22 mi) south-west of Pretoria?
A) Wonderboom Airport
B) Swartkop Air Base
C) OR Tambo International
D) Lanseria International
  • 23. In which suburb is Wonderboom Airport located?
A) Annlin
B) Lanseria
C) Waterkloof
D) Swartkop
  • 24. Which of the following is a military air base to the south of Pretoria?
A) Lanseria International
B) Wonderboom Airport
C) OR Tambo International
D) Swartkop
  • 25. From which suburb does the Gautrain high-speed railway line originate?
A) Sandton
B) Mamelodi
C) Hatfield
D) Centurion
  • 26. Which company is one of the oldest and most recognized bus companies in Pretoria?
A) Rovos Rail
B) Gautrain
C) PUTCO
D) Metrorail
  • 27. What is the original route of the N1 before the construction of the highway?
A) R21
B) R101
C) N4
D) N14
  • 28. Which freeway becomes the N14 at the Brakfontein Interchange?
A) Platinum Highway
B) N1
C) Pretoria Eastern Bypass
D) Ben Schoeman Freeway
  • 29. What is the name of the highway that runs north–south through Pretoria's northern suburbs?
A) R566
B) R80
C) R514
D) R513
  • 30. Which road was previously named Church Street?
A) N4
B) N1
C) R104
D) R21
  • 31. Which highway connects Pretoria with the OR Tambo International Airport?
A) R80
B) R21
C) N1
D) N4
  • 32. Which road starts from the N1 in the south-east of Pretoria and heads south-east towards Bapsfontein and Delmas?
A) R514
B) R511
C) R55
D) R50
  • 33. Which road starts from the M1, north of the city centre, and terminates at the R511 in Hartbeespoort?
A) R514
B) R573
C) R513
D) R566
  • 34. Which road connects Pretoria to Brits?
A) R513
B) R514
C) R573
D) R566
  • 35. Which road starts from the R513 just east of the town near Kameeldrift and heads north-east to KwaMhlanga and Siyabuswa?
A) R566
B) R514
C) R573
D) R80
  • 36. Which road starts at an interchange with the R80 and runs north–south from Pretoria West to Sandton?
A) R50
B) R511
C) R55
D) R514
  • 37. Which road runs north–south from Sandton towards Brits and barely by-passes Pretoria to the west?
A) R511
B) R514
C) R50
D) R566
  • 38. Which road begins in Soshanguve and terminates just north of the city centre at an intersection with the M1?
A) R513
B) R80
C) R514
D) R566
  • 39. Which ethnic group is the largest white ethnic group in Pretoria?
A) Xhosa
B) Afrikaners
C) Bapedi
D) Zulus
  • 40. Which color is often associated with Pretoria and included in local council logos?
A) Green
B) Red
C) Purple
D) Yellow
  • 41. What architectural style is the Mahlamba Ndlopfu known for?
A) Traditional Cape Dutch
B) Art Deco
C) Neomodern
D) Postmodern
  • 42. Which township was Pretoria's Indian population ordered to move to in 1958?
A) Atteridgeville
B) Mamelodi
C) Soshanguve
D) Laudium
  • 43. Which of the following is a notable structure in Pretoria built in the early 20th century?
A) Union Buildings
B) Telkom Lukasrand Tower
C) Palace of Justice
D) Voortrekker Monument
  • 44. Which district in Pretoria is known as the traditional center of government and commerce?
A) Mamelodi
B) Central business district
C) Atteridgeville
D) Soshanguve
  • 45. What is the name of the rapid bus system in Pretoria?
A) A Re Yeng
B) Citylink
C) TransPretoria
D) Metrobus
  • 46. Which building serves as the President's House in Pretoria?
A) Reserve Bank of South Africa
B) Mahlamba Ndlopfu
C) Union Buildings
D) Old Synagogue
  • 47. Which ethnic group makes up the largest black population in Pretoria?
A) Zulu
B) Bapedi
C) Xhosa
D) Sotho
  • 48. Which historical building in Pretoria is known for its Neo-Byzantine architecture?
A) Union Buildings
B) Old Synagogue
C) Palace of Justice
D) Voortrekker Monument
  • 49. Which of the following is a historical area in Pretoria's central business district?
A) Laudium
B) Soshanguve
C) Mamelodi
D) Pretorius Square
  • 50. Which area in Pretoria is known for having a white majority?
A) Mamelodi
B) Atteridgeville
C) Former white-designated areas
D) Soshanguve
  • 51. Which building in Pretoria is known for its neomodern architectural style?
A) Union Buildings
B) Telkom Lukasrand Tower
C) Old Synagogue
D) Palace of Justice
  • 52. What is the altitude of Pretoria above sea level?
A) About 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
B) About 2,000 m (6,560 ft)
C) About 500 m (1,640 ft)
D) About 1,339 m (4,393 ft)
  • 53. What type of climate does Pretoria have?
A) Tropical rainforest climate
B) Mediterranean climate
C) Desert climate
D) Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa)
  • 54. What is the average annual temperature in Pretoria?
A) 10 °C (50 °F)
B) 18.7 °C (65.7 °F)
C) 30 °C (86 °F)
D) 25 °C (77 °F)
  • 55. During which months does Pretoria experience the most rain?
A) Winter months
B) Autumn months
C) Spring months
D) Summer months
  • 56. How rare is snowfall in Pretoria?
A) Frequent
B) Occasional
C) Common
D) Extremely rare
  • 57. What was the highest temperature recorded in Pretoria in November 2015?
A) 42.7 °C (108.9 °F)
B) 39 °C (102 °F)
C) 35 °C (95 °F)
D) 43 °C (109 °F)
  • 58. What is the main reason for Pretoria's relatively high average temperature?
A) Its sheltered valley position acts as a heat trap
B) Its proximity to the ocean
C) Its low altitude
D) Its high latitude
  • 59. Which language is not among the main languages spoken in Pretoria?
A) Afrikaans
B) Zulu
C) Sepedi
D) Sesotho
  • 60. Which population group has the largest presence in Pretoria?
A) Indian/Asian population
B) Black African population
C) Coloured population
D) White population
  • 61. How many Afrikaners are estimated to live in or around Pretoria?
A) Roughly 1 million
B) About 750,000
C) About 500,000
D) About 2 million
  • 62. What river does Pretoria straddle?
A) The Apies River
B) The Orange River
C) The Nile River
D) The Limpopo River
  • 63. Which mountain range extends westward from Pretoria?
A) The Drakensberg mountains
B) The Kilimanjaro mountains
C) The Atlas mountains
D) The Magaliesberg mountains
  • 64. In which year was Pretoria founded?
A) 1910
B) 1880
C) 1855
D) 1900
  • 65. What treaty acknowledged the independence of the Transvaal?
A) Treaty of Vereeniging
B) Treaty of Paris
C) Sand River Convention
D) Treaty of Versailles
  • 66. Which war resulted in Pretoria's surrender to British forces?
A) Anglo-Boer War
B) First Boer War
C) Second Boer War
D) Anglo-Zulu War
  • 67. In what year did Pretoria become the administrative capital of South Africa?
A) 1910
B) 1931
C) 1994
D) 1961
  • 68. When did Pretoria achieve official city status?
A) 31 May 1902
B) 1 May 1860
C) 14 October 1931
D) 3 August 1881
  • 69. Which of the following is the oldest park in Pretoria?
A) Burgers Park
B) Church Square
C) Pretoria Rosarium
D) Pretorius Square gardens
  • 70. In which suburb of Pretoria were the first two jacaranda trees planted?
A) Groenkloof
B) Rietondale
C) Queenswood
D) Sunnyside
  • 71. Who is known as 'Jacaranda Jim'?
A) J.D. Cilliers
B) Pretoria City Council
C) Walton Jameson
D) James Clark
  • 72. Which street in Pretoria is known for having white jacarandas?
A) Bosman Street
B) Koch Street
C) Herbert Baker Street
D) Celliers Street
  • 73. When did the Jacaranda Carnival resume after a hiatus?
A) 2000
B) 1990
C) 1985
D) 1971
  • 74. Who donated two hundred jacaranda saplings to the Pretoria City Council in 1906?
A) Walton Jameson
B) James Clark
C) Pretoria City Council
D) J.D. Cilliers
  • 75. Which family does the jacaranda tree belong to?
A) Asteraceae
B) Bignoniaceae
C) Rosaceae
D) Fabaceae
  • 76. Which park is located in the Queenswood suburb?
A) Magnolia Dell Park
B) Nelson Mandela Park
C) Rietondale Park
D) Die Proefplaas
  • 77. What is the primary color of most jacarandas in Pretoria?
A) White
B) Red
C) Yellow
D) Lilac
  • 78. Which park is located in the suburb of Groenkloof?
A) Rietondale Park
B) Magnolia Dell Park
C) Die Proefplaas
D) Nelson Mandela Park
  • 79. What is the main feature of the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary?
A) It is a bird sanctuary.
B) It is a jacaranda plantation.
C) It is a national monument.
D) It is a botanical garden.
  • 80. Which park is known for its peace garden?
A) Freedom Park
B) Jan Cilliers Park
C) Nelson Mandela Park Peace Garden
D) Springbok Park
  • 81. Who is a popular rapper from Pretoria known for mostwako style?
A) JR
B) Eminem
C) Kanye West
D) Drake
  • 82. Which DJ from Pretoria was raised in Attridgeville?
A) DJ Mujava
B) Calvin Harris
C) David Guetta
D) DJ Snake
  • 83. What language blend characterizes Pretoria's hip-hop scene?
A) Zulu
B) English
C) Xhosa
D) Spitori
  • 84. Which artist is known for blending Bacardi with Amapiano?
A) Lil Wayne
B) Kanye West
C) DJ Maphorisa
D) Drake
  • 85. What is a distinctive feature of Bacardi music?
A) Smooth jazz melodies
B) Raw, percussive beats
C) Classical orchestration
D) Acoustic guitar solos
  • 86. Which artist has gained international exposure for Bacardi dance moves?
A) Ariana Grande
B) Taylor Swift
C) Tyla
D) Beyoncé
  • 87. What is the opening line of John Lennon's 'I Am the Walrus' often believed to be based on?
A) 'Let It Be' by The Beatles
B) 'Yesterday' by The Beatles
C) 'Marching to Pretoria'
D) 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles
  • 88. Which Pretoria hip-hop artist is known for the name 'Focalistic'?
A) J. Cole
B) Focalistic
C) Drake
D) Kendrick Lamar
  • 89. Which genre is closely tied to Pretoria street life?
A) Reggae
B) Bacardi
C) Blues
D) Country
  • 90. Which of the following is a characteristic of Bacardi music?
A) High-pitched vocals
B) Deep basslines
C) Acoustic fingerpicking
D) String quartets
  • 91. Which Pretoria artist is known as 'Jelly Babie'?
A) Adele
B) Rihanna
C) Karabo Khakhu
D) Beyoncé
  • 92. Which Pretoria band was active during the Boer Wars?
A) The Beatles
B) The Black Cat Bones
C) Queen
D) The Rolling Stones
  • 93. Which Pretoria-based artist is widely regarded as a pioneer and one of the kings of Amapiano?
A) DJ Maphorisa
B) Kabza de Small
C) Focalistic
D) Pabi Cooper
  • 94. From which area in Pretoria does the Amapiano producer Vigro Deep hail?
A) Atteridgeville
B) Centurion
C) Mamelodi
D) Soshanguve
  • 95. What is the height of the statue of Nelson Mandela unveiled in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria?
A) 9 metres
B) 15 metres
C) 12 metres
D) 10 metres
  • 96. Which rugby team plays at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria?
A) Mamelodi Sundowns
B) Blue Bulls
C) Supersport United
D) The Bulls
  • 97. In which year did the Bulls rugby team win the Super Rugby competition for the first time?
A) 2007
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2009
  • 98. Which Pretoria venue hosted the NBA Africa Game 2018?
A) Loftus Versfeld
B) SunBet Arena
C) Pretoria Art Museum
D) South African State Theatre
  • 99. Which Pretoria soccer team plays at Loftus Versfeld?
A) University of Pretoria F.C.
B) Mamelodi Sundowns
C) Blue Bulls
D) Supersport United
  • 100. Which Pretoria golf course features a Peter Matkovich designed course?
A) Pretoria Country Club
B) Silver Lakes Golf & Wildlife Estate
C) Wingate Park Country Club
D) Pretoria Golf Club
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