- 1. Which of the following is one of the official languages of South Africa?
A) Yoruba
B) Hausa
C) Zulu
D) Swahili
- 2. What is the largest national park in South Africa?
A) Addo Elephant National Park
B) Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
C) Table Mountain National Park
D) Kruger National Park
- 3. Who wrote the famous autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom'?
A) Desmond Tutu
B) Nelson Mandela
C) Thabo Mbeki
D) Steve Biko
- 4. What is the currency of South Africa?
A) South African Peso
B) South African Euro
C) South African Rand
D) South African Dollar
- 5. What is the iconic flat-topped mountain overlooking Cape Town called?
A) Uluru
B) Mount Everest
C) Mount Kilimanjaro
D) Table Mountain
- 6. Which South African city is known as the 'City of Gold'?
A) Johannesburg
B) Durban
C) Pretoria
D) Cape Town
- 7. Which famous international sporting event was hosted by South Africa in 2010?
A) Cricket World Cup
B) Rugby World Cup
C) Olympic Games
D) FIFA World Cup
- 8. Which South African musician released the album 'Graceland' in 1986?
A) Johnny Clegg
B) Paul Simon
C) Miriam Makeba
D) Hugh Masekela
- 9. Which South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate was known as the 'Archbishop of the anti-apartheid movement'?
A) FW de Klerk
B) Desmond Tutu
C) Albert Luthuli
D) Nelson Mandela
- 10. What is the name of the prison island off the coast of Cape Town that housed political prisoners during apartheid?
A) Devil's Island
B) Saint Helena
C) Alcatraz Island
D) Robben Island
- 11. Which South African athlete won gold in the 800 meters at the 2012 London Olympics?
A) Oscar Pistorius
B) Chad le Clos
C) Wayde van Niekerk
D) Caster Semenya
- 12. Which South African comedian and host of 'The Daily Show' was born in Johannesburg?
A) Nik Rabinowitz
B) Loyiso Gola
C) Riaad Moosa
D) Trevor Noah
- 13. Which South African-born entrepreneur co-founded the electric car company Tesla Motors?
A) Richard Branson
B) Elon Musk
C) Mark Shuttleworth
D) Patrice Motsepe
- 14. Which South African singer's hit song 'Pata Pata' topped the charts in 1967?
A) Ladysmith Black Mambazo
B) Brenda Fassie
C) Miriam Makeba
D) Yvonne Chaka Chaka
- 15. What is the nickname of the South African national rugby team?
A) Rhinos
B) Zebras
C) Springboks
D) Lions
- 16. What is the famous wine-producing region in the Western Cape of South Africa called?
A) Robertson
B) Stellenbosch
C) Paarl
D) Franschhoek
- 17. Who is the South African Paralympic athlete known as the 'Blade Runner'?
A) Caster Semenya
B) Wayde van Niekerk
C) Chad le Clos
D) Oscar Pistorius
- 18. Which city in South Africa is known for its iconic stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium?
A) Cape Town
B) Durban
C) Pretoria
D) Johannesburg
- 19. What is the capital city of South Africa?
A) Pretoria
B) Cape Town
C) Johannesburg
D) Durban
- 20. In what year did South Africa host the FIFA World Cup for the first time?
A) 2014
B) 2018
C) 2006
D) 2010
- 21. What is the traditional Zulu dance called in South Africa?
A) Indlamu
B) Samba
C) Haka
D) Bhangra
- 22. Which of the following is a traditional South African dish made from ground maize?
A) Pizza
B) Sushi
C) Pad Thai
D) Pap
- 23. What is the largest diamond ever discovered in South Africa known as?
A) Blue Moon Diamond
B) Hope Diamond
C) Koh-i-Noor Diamond
D) Cullinan Diamond
- 24. Which South African Nobel laureate was awarded the Peace Prize in 1960?
A) F.W. de Klerk
B) Albert Luthuli
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Desmond Tutu
- 25. What famous South African golfer is known as the 'Big Easy'?
A) Trevor Immelman
B) Louis Oosthuizen
C) Gary Player
D) Ernie Els
- 26. Which explorer rounded the southern tip of Africa, now known as the Cape of Good Hope, in 1488?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Bartolomeu Dias
D) James Cook
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