South Africa Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What is the name of South Africa’s currency?
Pula
Lilangeni
Shilling
Rand
2. How many provinces does South Africa have?
Seven
Ten
Nine
Twelve
3. What does the term “apartheid” refer to in South African history?
A movement to unite southern African colonies under one monarchy
A policy granting each province complete political independence
A state-enforced system of racial segregation and discrimination
A traditional method of selecting community leaders
4. A student is researching the immediate catalyst for the 1976 Soweto uprising. Which school policy should they examine?
The closure of all township secondary schools
The replacement of history classes with military training
The removal of English from university courses
The compulsory use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in certain subjects
5. A hiker follows the great mountain system along South Africa’s eastern escarpment and the eastern side of Lesotho. Which range are they exploring?
Waterberg
Drakensberg
Cederberg
Soutpansberg
6. South Africa’s current multicolored national flag was first officially flown during which major event?
The first democratic national election in 1994
The declaration of the republic in 1961
The Rugby World Cup final in 1995
The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910
7. Someone receives tickets to watch the Springboks represent South Africa. Which sport will they see?
Cricket
Field hockey
Association football
Rugby union
8. Travelers plan a safari in a major national park extending across parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Which park matches their route?
Addo Elephant National Park
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Kruger National Park
Table Mountain National Park
9. A visitor needs to meet officials at the main administrative seat of South Africa’s national executive. Which city should they travel to?
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Bloemfontein
Pretoria
10. A traveler crosses from South Africa into a country that is completely surrounded by South African territory. Which country have they entered?
Eswatini
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
11. A river rises in the Lesotho highlands, flows generally westward across South Africa, and reaches the Atlantic Ocean. Which river is it?
Orange River
Tugela River
Olifants River
Limpopo River
12. Who became South Africa’s first democratically elected president in 1994?
F. W. de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Thabo Mbeki
Cyril Ramaphosa
13. Which idea is most closely associated with the southern African concept of ubuntu?
Political authority should always pass through family lines
Human identity and wellbeing are shaped through relationships with others
Personal success should be pursued independently of the community
Land should be used only for subsistence agriculture
14. Which island near Cape Town became internationally known as the prison where Nelson Mandela spent many years?
Robben Island
Seal Island
Dassen Island
Marion Island
15. Which South African city is overlooked by Table Mountain?
Cape Town
Gqeberha
Johannesburg
Kimberley
16. A geography student wants to visit the location conventionally used to mark the meeting of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Which place should they choose?
Cape Point
Cape Agulhas
Durban
Mossel Bay