Which of the following is not one of three capital cities?
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Cape Town
(c) Pretoria
(d) Bloemfontein
Which of the following is a famous historical site?
(a) Kruger National Park
(b) Boulders Beach
(c) Robben Island
(d) Sani Pass
Which of the following is a famous wildlife reserve in South Africa?
(a) Serengeti National Park
(b) Yellowstone National Park
(c) Masai Mara National Reserve
(d) Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Which of the following is a famous wine region in South Africa?
(a) Napa Valley
(b) Bordeaux
(c) Champagne
(d) Stellenbosch
What is the longest river in the country?
(a) Limpopo River
(b) Orange River
(c) Zambezi River
(d) Congo River
Which country shares a border with South Africa?
(a) Botswana
(b) Zambia
(c) Nigeria
(d) Kenya
Which South African leader was famously imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Desmond Tutu
(c) Steve Biko
(d) Robert Sobukwe
Which natural landmark in the country is one of the world’s largest canyons?
(a) Grand Canyon
(b) Victoria Falls
(c) Fish River Canyon
(d) Blyde River Canyon
Which South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate was known for her work fighting against apartheid?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Desmond Tutu
(c) Albert Luthuli
(d) Frederik Willem de Klerk
Which South African leader was imprisoned for 27 years before being released in 1990 and later becoming the country’s first black president?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) F.W. de Klerk
(c) Thabo Mbeki
(d) Jacob Zuma
What is the name of the former South African system of racial segregation and discrimination?
(a) Apartheid
(b) Segregationism
(c) Discrimination
(d) Separatism
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Which of the following is a famous coastal city in South Africa?
(a) Rio de Janeiro
(b) Sydney
(c) Cape Town
(d) Miami
Which of the following is a famous beach destination in South Africa?
(a) Waikiki Beach
(b) Miami Beach
(c) Bondi Beach
(d) Durban Beach
Which ocean lies to the east of South Africa?
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Southern Ocean
Who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) F. W. de Klerk
(c) Thabo Mbeki
(d) Cyril Ramaphosa
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In which year did South Africa become a republic and leave the Commonwealth of Nations?
(a) 1955
(b) 1961
(c) 1994
(d) 2002
Which of the following is a famous national park in South Africa?
(a) Yellowstone National Park
(b) Grand Canyon National Park
(c) Kruger National Park
(d) Banff National Park
Which of the following is a famous cultural centre in South Africa?
(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Louvre Museum
(c) Apartheid Museum
(d) Vatican City
What is the name of the desert in South Africa?
(a) Kalahari Desert
(b) Sahara Desert
(c) Namib Desert
(d) Gobi Desert
Which South African political party was founded by Steve Biko in 1968?
(a) African National Congress
(b) Pan-African Congress
(c) Inkatha Freedom Party
(d) Economic Freedom Fighters
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What is the largest ethnic group in South Africa?
(a) White South Africans
(b) Zulu
(c) Indie South Africans
(d) Coloured South Africans
Which of the following is a famous dessert in South Africa?
(a) Sahara
(b) Mojave
(c) Gobi
(d) Kalahari
Which of the following is not a major city in South Africa?
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Pretoria
(c) Cape Town
(d) Nairobi
Which European power first colonized South Africa?
(a) Spain
(b) Portugal
(c) France
(d) The Netherlands
Which South African city is known as the “Mother City”?
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Durban
(c) Cape Town
(d) Pretoria
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Which of the following is not one of South Africa’s official languages?
(a) English
(b) Zulu
(c) Swahili
(d) Afrikaans
What is the highest mountain in South Africa?
(a) Table Mountain
(b) Drakensberg Mountains
(c) Mount Kilimanjaro
(d) Mount Kenya
Who was the South African leader who implemented apartheid?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) F. W. de Klerk
(c) P. W. Botha
(d) Jacob Zuma
Which South African holiday is celebrated on April 27th and commemorates the country’s first post-apartheid elections in 1994?
(a) Heritage Day
(b) Youth Day
(c) Freedom Day
(d) Reconciliation Day
Which event led to the start of apartheid in South Africa?
(a) The Soweto Uprising
(b) The Sharpeville Massacre
(c) The Battle of Blood River
(d) The Anglo-Boer War
What is the name of the famous landmark in Cape Town?
(a) Table Mountain
(b) Kilimanjaro Mountain
(c) Victoria Falls
(d) Mount Everest