Youth Day

What age group classifies as youth in South Africa?

• 7-18

• 14-35

• 15-21

What does Youth Day mean to you and why is it important to celebrate it?

What was being protested on 16 June 1976?

• Apartheid

• Bantu Education Act

• Black Consciousness

What did the Bantu Education Act represent?

• Equip blacks to function as low skilled workers

• Teach blacks abract thinking

• Teach the same curriculum to black and white students

What was the aim of the protest?

• Challenge Afrikaans as one of the mandatory mediums of education

• Challenge goverment on their beliefs on education

• Challenge the medium of education status quo

Who was the photographer who took the infamous picture of Hector Pieterson?

• Sam Mkize

• Sam Nujoma

• Sam Nzima

How many casualties were estimated during the unrest?

• Close to 700

• Close to 500

• Close to 400

What did this revolution ultimately lead to?

• Immediate stop to the Bantu Eduction act

• Liberation and downfall of Apartheid

• Freedom of speech

Prior to 1994, what was the original name of Youth Day?

• Soweto Day

• Hector Pieterson Day

• Ubusha day

Why do we celebrate Youth Day as a country?

• Celebrate the role of youth in the liberation of South Africa

• Celebrate the youth coming together as South Africans

• Celebrate the youth working together as a united South Africa