Mandela Quiz

What did Nelson Mandela fight for after he stepped down as president?

• He has campaigned against HIV/AIDS and helped to secure South Africa's right to host the 2010 football World Cup.

• He has campaigned to create social housing for migrants and helped to secure South Africa's right to host the 2010 football World Cup.

• He has campaigned to help lawful permanent residents naturalize and helped to secure South Africa's right to host the 2010 football World Cup.

What is a curiosity about Nelson Mandela?

• He was a chess player.

• The Scottish band 'Simple Minds' wrote the song Mandela Day for the tribute concert for Nelson Mandela in 1988.

• His original name was William.

• He was on a US terror watch list until 2022.

Who was Nelson Mandela?

• US president

• writer and philosopher

• anti-apartheid activist and politician

• South-African professor

Nelson Mandela was born in

• 1910, in Malawi

• 1891, in Mozambico

• 1919, in Zimbawe

• 1918, in South Africa

What was his original name?

• William

• Madiba

• David Motsamayi

• Rolihlahla

Nelson Mandela fought against an oppressive government system called...

• Apartheid

• Segregation

• Jim Crow

What did Nelson's childhood nickname, Rolihlahla, mean?

• trouble is chaos

• troublemaker

• tornado maker

After his release from prison, Mandela became ...

• The president of South Africa

• The Head of the ANC

• The Leader of the Xhosa tribe

What did South African's affectionately call Mandela?

• Baba, meaning "father"

• Mansa, meaning "king"

• Madiba, meaning "father"

Which prestigious prize did Mandela win?

• Nobel Prize

• Pulitzer Prize

• Literary Prize