South Africa Global Literacy Quiz

What is the official name of South Africa?

• Republic of South Africa
• African Republic of South
• United States of Africa
• South African Republic

South Africa surrounds the enclaved country of:

• Zimbabwe
• Lesotho
• Swaziland
• Botswana

Where does South Africa stand in the list of largest countries by land area?

• 10th
• 24th
• 32nd
• 25th

How many official languages does South Africa have?

• 9
• 11
• 7
• 5

Who has the first black African President of the Republic of South Africa?

• Nelson Mandela
• Kofi Annan
• Desmond Tutu
• Barack Obama

What is the legislative capital of South Africa?

• Johannesburg
• Durban
• Pretoria
• Cape Town

Which of the following species is endemic to South Africa?

• Riverine Rabbit (Bungolagus monticularis)

• Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

• Pigmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

• African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

What is the name of the street in South Africa that produced two Nobel Prize winners?

• East India Avenue

• Soweto Street
• Drakensberg Road

• Vilakazi Street

Which South African doctor performed the first human-to-human heart transplant?

• Dr. Christiaan Barnard
• Dr. Joseph Lister

• Dr. William Osler

• Dr. Edward Jenner

How many countries share a border with South Africa?

• 3
• 4
• 6
• 5