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South Africa - Facts

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of South Africa?

a)

Pretoria

b)

Johannesburg

c)

Bloemfontein

d)

Cape Town

e)

It has three capitals.

2.

What is the most populous city of South Africa?

a)

Pretoria

b)

Johannesburg

c)

Bloemfontein

d)

Cape Town

3.

What do you call the language that developed from Dutch in South Africa due to contact with African languages and imperfect learning of Dutch?

(a)  

4.

Which of those words are names of African languages AND spoken in South Africa?

a)

Tsotsi

b)

Rwanda

c)

Zulu

d)

Kiswahili

e)

Xhosa

5.

How many official languages does South Africa have?

a)

2 - English and Afrikaans

b)

6 - English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and 2 other African languages

c)

11 - English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and 7 other African languages

d)

15 - English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and 11 other African languages

6.

Which is the South African flag?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

How big is South Africa's population?

a)

29 million people

b)

39 million people

c)

49 million people

d)

59 million people

8.

When was apartheid established in South Africa?

a)

1948

b)

1872

c)

1922

d)

1961

9.

Check all people that have been President of South Africa..

a)

Jacob Zuma

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Frederik Willem de Klerk

d)

Shaka Zulu

e)

Desmond Tutu