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All about South Africa

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the national flag of South Africa?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

South Africa is

a)

on the southernmost tip of Africa

b)

in Europe

c)

in America

3.

What does the word 'apartheid mean?'

a)

Separate from family

b)

segregation by race

c)

Keeping apart because of age

4.

Who is the man on this bill? He fought against Apartheid.

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Nelson Mandela

5.

How many official language does South Africa have?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

6.

Which language is not a language of South Africa?

a)

Zulu

b)

Tsonga

c)

Dutch

d)

Xhosa

7.

Who is the president of SA?

a)

Jacob Zuma

b)

Thabo Mbeki

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Cyril Ramaphosa

8.

How many provinces are in South Africa?

a)

4

b)

11

c)

9

9.

What sea IS off the coast of Cape Town?

a)

Benguela sea

b)

Cape ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

10.

What is the biggest mall in Cape Town?

a)

Blue Route Mall

b)

Canal Walk

c)

Cavendish Square

11.

What is the afrikaans word: kaas mean in English?

a)

Cheese

b)

Cars

c)

Cat

12.

Which natural feature in Cape Town is one of the Wonders of the World?

a)

Cape Point

b)

Table Mountain

c)

Robben Island

d)

Boulders Beach

13.

The biggest city is...

a)

Pretoria

b)

Cape Town

c)

Johannesburg

d)

Bloemfontein

14.

South Africa is nicknamed...

a)

The Rainbow Nation

b)

The Nation of many Colours

c)

The Land of Opportunity

15.

Which is the longest river in South Africa?

a)

Oliphant

b)

Orange

c)

Limpopo

d)

Black

16.

What are the "Big Five"?

a)

Animals

b)

Trees

c)

Cities

17.

What is a Plaas?

a)

A tusk

b)

Dutch word for a "farm." A place where vegetables and fruit are grown and animals are bred.

c)

South African word for "dig."

18.

What is biltong?

a)

Pickled meat

b)

Canned fruit

c)

Dried meat

d)

Dried fruit