Cape Town

What animal can you buy bags of nuts to feed at the Company's Garden in Cape Town?

Squirrels

Passing the Cape of Good Hope you run the risk of encountering which legendary ghost-ship?

The Flying Dutchman

What color is the double-decker bus that takes Cape Town visitors to some of the city's leading attractions?

Red

The Franschhoek tram is the perfect South African and Cape Town tour for people who love what beverage?

Wine

If you want to see 360-degree views of the Cape Peninsula, you should visit what Cape Town point of interest?

Cape Point

In which city can you take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain?

Cape Town

If you wanted to see where Nelson Mandela spent more than a decade of his life in prison, what major Cape Town attraction would you visit?

Robben Island

What is the fastest way to get to the top of Table Mountain's Platteklip Gorge in Cape Town?

Cable car

What large annual Cape Town celebration traces back to the history of Muslim slaves in South Africa?

Tweed Nuwe Jaar

The Cape Town Holocaust Centre is located within what beautifully landscaped green space positioned at the center of Cape Town?

Company's Gardens

Cape Town is the second most populous city in what African country?

South Africa

What is the name of the largest art museum in Cape Town, which also serves as the largest art museum in Africa?

Zeitz MOCAA

What are two of the primary religions of Cape Town?

Christianity and Islam

Cape Town is home to thousands of African Penguins. What name were these penguins once called due to the unique sounds that they make?

Jackass Penguins

The Flying Dutchman Funicular will take you up the side of a mountain at Cape Point, but what does it run on?

Train rails

What musem is now housed in Cape Town's former Methodist Mission Church?

District Six Museum

How many bird species have been identified as living in the Cape Point Nature Reserve of Cape Town?

250

What is the name of South Africa's oldest university, which is located in Cape Town?

University of Cape Town

After housing thousands of slaves, the Slave Lodge of Cape Town was later used for what purpose?

Supreme Court

How many native South African plants are featured in the Biodiversity Showcase Garden in Cape Town's Green Point Park?

25 000

What type of zebras are you likely to see if you visit the Cape Point Nature Reserve in Cape Town?

Cape Mountain Zebras

At what height does Cape Town's Lion's Head Mountain peak?

2,195 feet (669 meters)

What Cape Town dessert wine was once so popular that it was mentioned in literature written by Charles Dickens and Jane Austen?

Grand Constance

What pickled food is at the center of the Malay culinary culture of Cape Town?

Pickled vegetables

What is the name of the mountain near Cape Town, which is abstractly depicted on the city's flag?

Table Mountain

What is the island off Cape Town, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years called?

Robben Island

Which medical procedure was first accomplished in 1967, by Christiaan Barnard, in Cape Town, South Africa?

Heart transplant

The mountain in the picture is located in Cape Town and is named after its resemblance to an animal head. What animal does it look like?

Lion

Where is Cape Town geographically located in South Africa?

Southwest

How many shopping districts are available through the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town?

5

What popular Cape Town tourist attraction is housed in the oldest building in South Africa?

Castle of Good Hope

How many museums are operated by the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town?

3

In what Cape Town museum will you find decorative arts that explore the history and culture of South African people?

William Fehr Collection

In what region of Cape Town will you find Nelson Mandela Gateway?

V&A Waterfront

What is one heart-racing activity that you can do at Lion's Head Mountain in Cape Town?

Tandem paragliding

Cape Town's Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden is located on the slopes of what mountain?

Table Mountain

What is the name of the oldest residential area in Cape Town?

Bo-Kaap

What is the primary language spoken in Cape Town?

Afrikaans

The University of Cape Town was originally known by what name?

South African College

If you go to the top of the Cape Point lighthouse, what might you see nesting on the nearby cliffs?

Seabirds

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway allows you to ride a cable car over Cape Town. How high does this cableway go?

3,500 feet (1,067 meters)

If you want to stand at the most southwestern point of the African continent, you should visit what natural attraction in Cape Town?

Cape Point Nature Reserve

In 2018, Cape Town faced extremely low reserves of what natural resource?

Water

What Cape Town art museum is housed in an old grain silo located on the V&A Waterfront?

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

If you want to see the African Penguins of Cape Town, where should you go?

Foxy Beach

What was the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden of Cape Town originally designed to protect and showcase?

South African flora

The Company's Gardens of Cape Town includes a well pump that was embedded into an oak tree in what year?

1842

How many marine animals are on display at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town?

More than 8,000

How many floors are contained in the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa?

9

What statue will you see when entering the Company's Garden in Cape Town from the Adderley Street entrance?

Queen Victoria

How high does the Cape Wheel of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town go at the highest point of the ride?

131 feet (40 meters)

Where does the City Walk of Cape Town begin?

Company's Gardens

Where in Cape Town was Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he first used the term "rainbow people" to describe the diverse population of South Africa?

St. George's Cathedral

Groot Constantia is one of Cape Town's biggest attractions, but what do people go there to do?

Taste wine

Which South African city is Soweto a suburb of?

Johannesburg

The Oscar-winning film "Searching for Sugar Man" is about which musician who became successful in South Africa without his knowing it?

Sixto Rodriguez

In 2003, the famous South African J.M. Coetzee was awarded the Nobel Prize in what field?

Literature

What is the name of the ocean west of South Africa?

The Atlantic Ocean

How many times had the World Cup been arranged in Africa before South Africa hosted it in 2010?

0

What is the country code to dial when calling to South Africa from another country?

27

With which club did South African Benni McCarthy win the Champions League in 2004?

Porto

Which of the following cut diamonds does not come from South Africa?

The Incomparable

Which city is the administrative capital of South Africa?

Pretoria

South Africa celebrates its national day on which date?

27 April

Tugela Falls in South Africa is considered the second-highest waterfall in the world. But how high is it?

948 metres

One of Africa's biggest stock exchanges is located in South Africa, but what is its name?

JSE Limited

Which South African city is in the province of KwaZulu-Natal?

Durban

How many colors are on the flag of South Africa?

6

In this year, Namibia became independent from South Africa...

1990

Which was the first country in Africa to introduce same sex marital law?

South Africa

The Drakensberg mountains stretch over what distance?

Approximately 1,000 km

The opening match of the football World Cup in South Africa 2010 ended 1-1. But which country was it that the South Africans met?

Mexico

In square kilometres, approximately what is South Africa's total land area?

1,200,000 km²

South Africa adopted a new motto in 2010. What is the motto?

Diverse people unite

What is the currency code for South Africa's currency?

ZAR

Which country won the football World Cup in South Africa?

Spain

South Africa's time zone is called "South African Standard Time" ("SAST") and is offset from the Coordinated Universal Time how?

UTC+2

In which year was the South Africa Rugby World Cup held in which the home team, known as "the Springboks", actually won?

1995

Which country's national rugby team goes by the name of The All Blacks?

New Zealand

What is the name of the now-extinct language that was spoken in South Africa until the early 20th century?

IXam

Which of these countries does not border South Africa?

Malawi

This year was the year when the Union of South Africa was established...

1910

What was the name of the South African Formula 1 driver who won the World Championship in 1979?

Jody Scheckter

Who followed Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa in 1999?

Thabo Mbeki

The form of government in South Africa is a...?

Republic

What country is completely surrounded by South Africa?

Lesotho

South Africa has many sites of natural beauty, but what is the name of its longest river?

Orange River

Closest to which city is the well of the African river Vaal?

Johannesburg

What was the name of the South African President who liberated Nelson Mandela and then became his Vice President?

F.W. De Klerk

What percentage of the South African population is believed to be Christian?

Approximately 80%

Which South African singer, who died from a heart attack in 2008, was known as Mama Africa?

Miriam Makeba

When did Bartolomeu Dias round Africa's southern cape?

1487

The world's largest diamond, the Cullinan Diamond was found in South Africa in 1905, what was its weight in carats?

Approximately 3,000 carats

Which British writer wrote adventure novels about South Africa and the great big game hunter Allan Quatermain?

Henry Rider Haggard

In which year did South Africa part with its unpopular Apartheid system?

1994

Which Olympics were boycotted by African countries as a protest against apartheid?

Montreal 1976

The movie Invictus was directed by Clint Eastwood, but who played the role of Nelson Mandela?

Morgan Freeman

The movie Invictus, with Matt Damon in the lead role, revolves around this sport...?

Rugby

What African country do the Zulu people primarily live in today?

South Africa

What borders South Africa to the west?

The Atlantic Ocean

South Africa has a large mining industry but is also a large producer of what?

Wine

South Africa has a population of approximately how many?

50 million

In the East, South Africa borders the entirety of which country?

Swaziland

What is the name of the southernmost point in Africa?

Cape Agulhas

Who was South Africa's President until 1989?

P.W. Botha

What colors are on South Africa's flag?

Black, Yellow, Green, White, Blue, Red

Up until 2006, South Africa was the world's largest producer of what?

Gold

Which of the following countries is NOT bordering South Africa in the North?

Lesotho

Cricket is popular, particularly amongst the Indian minority in South Africa. In what century was the game first played?

The 16th century

Desmond Tutu is regarded as one of South Africa's most prominent leaders, but what is his title?

Archibishop

In which African country is Lesotho an enclave?

South Africa

The Boer War (1800-1902) was fought to determine the governance of South Africa. What does Boer mean?

Farmer

In which year was the World Cup in soccer held in South Africa?

2010

What was the number of recognised languages in South Africa in 2016?

11

What is South Africa's official currency?

Rand

What is the name of the highest mountain range in South Africa?

Drakensberg

The country Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa. What is another name for an area like that?

Enclave

In which 1989 American action movie, starring Mel Gibson, are the villains South African diplomats?

Lethal Weapon 2

What were the self-governing areas for blacks called in South Africa?

Bantustans

What is the desert which covers parts of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa called?

Kalahari

Gold is measured in "karat" and diamons in "carat", but how much is 1 carat?

0.2 gram

Off the coast of South Africa are the Prince Edward and Marion Islands, who named them?

James Cook

In which African country did Mahatma Gandhi live and fight for civil rights between 1893-1914?

South Africa

When did Nelson Mandela become President of South Africa?

1994

Which South African film from 2009 earned a total four Oscar nominations?

District 9

What was the name of the event in South Africa in 1960 when the police shot people who were demonstrating against the Pass Laws?

Sharpeville Massacre

Which city in South Africa is known as the City of Roses?

Bloemfontein

The majority of South Africa's energy supply relies on what?

Coal power

At what age do most children in South Africa start Primary School?

6 years

The end of the name of a domain is called top-level domain. What is the top-level domain for South Africa?

.za

The top-level domain for South Africa is?

.za

What is the original name of the South African white minority who originated from Dutch colonists?

Boer

In 1990, which African football team became the first ever from that continent to reach a World Cup quarter final?

Cameroon

Which African country was formerly called Abyssinia?

Ethiopia

Which country, situated on the Horn of Africa, has a light blue flag with a white star in the center?

Somalia

What type of government does Sudan have?

Republic

Which religion is the biggest in Libya?

Islam

In what year did the Rwandan Genocide take place?

1994

Which country does olympic gold medalist and long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie represent?

Ethiopia

What was the name of the first human species that migrated from Africa?

Homo erectus

One of the following countries is a monarchy. Which?

Morocco

What is the name of Sudan's capital?

Khartoum

Which of the following fruits is named after a city in Morocco?

Tangerine

What's the capital of Ghana?

Accra

Which is the only African country that is not a member of the African Union (AU)?

Morocco

Which is the official language in Nigeria?

English

What is the name of Libya's second biggest city?

Benghazi

Which country is the movie "Out of Africa" set in?

Kenya

Who plays Rose Sayer in "The African Queen" (1951)?

Katherine Hepburn

What is Africa's oldest national park?

Kruger

What African country is home to The Olduvai Gorge, famous for its archeological finds?

Tanzania

What is the name of the town in Mali which was founded in the 10th century and is mostly built of clay?

Timbuktu

Which country is the only neighbour of Gambia?

Senegal

How high is Africa's tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro?

5892m

On what continent is Sudan located?

Africa

In which city was the conference held, in 1884-85, where the European states divided Africa up between themselves?

Berlin

Which of the following animals does not have their natural habitat in Africa?

Tiger

Which African country was not once a colony of Portugal?

Liberia

Which of the following is NOT an African Nobel Prize winner?

VS Naipaul

In which city did Mohammed Ali and George Foreman fight in 1971 in what would become known as "The Rumble in the Jungle"?

Kinshasa

Which is the most common official language of Africa - measured in number of countries?

French

What was the name of the ship aboard which African slaves mutinied in 1839?

La Amistad

Which year did the genocide in Rwanda, in which nearly 20% of the population were killed, take place?

1994

Which big cat is called "Panthera Leo" in Latin, and lives mainly in southern and eastern Africa?

Lion

What is Africa's only naturally occuring bear - which unfortunately may now be extinct - called?

Atlas Bear

Which African country has a flag that's completely green?

Libya

Which is the easternmost country in Africa?

Somalia

Second to the Nile, which is the longest river in Africa?

The Kongo River

Which is the largest lake in Africa?

Lake Victoria

What sea lies to the east of Sudan?

Red sea

What is the tree which stands in central Freetown, Sierra Leone, and is a famous symbol for the country, called?

The Cotton Tree

Which of these four countries is on the equator?

Kenya

Which great river flows through Sudan?

The Nile

Which ethnical group was the main target for the Rwandan genocide?

Tutsi

Which doctor was rescued by the adventurer Henry Morton Stanley in Africa in 1871?

Livingstone

Which of the following animals does not belong to the "Big Five" of Africa?

Giraffe

Which year did Eritrea declare their independence from Ethiopia?

1991

Which country was Sudan occupied by in the late 19th century?

Great Britain

Eritrea is a country in northeast Africa and shares a border with which of the following countries?

Ethiopia

What category did the Khaddafi regime/republic belong to?

Socialism

What does Morocco's flag look like?

Red with a star in the middle

Which of these countries has a border towards Libya?

Tunisia

Which country is, by its surface, the largest in Africa?

Algeria

What was Zimbabwe called between 1965 and 1979?

Southern Rhodesia

Which language is spoken in Libya?

Arabic

What's the name of the capital of Cameroon?

Yaoundé

Which country had the official name Abessynia until 1945?

Ethiopia

During what decade did Khadaffi seize power in Libya?

The 1960's

The ancient city of Carthage is nowadays a suburb of which big North African city?

Tunis

What has Sudan been tormented by for the most part of its independency?

Civil war

To which European country did Algeria belong for a long time?

France

What is the name of the part of Sudan that has been shaken by trouble during the early 21st century?

Darfur

What is the name of the holy town in Ethiopia which is known for its churches, hewn directly from the rock?

Lalibela

Kigali is the capital of Africa's densest populated country, which one?

Rwanda

In which of these countries does not any part of Lake Victoria lie?

Somalia

Where did Libya get its name?

From a tribe that lived there

During which decade did Sudan become independent?

1950's

Which African country's flag looks like a mirrored Irish flag?

Côte d'Ivoire

What type of streets are featured in Cape Town's Bo-Kaap neighborhood?

Cobbled

In which country is Pointe des Almadies, Africa's westernmost point, located?

Senegal

Which African capital's name means "The Victorious" in Arabic and is often called "The city of a thousands minarets"?

Cairo

In which African country was Muammar Al-Khadaffi the political leader following "The Green Revolution" in 1969?

Libya

What South African party was Nelson Mandela leader of?

African National Congress

From 1948 to 1991, South Africa ran a government which imposed institutionalized racism on blacks. What Dutch word was used to describe this situation?

Apartheid

Until the 19th century you could only find a genuine fez hat in which North African city?

Fés

In which African country are the cities of Agadir and Fés located?

Morocco

What ethnical group is the largest in Sudan?

Blacks

Where is Lake Assal, the world's most saline lake, with up to 40% salt concentration?

Djibouti

What is South Africa's biggest national park?

Kruger Park

Which large river runs through Mozambique?

Zambezi

Which African country was earlier known as Zaire?

Congo-Kinshasa

In which African country does the majority of the Zulu people live today?

South Africa

Lesotho is a small country located in another country, which one?

South Africa

The official language in Angola is...?

Portuguese

J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote books about the Fellowship of the Ring, was born in South Africa, but lived and worked in this country...

UK

Which is the largest African city south of the Sahara?

Lagos

Roughly how many percent of Libya's area is covered by desert?

90

Which country is Africa's by far biggest wine producer?

South Africa

In which country did primatologist Dian Fossey live for several years together with the mountain gorillas?

Rwanda

What is the first name of Libya's dictator for more than 40 years, Khadaffi?

Moammar

In which country is the Niger Delta located?

Nigeria

Which state is the smallest on Africa's main land?

Gambia