Think You Know South Africa? Take the Friday Challenge Quiz

Friday Challenge

Questions

1 How many sides does a hexagon have?

2 How many cricketers are on the field during normal play?

3 Which African football team won the CAF final in Rabat this week?

4 What is the fastest land animal?

5 What do we call someone who herds cattle from the back of a horse on a ranch?

6 How many sides does an isosceles triangle have?

7 What is the capital of Malawi?

8 When is the next public holiday. What is it?

9 Which polls are being held this year?

10 What is the largest shopping centre on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast?

11 Who are the most prominent of the Eastern Cape’s indigenous people?

12 Amarula liqueur is made from which tree?

13 How many people live in South Africa?

14 According to Stats SA, what percentage of South Africans are unable to find work?

15 What percentage of South Africans live below the poverty line?

16 How many Members of Parliament (MPs) are there in South Africa?

17 How much do they earn?

18 How many days in a leap year?

19 Where is King Shaka buried?

20 What major swimming race is coming up next month?

Answers

1 Six. 2 Eleven. 3 Senegal. 4 The cheetah. 5 A cowboy. 6 Three, and being an isosceles triangle, all the sides are equal length. 7 Lilongwe. 8 March 21, Human Rights Day. 9 Local Government Elections. 10 Galleria Shopping Mall. 11 The amaXhosa. 12 Marula tree. 13 64 million. 14 About 42%. 15 About 55%. 16 490 – 400 in the National Assembly and 90 in the National Council of Provinces. 17 From about R1.32 million to R3.m each year. 18 366. 19 KwaDukuza (the site of his assassination). 20 The Midmar Mile.

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