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Friday Challenge: Test Your General Knowledge Skills

Greg Hutson|Published

Are you smart enough to answer all these questions?

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QUESTIONS

1 What is the capital of North West?

2 Name the freedom fighter who helped Rhodesia become independent and became the first prime minister, and then president, of Zimbabwe.

3 Which is the first town after crossing over the Drakensberg via Reenen’s Pass from KwaZulu-Natal into the Free State?

4 Where is South Africa’s surfing mecca?

5 What is the Muslim pilgrimage called?

6 Gqeberha is the formal name of which city?

7 What is a canine?

8 The closure of which strait threatens South Africa’s oil supply?

9 Which country has the most trees?

10 What is the yellow variety of passionfruit (granadilla) called in South Africa?

11 What are the names of the well-known government buildings in Pretoria?

12 What is the best-selling and most popular brand of beer in South Africa?

13 What do cows drink?

14 What is the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) known as?

15 What is an isosceles triangle?

16 Where in the world do a type of animal called marsupials come from?

17 Where was the world’s first successful heart transplant performed?

18 What animal is Australia most famous for?

19 What can women do on a leap year that men can’t?

20 How long is a driver’s licence valid for before it has to be renewed?

ANSWERS

1 Mahikeng (Mafikeng); 2 Robert Mugabe; 3 Harrismith; 4 Jeffreys Bay; 5 Hajj; 6 Port Elizabeth; 7 A dog; 8 The Strait of Hormuz; 9 Russia; 10 Guavadilla; 11 The Union Buildings; 12 Carling Black Label; 13 Water; 14 The Hawks; 15 A triangle with two equal sides; 16 Australia; 17 In Cape Town (Groote Schuur Hospital); 18 The kangaroo; 19 On a leap year, specifically Leap Day (February 29), there is a traditional custom that women can propose marriage; 20 Five years.

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