Friday's weekly challenge: Answer all of these questions and get bragging rights with all your friends

QUESTIONS

1 Thirty years ago, South Africa, against the odds, won their first Rugby World Cup. Who captained the team?

2 How many times have the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup?

3 Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?

4 Which South African president had the shortest term in office?

5 Which Zulu king did Durban’s first settlers encounter?

6 What was the city originally known as?

7 How did it get its current name?

8 When the IFP ran KZN, the capital was moved from Pietermaritzburg. Where to?

9 Durban is the main port in South Africa. Where is KZN’s second port?

10 Launched in 1969 as the Durban 500, becoming the Gunston 500 two years later, this surfing competition is the world’s longest-running surfing event and was always held in Durban. Where is the venue now?

11 What is the premier horse race in South Africa?

12 Which national highway runs from eMpangeni to Cape Town?

13 The next public holiday will be?

14 The oldest building in South Africa is?

15 Who captains the Proteas?

16 Who was the first prime minister of South Africa?

17 What is the Christian Holy Trinity made up of?

18 What dessert is South Africa famous for?

19 Where in the word will you find the lowest petrol price?

20 What are the three most aggressive dogs, according to breeders? (Not which are the dangerous).

ANSWERS: 1 Francois Pienaar. 2 Four (in 1995, 2007, 2019, 2023). 3 Adolf Hitler. 4 Kgalema Motlanthe. 5 Shaka (kaSenzangakhona). 6 Port Natal. 7 (It was named, in 1935, in honour of the then) Cape Governor Sir Benjamin D’Urban, (who supported the settlers and was seen as a figure of authority and protection). 8 Ulundi. 9 Richards Bay. 10 Ballito. 11 The Durban July. 12 The N2. 13 National Women’s Day (August 9). 14 The Castle of Good Hope (in Cape Town). 15 Temba Bavuma. 16 General Louis Botha. 17 Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 18 Malva Pudding (a sweet, spongy baked pudding made with apricot jam, served with a hot cream sauce and often ice cream or custard). 19 Iran (owing to its vast reserves, a litre costs about R6.30, about the same as what South Africans are taxed per litre). 20 1 Chihuahua, 2 Dachshund, 3 Jack Russell Terrier.