Test your knowledge

QUESTIONS

1 What is the world’s most expensive painting?

2 How did the humble sandwich get its name?

3 In all of history’s conflicts/wars, which was the shortest?

4 Who is credited with creating the world wide web?

5 Which is the oldest country in the world?

6 What were this country’s kings called?

7 Translate ‘lekker’ into English.

8 What is the Gumboot Dance (Isicathulo)?

9 What is the name of the biggest game reserve in South Africa?

10 What is the deepest place on Earth?

11 What is the average age of the world’s population?

12 How many internet users are there in the world?

13 Where does the Dusi Canoe Marathon end?

14 What is the oldest school in Durban?

15 What is the most expensive school to attend in South Africa?

16 Which team is currently at the top of the log in the Premier Soccer League?

17 How many people live in South Africa?

18 In which provinces can you find the Kruger National Park?

19 In which province can you find the most vineyards?

20 Which city is also known as, The Friendly City?

ANSWERS

1 Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting in the world, valued at $450.3 million. 2 The name ‘sandwich’ comes from an 18th-century aristocrat, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. 3 The Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896) was the shortest, lasting just 38 minutes! 4 Tim Berners-Lee. 5 Egypt. 6 Pharaohs. 7 Good / nice / great / tasty. 8 A dance developed among mine workers; wearing Wellington gumboots, using rhythmic stamping, bells, used also as coded communication in mines. 9 The Kruger National Park. 10 The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. 11 30. 12 About 5 billion. 13 Blue Lagoon, Umgeni River mouth. 14 Durban High School (DHS), founded in 1866. 15 Hilton College in the Midlands. The annual fees for this year (2025) cost R420.729. Second-most expensive is Michaelhouse (R392 000). 16 Mamelodi Sundowns. 17 Almost 65 million. 18 Limpopo and Mpumalanga. 19 Western Cape. 20 Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).