Friday Challenge

QUESTIONS

1 What is the name of the hats that bishops wear?

2 Which is the richest city in Africa?

3 Which is the oldest country in the world?

4 Who created the first web browser?

5 Name the Big Five.

6 A river used to run though where Durban International Airport is and join up with the Isipingo River before flowing out to sea. It was diverted when the airport was built, the land reclaimed and an outlet for the river cut through the ancient dunes of the Bluff. What is the canalised river’s name?

7 What does the word, Pithy, mean?

8 How many litres in a decalitre?

9 How many gold medals has South Africa won at the Olympic Games?

10 Who were Shaka Zulu’s parents?

11 What is the main ingredient in Malva Pudding?

12 How many days are there in October?

13 For how many years was Madiba inprisoned?

14 Who is the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters?

15 In which direction does the Benguela Current flow?

16 How did Bluetooth get its name?

17 What is South Africa’s biggest supermarket chain?

18 Who was South Africa’s first Miss World?

19 Which South African surgeon performed the world’s first successful heart transplant?

20 What are the peaks on either side of Table Mountain called?

Answers

1 A mitre. 2 Johannesburg. 3 Egypt. 4 Tim Berners-Lee. 5 lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and African buffalo. (The term originated from big-game hunters who considered these animals the most dangerous and difficult to hunt on foot.). 6 Umlazi River. 7 Using few words in a clever and effective way. 8 10. 9 28. 10 Senzangakhona and Nandi. 11 Apricot jam. 12 31. 13 27. 14 Julius Malema. 15 North. 16 It was named after viking King Harald Bluetooth. 17 Shoprite Group. 18 Penny Coelen. 19 Chris Barnard. 20 Devil’s Peak and Lion’s Head.