South Africa

Level: Grades 10 - 12
1. South Africa is the only country in the world that has within its borders an entire plant kingdom.
TrueFalse

2. Who won the high jump world title on two different occasions?

3. Former President Nelson Mandela is fondly known as?

4. Unemployment in the country is estimated to be?
28%
23%
13%
5. Steve Mokone is to __________ what Naas Botha is to _________; and what Dingaan Thobela is to _________.

6. Who was the first surgeon in the world to perform a heart transplant?

7. Which of the following trees grow naturally in the Knysna/Tsitsikamma forest? (Select 3)
black ironwoods
stinkwoods
kiaat
yellowwoods
oaks
mahogany
8. Which of the following South Africans are Nobel laureates? (Select 4)
Albert Luthuli
Lucas Mangope
F. W. de Klerk
P. W. Botha
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Lionel Mtchali
John Vorster
9. Namaqualand is nationally and internationally famous for its daisies.
TrueFalse

10. What percentage of South Africa's population completed grade 12 or its equivalent?
20,4%
29,3%
18,2%

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