Q 01/05

Which country, an enclave inside South Africa, has the highest lowest point of any nation on Earth?

A) Botswana

B) Rwanda

C) Lesotho

D) Namibia

Answer · why

C) Lesotho

Lesotho has no ground lower than 1,400 metres, so it is the only country lying entirely above 1,000 metres. Only Vatican City and San Marino are likew...

Q 02/05

Which waterfall on the Zambezi, known locally as 'The Smoke That Thunders', did David Livingstone name in 1855?

A) Augrabies Falls

B) Victoria Falls

C) Kalambo Falls

D) Tugela Falls

Answer · why

B) Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls forms the world's largest sheet of falling water, 1,708 metres wide and 108 metres high. Its spray rises more than 400 metres and can b...

Q 03/05

Which South African leader spent 18 of his 27 prison years on Robben Island before becoming president in 1994?

A) Nelson Mandela

B) Walter Sisulu

C) Oliver Tambo

D) Kgalema Motlanthe

Answer · why

A) Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was sent to Robben Island in 1964 and later moved to Pollsmoor Prison on the mainland. A billion people worldwide watched his inaugurat...

Q 04/05

Which country's flag is the only national flag to show a modern firearm, an AK-47 crossed with a hoe?

A) Madagascar

B) Tanzania

C) Namibia

D) Mozambique

Answer · why

D) Mozambique

Mozambique gave the rifle the meaning of defence, set beside a hoe for production and an open book for education. Calls to remove the gun have been ma...

Q 05/05

Which landmark overlooking Cape Town has carried visitors to its summit plateau by cableway since 1929?

A) Lion's Head

B) Table Mountain

C) Twelve Apostles

D) Devil's Peak

Answer · why

B) Table Mountain

Table Mountain's flat summit is often hidden by a cloud nicknamed the tablecloth, which forms when a south-easterly wind pushes moist air up its slope...