South Africa Quiz: Trivia Questions and Qnswers

1. What is the official name of South Africa?

Islamic Republic of South Africa

Republic of South Africa

People's Republic of Africa

2. South Africa surrounds the enclaved country of:

Botswana

Namibia

Lesotho

3. Where does South Africa stand in the list of largest countries by land area?

25th

23rd

15th

4. How many official languages does South Africa have?

9

7

11

5. Who was the first black African President of the Republic of South Africa?

Julius Malema

Barack Obama

Nelson Mandela

6. What is the legislative capital of South Africa?

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Pretoria

7. Which of the following species is endemic to South Africa?

Riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis)

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

Pigmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

8. When did South Africa legalize same-sex marriage?

November 2006

November 2007

November 2005

9. Who performed the first human-to-human heart transplant?

Max Theiler

Allan McLeod Cormack

Christiaan Barnard

10. The South Africa national rugby union team is commonly known as:

The Springboks

The Lions

All blacks

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