Statistics for Country Quiz: South Africa 🇿🇦

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Between 1948-1994, South Africa was ruled by this racially oppressive system, where only whites were given human rights	Apartheid	91%
From 1806 to its independence, South Africa was ruled by this European country	United Kingdom	91%
	Zulu	91%
ZA is the only country (so far) to have hosted the world cup in these three sports	Cricket	82%
	Elon Musk	82%
	English	82%
	Football	82%
Founding Father and Most Famous Leader (1994-1999)	Nelson Mandela	82%
Language	Afrikaans	73%
Bordering Oceans	Atlantic ocean	73%
Bordering Countries	Botswana	73%
	Cape Town	73%
Main Religion	Christianity	73%
	Lesotho	73%
	Namibia	73%
	Xhosa	73%
	Bloemfontein	64%
Top Trading Partner (2022)	China	64%
	Mozambique	64%
From 1652-1795, this European country colonised / ruled South Africa	Netherlands	64%
Capital 1. Administrative 2. Legislative (second-biggest city) 3. Judicial	Pretoria	64%
National Sport	Rugby	64%
	Rugby	64%
Nationality	South African	64%
One of ZA's most prominent tourist attractions is this mountain, situated south of Cape Town	Table Mountain	64%
Time zones	1 (UTC+2)	55%
	Desmond Tutu	55%
Currency	Rand	55%
	Zimbabwe	55%
	Charlize Theron	45%
	Eswatini	45%
Leader (2009-2017)	Jacob Zuma	45%
	Pacific ocean	45%
State-Condition	Republic	45%
National Animal	Springbok	45%
Famous People from the country 1. Cardiac surgeon who became the first to successfully perform a heart transplant 2. Hollywood actress (Monster, Fast and Furious, Hancock, Mad Max) 3. An archbishop and the second-most prominent leader for ZA's independence 4. The 12 year old boy who gave AIDS a human face in Africa 5. Owner of Tesla, X (twitter), SpaceX, Neuralink 6. Opponent of Apartheid 7. Former cricket player 8. Considered one of the greatest golf players of all time 9. Late night show host (2015-2022) 10. Hollywood actor (District 9, Elysium, A-Team (2010), Chappie, Oldboy)	Christiaan Barnard	36%
The 9 Provinces of South Africa	Eastern Cape	36%
	Gauteng	36%
	Ndebele	36%
	Northern Cape	36%
ZA is the only country (so far) to have voluntarily abolished its _______ ____ program	Nuclear	36%
	Trevor Noah	36%
	Tsonga	36%
	Western Cape	36%
Independence	1910	27%
ZA is the 7th largest (3.1% global share) producer of this mineral fuel	Coal	27%
Two-thirds of Africa’s is generated in South Africa.	Electricity	27%
	Free State	27%
	KwaZulu-Natal	27%
	Limpopo	27%
	Mpumalanga	27%
	Northern Sotho	27%
	North West	27%
	Orange river	27%
	Sesotho	27%
Main Economic Sector	Tertiary / Selective	27%
National Dish	Bobotie	18%
The Bloukrans Bridge is the highest bridge in the world for....	Bungee Jumping	18%
Current leader (2018-)	Cyril Ramaphosa	18%
Main River	Limpoporiver	18%
Tallest Mountain	Mafadi	18%
Climate	Mixed	18%
The largest bird in the world can be found here (hint: Kevin Hart is terrified of these birds)	Ostrich	18%
	Setswana	18%
	Sharlto Copley	18%
	Steve Biko	18%
	Venda	18%
	Gary Player	9%
The largest reptile can be found ZA's waters	Leatherback Turtle	9%
	Nkosi Johnson	9%
Main Export	Platinum / Gems	9%
	Swati	9%
The smallest mammal in the world resides in certain African countries, including ZA...	The Least Dwarf Shrew	9%
	Tony Greig	9%