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South Africa A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the country of South Africa.
Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: July 17, 2022
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First submittedJune 26, 2019
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Hint
Answer
A
Period of racial segregation
Apartheid
B
Dutch-descended people
Boers
C
Oldest city in South Africa
Cape Town
D
Major diamond company
De Beers
E
One of the official languages
English
F
Modern-day province that was
once the country of B
Free State
G
This was found near J in 1886
Gold
H
Type of surgery that was first
performed by Christiaan Barnard
Heart
Transplant
I
Medium-sized antelope
Impala
J
Most populous city
Johannesburg
K
Largest desert
Kalahari
L
Country that is surrounded
by South Africa
Lesotho
M
First African president
Mandela
 
Hint
Answer
N
Country that gained independence
from South Africa in 1990
Namibia
O
Longest river
Orange
P
Major city with initials PE
Port Elizabeth
Q
Extinct half-striped
South African zebra
Quagga
R
Currency of South Africa
Rand
S
Rugby union team nickname
Springboks
T
Actress in "Monster" and "Tully"
Theron
U
Country that colonized South Africa
United Kingdom
V
2010 World Cup noisemakers
Vuvuzela
W
Province in which C is situated
Western Cape
X
Native language of M
Xhosa
Y
Disease Max Theiler developed
a vaccine against in 1937
Yellow Fever
Z
Dominant ethnic group
Zulu
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Level 77
Jun 26, 2019
You mean longest river.
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Level 72
Jun 26, 2019
My bad, fixed it now.
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Level 77
Jun 26, 2019
By the way, I like your A-Z series.
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Level 72
Jun 26, 2019
Tnk u, glad u enjoy them :)
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Level 49
Jan 18, 2022
You realize that Port Elizabeth is no longer called Port Elizabeth. It is called Gqeberha.