Local History - Topic 5

Question 1

When was Pinehurst built and when did it first open its doors? How many children were there then?

Answer 1

Pinehurst was built in 1966 and opened in 1967

101 children

Question 2

Who was the first principal of Pinehurst?

Answer 2

Mr DP Botha

Question 3

What is Pinehurst’s motto?

Answer 3

We learn so we may serve

Question 4

What are the 3 types of evidence?

Answer 4

1. written source
2. visual source
3. oral source

Question 5

Give 4 examples of written source of evidence

Answer 5

1. books
2. journals
3. letters
4. newspaper
5. diary

Question 6

Give 6 examples of visual source evidence

Answer 6

1. photographs
2. artefacts
3. rock paintings
4. drawings
5. TV
6. monuments
7. museum displays

Question 7

Give me 3 examples of oral source evidence

Answer 7

1. stories
2. radio
3. speeches

Question 8

What was Pinelands like many years ago?

Answer 8

It was a large forest and it had a farm called Uitvlugt (where Homestead Way is today).

Question 9

What kind of war was there in Pinelands?

Answer 9

Anglo Boer War. The British army used Pinelands as a camp.

Question 10

What is an archaeologist?

Answer 10

Someone who studies the remains of ancient civilizations

Question 11

Who is the founder of Pinelands?

Answer 11

Sir Richard Stuttaford. He called it the town in the forest. Pinelands was the first Garden City in SA. He got the idea from Sir Ebenezer Howard from England.

Question 12

Where and when was the first house built in Pinelands?

Answer 12

3 Mead Way. It was built in 1922

Question 13

Name 3 other garden cities in Cape Town

Answer 13

Thornton, Edgemead and Meadowridge

Question 14

What is a display in a museum?

Answer 14

Something put on show for people to see

Question 15

What is an interview?

Answer 15

Talking to someone and asking questions to find out information

Question 16

What are labels?

Answer 16

Written descriptions of things in museums to help people understand

Question 17

What are objects in a museum?

Answer 17

Things that are put in a museum so that people can learn from them

Question 18

What does “investigate” mean?

Answer 18

To study and try to understand something.

Question 19

Why are museums important?

Answer 19

So you can learn about the past.

Question 20

What and when are the South African Public Holidays?

Answer 20

Human Rights Day // 21 March
Freedom Day // 27 April
Workers' Day // 1 May
Youth Day // 16 June
Heritage Day // 24 September
Day of Reconciliation // 16 December