Pinelands

Question 1

What was Pinelands before it was a suburb as we know it?

Answer 1

A farm called Uitvlugt which had a pine tree forest on it

Question 2

What was Uitvlugt used for during the Anglo-Boer War?

Answer 2

A camp for the British Army

Question 3

What is a Garden City?

Answer 3

A town that is planned with
- Pleasant living environments
- public parks
- schools
- sports fields
- hospitals
- churches
- shops
- places to employ residents (businesses & light industry)

Question 4

Who first had the idea of garden cities?

Answer 4

British urban planner by the name of Sir Ebenezer Howard

Question 5

Who is the founder of Pinelands?

Answer 5

Richard Stuttaford

Question 6

When was garden cities started in South Africa?

Answer 6

June 9, 1919

Question 7

What was the first house in Pinelands garden city?

Answer 7

3 mead Way

Question 8

When was the first house of Pinelands garden city built ?

Answer 8

February 1922

Question 9

When did 3 Mead Way become a National monument?

Answer 9

1983

Question 10

When were cottages first built along Forest drive?

Answer 10

1922

Question 11

How many houses were there in Pinelands at the end of 1922

Answer 11

24

Question 12

What was the population of Pinelands at the end of 1922?

Answer 12

60

Question 13

When did Pinelands first get electricity?

Answer 13

Late in 1922

Question 14

When was Howard Centre built?

Answer 14

1942

Question 15

When was Central Square built?

Answer 15

1942

Question 16

When was Pinelands its own municipality?

Answer 16

Between 1948 and 1996

Question 17

How did Pinelands get its name?

Answer 17

From the pine forest that was planted here before Pinelands was a suburb

Question 18

When was Pinehurst built?

Answer 18

1966

Question 19

Who was the first principal of Pinehurst primary school?

Answer 19

Mr Botha

Question 20

Why was Pinehurst built?

Answer 20

There were too many children in Pinelands for the number of schools that Pinelands had

Question 21

What is Pinehurst’s motto?

Answer 21

We learn so that we may serve

Question 22

What happened in 1996?

Answer 22

Pinelands merged with Cape Town

Question 23

What happened in 1983?

Answer 23

Mead Way declared a National Monument

Question 24

What happened in 1966?

Answer 24

Pinehurst was opened

Question 25

What happened in 1948?

Answer 25

Pinelands became its own municipality

Question 26

What happened in 1942?

Answer 26

Howard Centre and Central Square were built

Question 27

When were 10 street lights operational?

Answer 27

1924

Question 28

When was Electricity installed?

Answer 28

1922-1923

Question 29

When did the Anglo Boer war end?

Answer 29

1902

Question 30

When did the Anglo Boer war start?

Answer 30

1898

Question 31

What is an Archaeologist?

Answer 31

Someone who studies the remains of ancient civilizations and digs up bones

Question 32

What road is where Uitvlugt farm used to be?

Answer 32

Homestead Way

Question 33

List 4 garden cities in Cape Town

Answer 33

Thornton
Edgemead
Meadowridge
Pinelands