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1
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16 December is which South African public holiday?

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Day of Reconciliation

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21 March is which South African public holiday?

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Human rights day

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10 April is which South African public holiday?

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Family day

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4
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27 April is which South African public holiday?

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Freedom day

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5
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16 June is which South African public holiday?

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Youth day

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1 May is which South African public holiday?

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Workers day

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9 August is which South African public holiday?

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Womens day

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24 September is which South African public holiday?

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Heritage day

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Which bank note has a lion on it?

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R50

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Which bank note has a buffalo on it?

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R100

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Which bank note has an elephant on it?

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R20

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12
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Which bank note has a rhino on it?

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R10

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13
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Which bank note has a leopard on it?

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R200

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14
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What colour is the R10 bank note?

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Green

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15
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What colour is the R20 bank note?

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Brown

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16
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What colour is the R50 bank note?

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Purple/Red

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17
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What colour is the R100 bank note?

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Blue

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18
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What colour is the R200 bank note?

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Orange

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19
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The arum lily is on which South African coin?

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10c

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20
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The king protea is on which South African coin?

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20c

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21
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The Strelitzia is on which South African coin?

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50c

22
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A Springbok is on which South African coin?

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R1

23
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A kudu is on which South African coin?

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R2

24
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A black wildebeest is on which South African coin?

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R5

25
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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize together with Nelson Mandela?

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FW de Klerk

26
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Name the South African barefooted distance runner who trained and competed in the 1980s and 1990s

A

Zola Budd

27
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What is the longest national route in South Africa?

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N2

28
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South African Ernie Els is famous for which sport?

A

Golf

29
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Which South African movie directed by Gavin Hood, won the Oscar for best foreign language film in 2006?

A

Tsotsi

30
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Which activist is the subject of the 1987 movie ‘Cry Freedom’?

A

Steve Biko

31
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Egoli, meaning place of gold, is the Zulu name for which South African city?

A

Johannesburg

32
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Which treaty signed in 1902 ended the Second Boer War?

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Treaty of Vereeniging

33
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Who was President of South Africa prior to P.W Botha?

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Marais Viljoen

34
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Which explorer led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope?

A

Bartolomeu Dias

35
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What is the name of the first high-speed train to operate in South Africa as well as on the African continent?

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Gautrain

36
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What does UIF stand for?

A

Unemployment Insurance Fund

37
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What does SARS stand for?

A

South African Revenue Service

38
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What does NSFAS stand for?

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National Student Financial Aid Scheme

39
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What does RAF stand for?

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Road Accident Fund

40
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What does SAA stand for?

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South African Airways

41
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What does SABC stand for?

A

South African Broadcasting Corporation

42
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What does SABS stand for?

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South African Bureau of Standards

43
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What does SANParks stand for?

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South African National Parks

44
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What does SAPO stand for?

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South African Post Office

45
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What does SAQA stand for?

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South African Qualifications Authority

46
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What does SARB stand for?

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South African Reserve Bank

47
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What does SASSA stand for?

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South African Social Security Agency

48
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What does SAWS stand for?

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South African Weather Service

49
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Who is the South African Deputy president?

A

Paul Mashatile

50
Q

Who is the premier of the Western Cape?

A

Alan Winde

51
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Who is the premier of Gauteng?

A

Panyaza Lesufi

52
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What is the name of the former South African deputy president who resigned in 2023?

A

David Mabuza

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