South Africa Flashcards
16 December is which South African public holiday?
Day of Reconciliation
21 March is which South African public holiday?
Human rights day
10 April is which South African public holiday?
Family day
27 April is which South African public holiday?
Freedom day
16 June is which South African public holiday?
Youth day
1 May is which South African public holiday?
Workers day
9 August is which South African public holiday?
Womens day
24 September is which South African public holiday?
Heritage day
Which bank note has a lion on it?
R50
Which bank note has a buffalo on it?
R100
Which bank note has an elephant on it?
R20
Which bank note has a rhino on it?
R10
Which bank note has a leopard on it?
R200
What colour is the R10 bank note?
Green
What colour is the R20 bank note?
Brown
What colour is the R50 bank note?
Purple/Red
What colour is the R100 bank note?
Blue
What colour is the R200 bank note?
Orange
The arum lily is on which South African coin?
10c
The king protea is on which South African coin?
20c
The Strelitzia is on which South African coin?
50c
A Springbok is on which South African coin?
R1
A kudu is on which South African coin?
R2
A black wildebeest is on which South African coin?
R5
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize together with Nelson Mandela?
FW de Klerk
Name the South African barefooted distance runner who trained and competed in the 1980s and 1990s
Zola Budd
What is the longest national route in South Africa?
N2
South African Ernie Els is famous for which sport?
Golf
Which South African movie directed by Gavin Hood, won the Oscar for best foreign language film in 2006?
Tsotsi
Which activist is the subject of the 1987 movie ‘Cry Freedom’?
Steve Biko
Egoli, meaning place of gold, is the Zulu name for which South African city?
Johannesburg
Which treaty signed in 1902 ended the Second Boer War?
Treaty of Vereeniging
Who was President of South Africa prior to P.W Botha?
Marais Viljoen
Which explorer led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
What is the name of the first high-speed train to operate in South Africa as well as on the African continent?
Gautrain
What does UIF stand for?
Unemployment Insurance Fund
What does SARS stand for?
South African Revenue Service
What does NSFAS stand for?
National Student Financial Aid Scheme
What does RAF stand for?
Road Accident Fund
What does SAA stand for?
South African Airways
What does SABC stand for?
South African Broadcasting Corporation
What does SABS stand for?
South African Bureau of Standards
What does SANParks stand for?
South African National Parks
What does SAPO stand for?
South African Post Office
What does SAQA stand for?
South African Qualifications Authority
What does SARB stand for?
South African Reserve Bank
What does SASSA stand for?
South African Social Security Agency
What does SAWS stand for?
South African Weather Service
Who is the South African Deputy president?
Paul Mashatile
Who is the premier of the Western Cape?
Alan Winde
Who is the premier of Gauteng?
Panyaza Lesufi
What is the name of the former South African deputy president who resigned in 2023?
David Mabuza
