South African Dishes
Music Genres
Singers
Regional Vocabulary
Curious Facts
100

What is Biltong? 

a) A traditional South African stew 

b) Dried and cured meat 

c) A type of bread

b) Dried and cured meat

100

Which genre does the song "Omunye" by Distruction Boyz ft. Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi belong to? 

a) Afrobeat 

b) Gqom 

c) Kwaito

b) Gqom

100

Who is known for the song "Sibongile"? 

a) Ladysmith Black Mambazo 

b) Brenda Fassie 

c) Bheki Mseleku

c) Bheki Mseleku

100

What does "voetsek" mean? 

a) Cool or awesome 

b) Go away or get lost 

c) A versatile interjection

 b) Go away or get lost

100

What is celebrated on September 24th in South Africa? 

a) National Braai Day 

b) Heritage Day 

c) Freedom Day

a) National Braai Day

200

What is bunny chow? 

a) A hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry 

b) Grilled snoek fish 

c) A spicy vegetable relish

a) A hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry

200

"Tom Hark" by Elias & His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes is an example of which music genre? 

a) Kwela 

b) Mbube 

c) Maskandi

a) Kwela

200

Which artist is associated with the hit "Jerusalem"? 

a) DJ Black Coffee 

b) Khaya Mthethwa & The Uprising 

c) Master KG ft. Nomcebo Zikode

c) Master KG ft. Nomcebo Zikode

200

What is the meaning of "sharp" in South African slang? 

a) Used to indicate agreement or understanding 

b) A casual greeting 

c) Traffic light

 a) Used to indicate agreement or understanding

200

Where can African penguins be found near Cape Town? 

a) Victoria & Alfred Waterfront 

b) Blyde River Canyon 

c) Boulders Beach

c) Boulders Beach

300

What is pap en sous? 

a) Maize porridge served with custard 

b) Maize porridge served with a tomato and onion sauce 

c) Deep-fried dough twisted into a plait 


b) Maize porridge served with a tomato and onion sauce

300

"Kaffir" by Trompies falls under which music genre? 

a) Mbube 

b) Afrobeat 

c) Kwaito

 c) Kwaito

300

Who performed "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"? 

a) Ladysmith Black Mambazo 

b) Hugh Masekela 

c) Mafikizolo

a) Ladysmith Black Mambazo

300

What does "braai" refer to? 

a) A social gathering 

b) South African barbecue 

c) Pickup truck

b) South African barbecue

300

What is the Big Five in South Africa? 

a) Top five tourist attractions 

b) Five largest cities 

c) Five iconic wildlife species

c) Five iconic wildlife species

400

What is chakalaka? 

a) A sweet and sticky sponge pudding 

b) A spicy vegetable relish 

c) Dried and cured meat

 b) A spicy vegetable relish

400

Which genre does the song "Jerusalema" by Master KG ft. Nomcebo Zikode represent? 

a) Afro Jazz 

b) Traditional African Gospel 

c) Afrobeat

c) Afrobeat

400

"De la Rey" is a song by which artist? 

a) Bok van Blerk 

b) Miriam Makeba 

c) Johnny Clegg

a) Bok van Blerk

400

What does "lekker" mean? 

a) Cool or awesome

b) Nice or great 

c) An exclamation of surprise

Nice or great

400

What is the Vredefort Dome? 

a) A luxury resort in Sun City 

b) The largest impact crater on Earth 

c) A UNESCO World Heritage Site near Johannesburg

b) The largest impact crater on Earth

500

What is koeksisters? 

a) Samoosas filled with bobotie mixture 

b) Deep-fried dough twisted into a plait, coated in syrup 

c) South African-style meatballs made with potatoes and spices

b) Deep-fried dough twisted into a plait, coated in syrup

500

What genre is "De la Rey" by Bok van Blerk? 

a) Kwaito 

b) Afrikaans Pop 

c) Afro Jazz

b) Afrikaans Pop

500

Which singer is known for the song "John Wick"? 

a) Mandoza 

b) DJ Tira 

c) De Mthuda & Njelic

c) De Mthuda & Njelic

500

What is the meaning of "ag" in South African slang? 

a) A small piece or portion 

b) An exclamation expressing a range of emotions 

c) Traffic light

b) An exclamation expressing a range of emotions

500

Which South African region is known for its world-class vineyards? 

a) Soweto 

b) Cape Winelands 

c) Drakensberg Mountains

b) Cape Winelands

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