Trevor Noah Trivia
Who were Trevor Noah's parents and what countries were they from?
Patricia - South Africa
Robert - Switzerland
What is the name of Trevor Noah's abusive stepfather?
Abel
What is the term for the segregation and discrimination in South Africa? It literally means "separateness".
Apartheid
What did Trevor do when it was raining and decided the flies were too much to handle?
He pooped inside.
What did Trevor's mother teach him that school did not?
How to think
What were the two most significant ethnic groups in South Africa? What were some of the stereotypes about the two groups?
Xhosa (thinkers) and Zulu (fighters)
What was the name of Trevor's deaf dog?
Fufi
Who was the man who was freed from prison in the 1990s and became the face of hope for South Africans and the first democratically elected leader?
Nelson Mandela
He offered loans with interest.
What does Trevor view as the best way to bridge the gap between races?
language
Trevor descended from which South African tribe?
Xhosa
What is Trevor's baby brother's name?
What were the three main racial categories in Apartheid South Africa?
What was the Mulberry tree incident?
Trevor recalls being bullied by some mixed-race kids. They started throwing mulberries, and then small rocks, at Trevor until he went home crying. Patricia’s boyfriend, Abel, beat the other boys with a switch and forced their leader to apologize to Trevor. Abel then started a fight with the boy’s father, and Trevor saw what a dangerous man his mother’s boyfriend was.
What about the saying, "if you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat for a lifetime" does Trevor Noah have an issue with?
No one ever says that it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.
Who were the two main male influences in Trevor's life? How were they different?
Robert (father) Abel (stepfather)
What is the name of Trevor's blind great grandmother?
Koko
Which group of people were in power during the Apartheid era? Which country did they originate from?
Afrikaners, Holland
How did Trevor's mother, Patricia, meet Trevor's father?
Mother, Aunt, "Black Tax", Trevor's name, freedom to be.
What realization does Trevor come to about stealing once he sees the camera, that he stole?
He was stealing from PEOPLE. Previously, he viewed stealing as a victimless crime (because people had insurance, etc). The camera gave a face to the victim and held valuable memories.
What physical element of Trevor affected him more than the majority around him? (Hint: How was he "the odd one out" almost everywhere he went?)
He is "colored" or "mixed." But at the same time is culturally very different from most of the "colored" population in South Africa.
What is the name of Trevor's grandfather who has the nickname, "smokin' hot grandpa"?
Temperance
What was the name of the "homelands" or slums that the South Africans lived in?
Bantustans
Why is the book called "Born a Crime"?
The book is a memoir of Trevor Noah who was illegally born of a white man and black man during apartheid; therefore, Trevor Noah was "born a crime."
What is unique about the contrast in the tone Trevor uses and the content he discusses?
He uses humor and a lighthearted perspective while discussing heavy issues, such as racism, poverty, abuse, etc.