Geography & Cities
South Africa's biggest and most famous city, often called "Joburg"
What is Johannesburg?
The popular nickname South Africa gives itself to show that people of many different colors and cultures (supposedly) live together in peace.
What is the Rainbow Nation?
The famous freedom fighter who was locked in prison for 27 years and later became the first Black president of South Africa.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
The official name of the cruel system of racial separation established in 1948, meaning "separateness".
What is Apartheid?
The year South Africa adopted its new, colorful flag and held its first democratic election for all races.
What is 1994?
South Africa has this number of capital cities.
What is three?
This language is one of the top four in the country and is widely spoken by the descendants of Dutch settlers.
What is Afrikaans?
The name used for the white Dutch farmers who settled in South Africa and fought wars against the British.
Who were the Boers?
The four official racial categories the government divided all citizens into.
What is White, Indian/Asian, Coloured, and Black?
In 2022 the World Bank named South Africa the most unequal country in the world. Guess: 10% of the population own 70%, 80% or 90% of the wealth in the country?
80%
10% of South Africans own 80% of the wealth in the country!
Township in which children and young people protesting against Bantu education (low quality education for blacks) were shot by police in 1976.
What is Soweto?
This European language is used everywhere in South African government, schools, and media, and is one of the top four languages.
What is English?
The country that brought many Indian workers to South Africa to work.
What is Great Britain (the British Empire)?
The political party and civil rights group led by Nelson Mandela that fought against the apartheid government.
What is the ANC (African National Congress)?
This rate is very high in South Africa and means "the number of people killed intentionally"
What is the homicide rate?
Township in which peaceful black demonstrators against the apartheid passport laws were shot by police in 1960.
What is Sharpeville?
The most spoken native language in South Africa, which belongs to the Bantu language family.
What is Zulu (isiZulu)?
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The special identification book that Black South Africans were legally forced to carry to enter white areas.
What is a "dompas" (or persoonskaart/passbook)?
Word for a black urban criminal or gangster
What is a tsotsie?
The capital city where the South African parliament meets, located on the coast.
What is Cape Town?
The specific total number of official languages recognized in South Africa to ensure equality.
What is 11? (Note: expanded to 12 in 2023 with Sign Language).
Many countries imposed these on South Africa because of Apartheid.
What are sanctions?
The poor, isolated areas where the white government forced Black people to live.
What are Bantustans (or homelands)?
The South African slang word used to describe a poor white person or things related to such a person.
What is Zef?