Apartheid
Name one thing the apartheid controlled in terms of everyday lifestyle
where you could live, where you could work, your education, your right to vote, who you would associate with
Who is the narrator of the book?
Trevor Noah
Soweto is an an example of a ______
Township
T/F- there are typically stores, restaurants, and bars in townships
False
What was the population registration act of 1950?
classified South Africans as Bantu, Coloured, or white
Where does Trevor Noah go to visit his biological father, Robert?
Cape Town
What does the TRC stand for, a restorative justice group founded after the end of apartheid?
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
By who/where was Trevor Noah Raised?
(His mother Patricia and grandmother Normalizo, Township of Soweto
Why was Trevor Noah considered to be born a crime?
Because he was mixed, his mom was black and his dad was white.
Who shot Patricia in the head?
Abel / Noah’s Step-Father
What are the three capitals of South Africa?
Cape Town, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein
Townships were originally reserved for this racial group post apartheid.
non-whites, typically black Africans
What party led the apartheid?
The National Party
Who stands up to Abel when he gets angry and aggressive?
Andrew
What are the three branches of government in South Africa, represented by their capitals?
Administrative, Judicial, Legislative
Soweto is a township of this city
Johannesburg
When did the apartheid start and technically end?
1948 to 1994
What does Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah’s name mean in Xhosa?
"
She who gives back
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What does “BRICS” stand for? What is BRICS?
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa. BRICS is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to economically expand and create deeper ties between member countries.
What is a ‘shebeen’?
An unlawful bar in the back of one's home