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100

This is the one food she will absolutely refuse to eat.

Coriander 

100

This Italian dish is made from layers of pasta, sauce, and cheese.

Lasagna

100

The fictional newspaper in the Superman universe is called this.

The Daily Planet

100

This superstar became the most-awarded artist in Grammy history, with 35 Grammy wins.

Beyoncé 

100

This city is South Africa's largest by population.

Johannesburg 

200

This is her most rewatched movie or series.

Big bang theory/ Brooklyn 99/ New Girl

200

Worcestershire sauce gets much of its umami flavour from this tiny fish.

Anchovies 

200

The first feature-length animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars was this 1991 Disney film.

Beauty and the Beast

200

Before becoming the Duchess of Sussex, she starred as Rachel Zane on the legal drama Suits.

Meghan Markle

200

The world's largest visible man-made excavation, the Big Hole, is found in this city.

Kimberly 

300

This is something she always carries in her bag, no matter what.

Sedative (but I’ll take meds as an answer) / medical aid card 

300

The world's most expensive spice is harvested from the stigma of this flower.

Crocus 

300

This 1997 film became famous for the line, "I'm the king of the world!"

Titanic 

300

This singer's cosmetics brand launched with 40 foundation shades, helping spark what became known in the beauty industry as the "Fenty Effect” 

Rihanna 

300

South Africa's newest official language was added in 2023.

Sign language 

400

What is the “dumbest” thing Thato has done as a child? 

Boiling milk in a kettle 

400

The French term mise en place literally translates to this

Put in place

400

This streaming hit features a chess prodigy battling addiction and genius-level isolation.

The Queen’s Gambit 

400

This South African comedian hosted The Daily Show and is the author of Born a Crime.

Trevor Noah

400

This South African won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991

Nadine Gordimer

500

What is one thing Thato & the current Miss South Africa have in common? 

They are both Allan Gray fellows 

500

The word "cappuccino" is named after an order of monks because the drink's colour resembled their what?

Their robes 

500

This SABC2 sitcom takes its title from a slang term referring to people who are “brown on the outside, white on the inside,” and follows a Durban-based  South African family. 

The Coconuts 

500

Before signing artists such as Chloe x Halle, Beyoncé's company Parkwood Entertainment began as a production unit for the videos and films associated with this 2008 music

Cadillac Records

500

The only South African province that borders both Botswana and Mozambique is this one.

Limpopo