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Friday Challenge
Questions
1 Which mineral is KwaZulu-Natal rich in?
2 Which is larger: Durban or Cape Town?
3 Name the largest dam in KwaZulu-Natal.
4 How many Zulu monarchs have there been?
5 Who were they?
6 What is Umkhosi Wokweshwama?
7 Where is the de facto official seat of the Zulu King and royal family.
8 What was the name of the hotel magnate who established the Wild Coast Sun?
9 His former wife was once married to the man who carried out the world’s first transplant. Who was she and who was he?
10 What is the name of the annual canoe race that ends in Durban on the Umgeni River?
11 The brother of a famous golfer started the face. Who was he?
12 Which Northern KZN town was for a time, when the IFP held power in KZN, the province’s capital?
13 In which year did World War II end?
14 Which ocean is the largest on Earth?
15 Wich gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
16 Which two professional golfers did President Cyril Ramaphosa take with him in his delegation that recently visited the White House in Washington?
17 What is the most popular mother tongue in South Africa?
18 What is the capital of Zambia?
19 Who was the richest man ever?
20 What is the oldest building in South Africa and where can it be found?
Answers:
1 Coal.
2 Cape Town. Durban is the third-largest after Johannesburg and then the Mother City.
3 The Pongolapoort Dam, aka Jozini Dam.
4 Eight.
5 Shaka kaSenzangakhona;
Dingane kaSenzangakhona;
Mpande KaSenzangakhona;
Cetshwayo kaMpande;
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo;
Solomon kaDinuzulu;
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon;
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu;
Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini.
6 Tasting of the First Fruits ceremony.
7 Nongoma.
8 Sol Kerzner.
9 Anneliene Kriel and Professor Chris Barnard.
10 Duzi Canoe Marathon.
11 Ian Player (brother of Gary).
12 Ulundi.
13 1945.
14 The Pacific Ocean.
15 Carbon Monoxide.
16 Retief Goosen and Ernie Els.
17 isiZulu.
18 Lusaka.
19 Mansa Musa of the 14th century Mali Empire. In today’s terms, he would have been worth $400 billion.
20 The Castle of Good Hope, in Cape Town.
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