Quiz: South Africa

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                 South Africa

1.      What does IKE E: IXARRA IIKE mean? Where can you find the phrase?

2.      Which South African artists have painted these pictures?

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3.      The city of Cape Town lies at the foot of Table Mountain. When the south-east wind blows in Cape Town, it covers the mountain with a layer of white cloud. How do people call this cloud?

4.      Name the film based on a popular book that speaks about a 14-year-old boy´s life at a boarding school.

5.      Which famous British author (d 1973) was born in South Africa?

6.      Who are in the picture and what role have they played in the history of South Africa?
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7.      Who are these authors and which of their books have been translated into Estonian? (name the books both in English and Estonian). 

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8.      Who was the world famous singer of South Africa whose success  made her a star in the U.S. and who wore no makeup and refused to curl her hair for shows, thus established a style that would come to be known internationally as the "Afro look˝?

9.      The capital of South Africa?

10.  When did South African constitution introduce all-race democracy and enfranchise men and women of all races on equal terms?

11.  After Washington DC, which South African city has more embassies than any other city in the world?

12.  What are Vryheidsoorlog and what is their consequence?

13.  What is this South African instrument called?

14.  When was Apartheid an official policy of South Africa and what fields of life were segergated?

15.  What is the famous residential district in Johannesburg where mostly poor coloured peole live?