WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL ROOM OF RED BALLOON!

You may have noticed I am not in the English room today!
For the next few weeks I will exist in a little box on your computer screen. Until we can teleport Harry Potter style this could be the next best thing...

South Africa is such a diverse and interesting place to explore there is much to be discovered: culture, music, food, wildlife, history and politics. It is going to be an exciting time and I will no doubt learn from your technology tips too! So here we go...

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Christopher's South Africa Quiz

A) Which of these places would you find in South Africa and London?
1. Richmond
2. Upington
3. Durban
4. Cape Town

B) In what year did the apartheid law get repealed?
1. 1956
2. 1976
3. 1986
4. 1991

C) Where is the district six monument museum located?
1. Johannesburg
2. Cape Town
3. Riversdale
4. Pietersburg

D) What two oceans surround South Africa?

1. Atlantic and pacific
2. Pacific and Indian
3. Atlantic and Indian
4. Arctic and Outhern

E) Which of these would you find in south Africa?
1. North London
2. South London
3. West London
4. East London

F) Who was the founder of Cape Town?
1. Jan van Riebeeck
2. Jan van Diebeeck
3. Dan man Niebeeck
4. Dan van Piebeeck

G) When did South Africa host and win the rugby world cup?
1. 1999
2. 1995
3. 1991
4. 1987

H) ‘Apartheid’ is Afrikaans for what?
1. Independence
2. nationalisation
3. segregation
4. colonization

I) What is South Africa best known for mining?
1. Tin and copper
2. silver and platinum
3. coal and oil
4. gold and diamonds

J) On what date was Nelson Mandela freed?
1. 11/02/1990
2. 10/03/1969
3. 07/12/1991
4. 01/01/1989