South African I.Q. Test

Victoria, BC
The week of October 27-November 3

As a group we spent much of this week learning about South Africa, it only makes sense to understand more of the history of a country before you go to visit it! We were divided up into groups to research different eras of South African history. We could just tell you what we learned, but instead we’ll…
Test your South Africa I.Q. (True or False)
1. Africa is often referred to as “The Cradle of Humankind”.
2. The first people to live in South Africa were the Portuguese explorers who landed at the Cape of Good Hope.
3. The Dutch East India Company set up a ``refreshment Station`` in the South for ships to stop in.
4. 1948 was when the Apartheid began in South Africa.
5. Nelson Mandela was the third President of South Africa.
6. South Africa is known as the “rainbow nation”.
7. South Africa will host the Olympics in 2010
8. Kruger National Park is home to many animals in South Africa.
9. Our group is getting very excited to be in South Africa very soon!
Answers

1. (True, some of the earliest forms of civilization are found in Africa including cave art from African Tribes some 28, 000 years ago!)
2. (False, there are many tribes of Africans such as the Khoisan, San, and other Bantu people groups. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to land in South Africa in 1488 CE.)
3. (True was the beginning of the Dutch colonization of South Africa and the birth of the Afrikaner people and the Afrikaans language).
4. (True, Apartheid means “Apartness” and became an official political system in 1948. This segregation separated South Africans on basis of race and skin colour and lasted until 1994).
5. (False. Nelson Mandela was the first elected president in the new Democratic Republic of South Africa in 1994.
6. (True, South Africa is a beautifully diverse country with many people groups and 11 official languages).
7. (False, South Africa will be hosting the FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament in 2010. Vancouver, BC will be hosting the Olympics).
8. (True, Our group will be going on a safari drive there to see some of Africa’s spectacular animals including; lions, elephants and zebras, to name a few).
9. (True! In less than 2 months we will be enjoying South African summer).