Cape Town History Quiz

Question 1

In what Cape Town hospital did Dr Barnard perform the world's first human heart transplant?

Accepted Answer

Groote Schuur

Question 2

Khayelitsha's name means what in Xhosa?

Accepted Answer

New home

Question 3

Camps Bay is so called after ....

Accepted Answer

A sailor named Fredrick Ernst von Kamptz

Question 4

In what year was the Good Hope Centre built?

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 5

In what year was Cape Town International Convention Centre opened?

Accepted Answer

2003

Question 6

What institution of higher learning is shown in this photo from the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

University of Cape Town

Question 7

Adderley Street was named after a politician from which country?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 8

The Battle of Muizenberg in 1795 was fought between which two countries?

Accepted Answer

England and The Netherlands

Question 9

Which of these is the name of a point of the Castle of Good Hope?

Accepted Answer

Oranje

Question 10

This home is the residence of the State President in Cape Town when Parliament is in session.

Accepted Answer

Tuynhuys

Question 11

What did Napoleon reportedly have imported from Cape Town to St Helena?

Accepted Answer

Constantia wine

Question 12

This statue in Simonstown honours the only dog to be enlisted in the Royal Navy. Name him.

Accepted Answer

Just Nuisance

Question 13

Currently a museum, this building was once used to house ...

Accepted Answer

slaves

Question 14

What is the name of this late Georgian home situated near the Mount Nelson Hotel?

Accepted Answer

Bertram House

Question 15

Which World War 1 battle does this memorial commemorate?

Accepted Answer

Delville Wood

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