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General Knowledge Quiz Evening
General Knowledge Quiz Evening
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Grade 9 and 10 02 /10/ 2022
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1
Who is the current CEO of ESKOM
Nelson Mandela
Allen Morgan
Andre Marinus de Ruyter
Thulani Gcabashe
2
Khloé Kardashian is married to Kanye West
False
True
3
SCC has the best General Knowledge Team in KZN
False
True
4
What is Alexander Fleming particularly famous for discovering?
Electricity
Viruses
Penicillin
Pasteurisation
5
Which colour is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?
Red
Orange
Blue
Green
6
Who gave the famous speech “I Have a Dream”?
Albert Einstein
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Barack Obama
7
Which currency is used in Spain?
Spanish Dollar
Euro
Dollar
Pound
8
In which city can you find the Colosseum?
Rome
Venice
Pretoria
Italy
9
In which city can you find Burk Khalifa, the tallest building in the world?
Saudi Arabia
Austria
Japan
Dubai
10
Nepal is in Asia.
False
True
11
When did Russia invade Ukraine?
25 October
24 February
23 March
26 August
12
Who invented the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
13
Irn Bru is the most popular soft drink in Scotland.
False
True
14
What Team does this player play for?
Arsenal
Springboks
Liverpool
Manchester United
15
Which one of the 7 wonders of the world are found in India
Table Mountain
Great Wall of China
Atlanta
Taj Mahal
16
In which country was Pablo Picasso born?
Italy
Cuba
Brazil
Spain
17
Which actress, who died in December 2021, would have celebrated her 100th birthday in January 2022?
Snoop Dogg
Elizabeth Taylor
Elvis Presley
Betty White
18
The ANC clearly won the first democratic election in 1994, what percentage did they achieve?
84
78
62
99.9
19
What symbol can you see on the Canadian Flag?
A maple leaf
A deer
A fig
A star
20
Identify the Player
Romain Ntamack
Charles Ollivon
Antoine Dupont
Matthieu Jalibert
21
Which jubilee did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate in 2022?
Platinum
Gold
Bronze
Daimond
22
What were the first two countries to declare war on Germany during WW2?
Germany and France
America and England
England and Germany
Britain and France
23
What happened between 1914 and 1919?
World War 1
Cold War
Black Plaque
World War 2
24
Antarctica is the southernmost continent.
True
False
25
Who was the first president of the United States?
Nelson Mandela
George Washington
Hilary Clinton
Mr van Blerk
26
South Africa has nine provinces. Please name 5, 8 and 9.
Gauteng, KZN, Northern Province
Free sate, Mpumalanga,Limpopo
Western cape, KZN Limpopo
Free state, East London, Gauteng
27
Who is the starting first team basketball power forward SCC 2022?
Luke Hubble
Storm Gilchrist
Aidan Gracie
Taite Hendricks
28
Which landmark in South Dakota features the faces of 4 US presidents?
Mount Sainai
Mount kilimanjaro
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushless
29
Who was the first FIFA World Cup winner?
Italy
Uruguay
Brazil
West Germany
30
Which river forms a natural border between South Africa and Namibia?
Namibian river
Red river
Orange River
Duzi
31
Which is the largest Biome in South Africa?
Savanna
Forest
Fynbos
Desert
32
Which author wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Roald Dahl
C. S. Lewis
Dr. Seuss
Beverly Cleary
33
What international rugby team are known as the Pumas?
Argentina
Tonga
South Africa
Brazil
34
Arsenal winning the Premier League 2022/2023
False
True
35
Nelson Mandela wrote a book about his life, what is the name of it?
Jail time
Long Walk to Freedom
Freedom of the Nation
Ubuntu
36
How many years did Mandela spend in prison?
12
27
29
25
37
Which significant event in the history of the struggle against apartheid occurred in March of 1960?
Freedom Charter
Soweto uprising
Sharpeville Massacre
Rivonia trial
38
How many days did Liz truss stay in office?
45
14
30
50
39
On 10th January 2022 a heart transplant from an animal to a human patient was done for the first time. Which animal?
human
goat
sheep
pig
40
Which big improvement was achieved for the education system?
free education, free schooling, free schools
more stationary
free water and toilets
uniforms and shoes
41
Which COVID variant was first detected in South Africa on 24 November 2021 and spread at the beginning of 2022?
SARS
Covid 19
Swine Flu
Omicron
42
Which British singer cancelled her Vegas residency at the beginning of 2022?
Celine Dion
Justin Bieber
Adele
Michael Jackson
43
Mercury is the largest planet in the solar system
True
False
44
Who slapped Chris rock at the Oscar ceremony?
The Rock
Will Smith
Beyonce'
Kim K
45
Are yu ready for the General Knowledge Round???
yes
no sure
eish
ofcourse
46
Who stopped apartheid?
FW De Klerk
Thabi Mbeki
Queen Elizabeth 2
Nelson Mandela
47
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize "together" with Nelson Mandela?
•P.W. Botha
Desmond Tutu
•TaboMbeki
Frederik Willem de Klerk
48
Identify the athlete
Jeff Bazos
Caelab Dressel
Ryan Murphy
Matthew Sates
49
Which fruit is associated with Isaac Newton?
Apple
Mango
Banana
Pineapple
50
Who was Barack Obama’s Vice President?
Thabo Mbeki
Joe Biden
Margret Thatcher
Donald Trump
51
How many copies of FIFA 2022 have been sold thus far?
3 million
9 millions
500 million
1 billion
52
Who won the rubgy World Cup in 1995
Australia
England
South Africa
New Zealand
53
Who won the Wess hard enduro championship x-trail 2022
Manuel Lettenbichler
Billy Bolt
Grand Javas
Wade Young
54
In which country can you find the leaning tower of Pisa?
England
Italy
Sweden
Spain
55
Which city will the UEFA Champions League final be played?
Athens
Amsterdam
Paris
Barcelona
56
Who sang “Oops!… I did it again”?
Britney Spears
Ariana Grande
Whitney Houston
Char
57
Who has won more tennis grand slam titles – Venus Williams or Serena Williams?
Both
Serena
Venus
None
58
South Africa is a diverse country. This is even reflected in the National Flag. Which two colours are missing on it?
pink
black
brown
red
