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Nelson Mandela Quiz

General Knowledge Quizzes, History, Nobel Prize Winners

Nelson Mandela Quiz Questions

English: A USSR stamp, 70th Birth Anniversary ...

A USSR stamp, 70th Birth Anniversary of Nelson Mandela. Date of issue: 18th July 1988. Designer: B. Ilyukhin. Michel catalogue number: 5853. 10 K. multicoloured. Portrait of Nelson Mandela (fighter for freedom of Africa). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Nelson Mandela president of South Africa?
a) 1986-1991
b) 1994-1999
c) 2004-2009
d) 2007-2012

2. When was Nelson Mandela born?
a) 5 February 1914
b) 14 May 1912
c) 18 July 1918
d) 30 November 1915

3. Where was Nelson Mandela born?
a) Mvezo
b) Kimberley
c) Port Elizabeth
d) Rustenburg

4. When did Nelson Mandela join African National Congress?
a) 1936
b) 1940
c) 1942
d) 1944

5. When was Nelson Mandela in prison?
a) 1962-1990
b) 1944-1948
c) 1948-1952
d) 1952-1956

6. When did Nelson Mandela win Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1990
b) 1993
c) 1984
d) 1986

7. Which book of Nelson Mandela was published in 1994?
a) Higher than Hope
b) No Walk to Freedom
c) I Am Prepared to Die
d) Long Walk to Freedom

8. Which policy ended when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa?
a) Big Stick
b) Communism
c) Apartheid
d) Open Door

9. When did Nelson Mandela die?
a) 22 January 2009
b) 14 June 2008
c) 18 July 2012
d) 5 December 2013

10. Where did Nelson Mandela die?
a) Durban
b) Cape Town
c) Johannesburg
d) Sharpeville

Nelson Mandela Quiz Questions with Answers

English: Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Gaute...

Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 13 May 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Nelson Mandela president of South Africa?
b) 1994-1999

2. When was Nelson Mandela born?
c) 18 July 1918

3. Where was Nelson Mandela born?
a) Mvezo

4. When did Nelson Mandela join African National Congress?
d) 1944

5. When was Nelson Mandela in prison?
a) 1962-1990

6. When did Nelson Mandela win Nobel Prize for Peace?
b) 1993

7. Which book of Nelson Mandela was published in 1994?
d) Long Walk to Freedom

8. Which policy ended when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa?
c) Apartheid

9. When did Nelson Mandela die?
d) 5 December 2013

10. Where did Nelson Mandela die?
c) Johannesburg

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Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:33:04.

South Africa Quiz

Countries, General Knowledge Quizzes

South Africa Quiz Questions

Flag of South Africa

Flag of South Africa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) Who is the first European explorer to reach the southernmost tip of Africa?
a) Bartholomeu Dias
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Abel Tasman
d) Francis Drake

2) When did the British annex the Cape Colony?
a) 1765
b) 1806
c) 1815
d) 1848

3) What did the British use against the Boers in the Second Boer War?
a) Concentration camps
b) Chlorine
c) Tanks
d) Missiles

English: A USSR stamp, 70th Birth Anniversary ...

A USSR stamp, 70th Birth Anniversary of Nelson Mandela. Date of issue: 18th July 1988. Designer: B. Ilyukhin. Michel catalogue number: 5853. 10 K. multicoloured. Portrait of Nelson Mandela (fighter for freedom of Africa) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

4) What is apartheid?
a) Peaceful co-existence
b) Racial segregation
c) Military rule
d) Theocracy

5) Who first performed heart transplantation?
a) Philip Blaiberg
b) Dorothy Fisher
c) Christian Barnard
d) Denise Darvall

6) Gary Player is famous for which sport?
a) Cricket
b) Rugby
c) Golf
d) Chess

7) Who was the captain of the Test cricket team in the series against Australia in 1970?
a) Ali Bacher
b) Barry Richards
c) Mike Procter
d) Peter Pollock

8) Which country is surrounded on all sides by South Africa?
a) Angola
b) Swaziland
c) Lesotho
d) Namibia

9) Who became the President of South Africa in 1994?
a) John Smuts
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Walter Sisulu
d) Jomo Kenyatta

10) Who won the Rugby World Cup 2007?
a) Argentina
b) England
c) France
d) South Africa

South Africa Quiz Questions with Answers

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English: Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) Who is the first European explorer to reach the southernmost tip of Africa?
a) Bartholomeu Dias

2) When did the British annex the Cape Colony?
b) 1806

3) What did the British use against the Boers in the Second Boer War?
a) Concentration camps

4) What is apartheid?
b) Racial segregation

5) Who first performed heart transplantation?
c) Christian Barnard

6) Gary Player is famous for which sport?
c) Golf

7) Who was the captain of the Test cricket team in the series against Australia in 1970?
a) Ali Bacher

8) Which country is surrounded on all sides by South Africa?
c) Lesotho

9) Who became the President of South Africa in 1994?
b) Nelson Mandela

10) Who won the Rugby World Cup 2007?
d) South Africa

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Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:32:52.

Kanpur Test 2009 Quiz

Cricket, General Knowledge Quizzes

Kanpur Test 2009 Quiz Question

1) Who made Test debut for India in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) Gautam Gambhir
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Pragyan Ojha
d) S. Sreesanth

2) Who was dropped on 0 and hit a century in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) Yuvraj Singh
b) Zaheer Khan
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Virender Sehwag

3) What was India’s score on the first day of Kanpur Test 2009?
a) 375/9
b) 376/8
c) 417/2
d) 494/6

4) Who was non-striker and was run out when Rangana Herath failed to hold on to a return catch of VVS Laxman in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) Gautam Gambhir
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
d) Harbhajan Singh

5) How many runs did India score in first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) 642
b) 786
c) 444
d) 952

6) Who was out first ball of Sri Lanka’s first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) Kumara Sangakkara
b) Tilakarathne Dilshan
c) Mahala Jayawardene
d) Prasanna Jayawardene

7) Who took 5 wickets for 75 runs in Sri Lanka’s first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) S. Sreesanth
b) Harbhajan Singh
c) Zaheer Khan
d) Yuvraj Singh

8) How many runs did Sri Lanka score in first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) 100
b) 118
c) 229
d) 306

9) How many runs did Sri Lanka score in second Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) 174
b) 269
c) 242
d) 386

10) What was the result of Kanpur Test 2009?
a) India won by 72 runs
b) India won by 4 wickets
c) India won by 6 wickets
d) India won by an Innings and 144 runs

Kanpur Test 2009 Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Who made Test debut for India in Kanpur Test 2009?
c) Pragyan Ojha

2) Who was dropped on 0 and hit a century in Kanpur Test 2009?
d) Virender Sehwag

3) What was India’s score on the first day of Kanpur Test 2009?
c) 417/2

4) Who was non-striker and was run out when Rangana Herath failed to hold on to a return catch of VVS Laxman in Kanpur Test 2009?
b) Rahul Dravid

5) How many runs did India score in first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) 642

6) Who was out first ball of Sri Lanka’s first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
b) Tilakarathne Dilshan

7) Who took 5 wickets for 75 runs in Sri Lanka’s first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
a) S. Sreesanth

8) How many runs did Sri Lanka score in first Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
c) 229

9) How many runs did Sri Lanka score in second Innings in Kanpur Test 2009?
b) 269

10) What was the result of Kanpur Test 2009?
d) India won by an Innings and 144 runs

Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:32:36.