Apartheid quiz

More questions about Apartheid

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1. 1 Easy

   By what factor did apartheid legally classify citizens?

   Answer: Race

   Why: Under the 1950 Population Registration Act, every citizen was classified into one of four rigid racial groups.

2. 2 Medium

   What does the rallying cry 'Amandla' mean?

   Answer: Power

   Why: Amandla is simply the word for power in Zulu, Xhosa and the other Nguni languages.

3. 3 Hard

   Where did Mandela sign South Africa's new constitution in 1996?

   Answer: Sharpeville

   Why: The signing took place on 10 December 1996, International Human Rights Day.

4. 4 Easy

   What party led the main struggle against apartheid?

   Answer: African National Congress

   Why: Founded in 1912 to defend Black voting rights, the party fought apartheid underground for three decades after being banned.

5. 5 Medium

   Roughly how much of South Africa's land did the homelands cover?

   Answer: 13%

   Why: A 1913 law reserved about 7% of the land for Black South Africans, and a 1936 act set out to raise that to 13.6%.

6. 6 Hard

   Who was kept on Robben Island by a clause named after him?

   Answer: Robert Sobukwe

   Why: On the island he was held alone in separate quarters, barred from contact with the other prisoners.