The BIG CURRY Quiz

A. African Geography

Give the name of each African country shown here. (Hmmm, they dont seem to have copied here do they, so you'll just have to guess!!)

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4. Name the Capital of Cameron

5. List the following African Countries in order of population (starting with the highest)
The Gambia, Uganda, Rwanda, Madagascar

6. In which African country can you spend the currency ‘Escudo’

7. If traveling from Cape Verde to Mauritius, how many time zones would you pass through?


B: Sport

1. What is unusual about the players on a ‘goalball’ team?

2. Shirlie Robertson, Shani Kedmi and Iker Martinez have all won Olympic medals in which sport?

3. Name the 6 events/apparatus in an international Men’s Gymnastics competition?

4. Which country was the 1986 Football World Cup held in and which team won?

5. In which country were the 1998 Winter Olympics held?

6. In which sport did Natalie De Toit win a Paralympic Gold Medal in Athens?

7. At what height is a basketball ring fixed?



C. Culture

1. List 5 of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World.

2. Which famous fashion designer died earlier this month (June)?

3. Which bird is featured on the Jule Brew bottle?

4. Name the English author of the book Lucky Jim?

5. How tall is Rod Stewart?

6. Which 4 US presidents are depicted at Mount Rushmore?

7. The African Union (AU) is a federation consisting of all Africa countries except one. Which African nation is not a member?


D: Science and nature

1. Which man is said to have experimented with gravity, by dropping objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

2. Gram for gram what is the most expensive spice in the world and which plant does it come from?

3. Does sound travel faster through air, through water, or through a vacuum?

4. What is the boiling point of alcohol (ethanol)?

5. Atoms are made of three types of particle. What are they?

6. What is the chemical formula for chalk?7. What is the heaviest animal in the world?