October 2026 edition

South Africa quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
Which flat-topped mountain overlooks Cape Town?
AMount Kilimanjaro
BTable Mountain
CMount Kenya
DMount Elgon
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about South Africa? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from the Springboks and the Karoo to the end of apartheid.

South Africa · October 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Which country hosted the 2010 World Cup?
ABrazil
BSouth Africa
CGermany
DJapan

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerTwo oceans, Invictus and the Witwatersrand
2EasyWaka Waka, Robben Island and Soweto
3TrickyThe Karoo, barbecues and the Anglo-Zulu War
4HardGordimer, biltong and the Cradle of Humankind
5BrutalRivonia, the Cullinan and the fynbos
South Africa titlesout of 500
Full Big Five50 / 50
Park warden350+
Head ranger275+
Safari guide200+
Tracker100+
Trainee ranger1+
Empty plains0

44 of 50 right · six short of Full Big Five

You vs Katie BSouth Africa · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
What was the title of Nelson Mandela's 1994 autobiography?
Stride Toward Freedom
Playing in the Dark
Long Walk to Freedom✓GBKB
The Fire Next Time

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Quicker than a springbok.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which country hosted the 2010 World Cup? No time for extra time.

The ramp

Tarmac first, then the dirt track.

Five rounds of ten. Each safari gets trickier.

Titles

Earn your ranger stripes.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's Empty plains; get every question right for Full Big Five.

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See who knows their stuff.

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