brain test

1. On this day in 1835, Durban was named in honour of Governor Sir Benjamin D’Urban. What was its previous name? 2. The beers Heineken and Amstel originate from which country? 3. Which South African people are famous for the colourful geometric shapes found in their murals and bead work? 4. What is the capital city of Zimbabwe? 5. Haile Selassie was the emperor of which country? 6. Name the band formed by Mark Knopfler and Dave Edmunds in the early ’70s. The name aptly described their financial status at that time. 7. In mathematics, what punctuation mark is used to represent the factorial function? A) ! B) # C) ^ D) ? 8. The following 3 famous men have the same surname: Michael (Sport), Joel (Film), Heinrich (astronomy). What is it? 9. Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer played two of the three witches in The Witches of

Eastwick . Who was the third? 10. What does the abbreviation “DY” on a share price index denote? 11. What is the German word for “tank”? It is used in English to refer to the German tanks of World War 2. 12. “Ndlovu” and “Tlou” are popular surnames in South Africa. What do these names mean? 13. Name the author and Alan Paton Award winner who wrote The Heart of Redness and The Madonna of Excelsior? 14. With which of the following South African groups would you associate the musical genre isicathamiya? A) Ladysmith Black Mambazo, B) Boom Shaka, C) The Soul Brothers, D) Juluka? 15. Piloting the Bell X-1, who became the first person to break the sound barrier in an aircraft? 16. Which Australian held the record for the most tries in rugby union until it was overtaken by Japanese Daisuke Ohata in 2006? 17. Which US TV sitcom featured a coffee shop called the Café Nervosa? 18. Which 1962 film starring Frank Sinatra was remade in 2004 starring Denzel Washington? 19. The book The Doors of Perception was the inspiration behind Jim Morrison naming his band The Doors. Who wrote it?