Question 1
Which political party came to power in 1948 and formally introduced the system of racial segregation?
- National Party
- Progressive Party
- Labour Party
- United Party
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National Party
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South African Apartheid trivia quiz
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What the South African Apartheid questions cover
- Black Consciousness
- Rivonia Trial
- Freedom Charter
- Homelands
- Negotiations
- Soweto Uprising
- Defiance Campaign
- PAC
- Sharpeville
- 1948 Election
- 1976 Uprising
- Armed Struggle
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Question 2
Which anti-apartheid leader spent 27 years in prison before becoming president in 1994?
- Walter Sisulu
- Nelson Mandela
- Steve Biko
- Oliver Tambo
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Nelson Mandela
Question 3
On which island was Nelson Mandela imprisoned for much of his sentence?
- Table Island
- Seal Island
- Robben Island
- Dassen Island
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Robben Island
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