How Much Do You Know About CAPE Town History? Trivia Quiz
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 236
Capetown is a popular city in the South Africa. It is home to millions of South Africans and regarded as the oldest South African city. Though details about the earliest residents of the city is not available, Capetown is believed to have been founded about 20,000 years ago. Here is a quiz to test how much you know about it. Try it now!
Questions and Answers
- 1.
How many languages originated from Capetown?- A.
Two languages
- B.
Six languages
- C.
Three languages
- D.
Four languages
- 2.
Which of these languages did not originate from Cape Town?
- A.
Xhosa
- B.
English
- C.
Afrikaans
- D.
Zulu
- 3.
Where were the earliest known remnants in this region found?
- A.
Darus cave
- B.
Orange cave
- C.
Peers cave
- D.
Nile cave
- 4.
When was Cape Town discovered by a Portuguese explorer?
- A.
1836
- B.
1488
- C.
1789
- D.
1509
- 5.
What explorer discovered Cape Town?
- A.
Ferdinand Magellan
- B.
Jeremy Pasmas
- C.
David Livingstone
- D.
Bartholomew Dias
- 6.
When was the city named "Cape of Storms"?
- A.
1781
- B.
1429
- C.
1781
- D.
1488
- 7.
When was it name "Cape of Good Hope"?
- A.
1497
- B.
1398
- C.
1859
- D.
1734
- 8.
Which of these was traded in the city in the 16th century?
- A.
Tobacco
- B.
Iron
- C.
Gold
- D.
Copper
- 9.
When was the first Dutch sailor sent to the city?
- A.
1652
- B.
1691
- C.
1749
- D.
1483
- 10.
When did efforts to establish the first ship workstation begin?
- A.
1838
- B.
1652
- C.
1619
- D.
1619
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