This Nelson Mandela Trivia Is Peace, Power & Perseverance
1.
Who declared that Nelson Mandela International Day will be celebrated every year?
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The United Nations
2.
Who lived in the house used for the Nelson Mandela National Museum?
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Nelson Mandela
3.
What country classified Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)as a terrorist organization?
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United States
4.
While Mandela was in prison, he would read what poem to fellow prisoners?
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Invictus
5.
Complete the Mandela quote, "Difficulties break some men but make ____"?
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Others
6.
Complete the Mandela quote, "Lead from the back ù and let others ________________ ".
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Believe They Are In Front
7.
What year was Nelson Mandela convicted under Suppression of Communism Act?
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1952
8.
What is the name of the farm used secretly by African National Congress activists including Mandela?
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Liliesleaf Farm
9.
Finish the Mandela quote, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use ________".
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To Change The World
10.
Finish the Mandela quote, "I dream of an Africa which is ________________".
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In Peace With Itself
11.
Nelson Mandela was expelled from the University of Fort Hare for being involved in what activity?
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Political Activism
12.
What is the charity which was founded by Mandela to raise awareness about the impact of AIDS?
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46664 Campaign
13.
Which is true of Robben Island?
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Used As A Leper Colony
14.
What award did Nelson Mandela's autobiography win?
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Alan Paton Award
15.
Nelson Mandela spoke at the funeral of what Communist leader in 1995?
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Joe Slovo
16.
What was the name of the autobiography Nelson Mandela published in 1994?
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Long Walk to Freedom
17.
In 1996, Nelson Mandela tried to negotiate an end to the First Congo War in what country?
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Zaire
18.
What phrase coined by Desmond Tutu did Nelson Mandela use to describe South Africa?
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Rainbow Nation
19.
Which bishop was a good friend of Nelson Mandela and assisted him during his presidency?
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Desmond Tutu
20.
In 1996, Nelson Mandela was appointed Chairman of which Community?
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Southern African Development Community
21.
While President, Nelson Mandela tried to bring an end to the Kashmir conflict between which two countries?
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India and Pakistan
22.
Nelson Mandela became President of what country in 1994?
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South Africa
23.
Which U.S. President did Nelson Mandela support during his impeachment hearings?
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Bill Clinton
24.
Which Libyan leader did Nelson Mandela appoint to the Order of Good Hope in 1998?
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Muammar Gaddafi
25.
Which Cuban leader visited Nelson Mandela during the latter's presidency?
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Fidel Castro
26.
As President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela oversaw the departure from what system?
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Apartheid
27.
During his time as President, Nelson Mandela was criticized for his relationship with what Indonesia leader?
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Suharto
28.
Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa by finishing ahead of which politician in the 1994 election?
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F. W. de Klerk
29.
Nelson Mandela has apologized for neglecting what crisis during his presidency?
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HIV / AIDS
30.
What prison did Nelson Mandela mention during his 1994 inaugural speech?
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Robben Island
31.
In "Long Walk to Freedom", what did Nelson Mandela say was a "formidable combination"?
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A Good Heart and a Good Mind
32.
Which US President said his earliest political activism was on behalf of Mr. Mandela's cause?
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Barak Obama
33.
What protest song was banned in South Africa?
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Sun City
34.
Who did Barack Obama unexpectedly shake hands with at the Mandela Memorial Service that made news?
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Raul Castro
35.
Who was President of South Africa the day Nelson Mandela died?
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Jacob Zuma
36.
What race does it say on a court indictment for Nelson Mandela when he was 44 years old?
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Bantu
37.
What nickname was Nelson Mandela given for his ability to escape capture?
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Black Pimpernel
38.
What degree did Mandela earn from the University of South Africa?
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Bachelor of Arts
39.
Who presented Mandela with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award?
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Venus and Serena Williams
40.
Where is the Nelson Mandela National Museum located?
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Soweto, Johannesburg
41.
What year was Mandela first convicted with 19 others for his role in the Defiance Campaign?
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1952
42.
Where did Nelson Mandela give his "An ideal for which I am prepared to die" speech?
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Opening Of His Sabotage Trial
43.
How many years was Mandela sentence in 1962 for incitement and leaving the country illegally?
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Five Years
44.
When was Nelson Mandela born?
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18/Jul/18
45.
Nelson Mandela became actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement when he was in his?
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20's
46.
While in school Mandela excelled in which sport?
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Track
47.
Mandela was the first of his family to do what?
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Attend School
48.
Who told Mandela that his first name was to be changed to Nelson?
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A Teacher
49.
After his father's death, Mandela was adopted by?
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The Chief
50.
What name did Nelson Mandela use to avoid being caught by police?
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David Motsamayi
51.
How old was Mandela when he was removed from the U.S. terror watch list?
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89 Years Old
52.
Which book did Nelson Mandela read that earned the nickname "Robben Island Bible"?
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Complete Works of Shakespeare
53.
What ANC Campaign did Mandela lead in 1952 that was a program of nonviolent mass resistance?
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Defiance of Unjust Laws
54.
What minimum security prison was Mandela transferred to in 1988?
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Victor Verster Prison
55.
Complete the Mandela quote, "It always seems ______ until it's done".
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Impossible
56.
Complete the Mandela quote, "______ is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."
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Resentment
57.
How many years of Nelson Mandela's life sentence did he serve?
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27 Years
58.
Who was part of the legal defense team for Mandela at the Rivonia Trial?
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Bram Fischer
59.
Finish the Mandela quote, "A good head and a ______ are always a formidable combination".
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Good Heart
60.
How many times has Nelson Mandela been married?
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3
61.
Mandela was awarded his Bachelor's degree in what year?
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1942
62.
Studying law at the University of Witwatersrand, Mandela's study partner Seretse Khama would later become what?
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President of Botswana
63.
In 1962 Nelson Mandela went to Algeria to do what?
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Guerrilla Training
64.
What was the prison cell number on Robben Island which held Mandela?
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5
65.
Finish the 2008 quote of Mandela's "In my country we go to prison first and then become ________.
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President
66.
What Hollywood star introduced Nelson Mandela at his 90th birthday gathering of over 46,000 people?
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Will Smith
67.
Who wrote the song "Free Nelson Mandela" released in 1984?
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Jerry Dammers
68.
Which predecessor served as Nelson Mandela's deputy when he became President of South Africa?
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F.W. de Klerk
69.
What was the date of Mandela's statement from the dock at the opening of the Rivonia Trial?
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20/Apr/64
70.
Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday tribute was held where?
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London
71.
Mandela's 90th birthday tribute was held what year?
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2008
72.
Mandela's 90th birthday tribute concert was to promote awareness of what?
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HIV/AIDS
73.
What 1960's activist/performer sang at Mandela's 90th birthday tribute?
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Joan Baez
74.
What was Mandela asked to do to get released from prison early in 1985?
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Renounce Armed Struggle
75.
Mandela's 90th birthday tribute concert was how long?
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3 1/2 Hours
76.
Nelson Mandela's 1988 70th birthday tribute had a record breaking world audience of over how many people?
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600 Million
77.
Mandela's 70th birthday tribute was broadcast to how many countries?
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67
78.
What song did opera singer Jessye Norman perform at the end of Mandela's 1988 70th birthday tribute?
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Amazing Grace
79.
What year was the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF) established?
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1995
80.
When did Mandela announce that he was retiring from public life?
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Jun/04
81.
Nelson Mandela served as Secretary General of which organization until 1999?
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Non-Aligned Movement
82.
Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as President in 1999?
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Thabo Mbeki
83.
During his tenure as President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela's office was in what city?
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Cape Town
84.
While Nelson Mandela was President of South Africa, the country hosted what sport's World Cup?
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Rugby
85.
Which monarch visited Nelson Mandela on a state visit to South Africa in 1995?
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Elizabeth II
86.
While President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela gave cabinet positions to members of what rival party?
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National Party
87.
In 1996, Nelson Mandela assembled what commission to investigate apartheid?
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission
88.
How old was Nelson Mandela when he became President of South Africa?
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75
89.
During his Presidency, Nelson Mandela was known for doing what multiple times a day?
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Changing Shirts
90.
Who was Nelson Mandela's second Deputy President?
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Thabo Mbeki
91.
Which pop group was invited to meet with Nelson Mandela in 1997?
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Spice Girls
92.
How many terms did Nelson Mandela serve as President of South Africa?
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One
93.
What kind of spending increased by over 30% during Nelson Mandela's Presidency of South Africa?
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Welfare Spending
94.
Nelson Mandela accepted the Ataturk Peace Prize from what country in 1999?
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Turkey
95.
In the film "Mandela and de Klerk" who portrayed de Klerk?
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Michael Caine
96.
During his Presidency, Nelson Mandela was known for wearing what kind of shirts?
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Madiba Shirts
97.
Nelson Mandela's presidential inauguration took place in what city?
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Pretoria
98.
When Nelson Mandela was elected President, what was the unemployment rate in South Africa?
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33%
99.
What country did Nelson Mandela accuse of having "narrow, chauvinistic interests" in 1998?
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Israel
100.
What three-word term did Nelson Mandela use in 1996 for his economic policy?
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Growth, Employment and Redistribution
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