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Zimbabwe quiz

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Fancy yourself a trivia buff?
A clever quiz whiz, you think?
Take this test and find out!

1. Who was Zimbabwe’s first president?

  • Robert Mugabe
  • Canaan Banana
  • Ian Smith
  • Joshua Nkomo

2. When did Zimbabwe hold it’s first democratic elections?

  • 1965
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1994

3. Which artist performed at Zimbabwe’s first Independence celebrations?

  • Bob Marley
  • Roxette
  • Cliff Richard
  • Paul Simon

4. Which Zimbabwean minister was awarded the Golden Raspberry Award from British-based media watchdog the Index on Censorship for ‘services to censorship’?

  • Jonathan Moyo
  • Roy Bennett
  • Simba Makoni
  • Ian Smith

5. Name the newspaper, formerly Zimbabwe’s biggest independent daily, that was shut down as a result of Zimbabwe’s harsh media laws.

  • Zimbabwe Independent
  • The Daily News
  • The Guardian
  • The Herald

6. Who was the first foreign head of state to address Zimbabwe’s parliament?

  • George Bush
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Thabo Mbeki

7. What is Robert Mugabe’s second name?

  • Bob
  • Gabriel
  • Ignatius
  • James

8. Name the captain of Zimbabwe’s cricket team?

  • Heath Streak
  • Hamilton Masakadza
  • Tatenda Taibu
  • Alan Lamb

9. Who is the patron of Zimbabwean cricket?

  • Cecil John Rhodes
  • Jonty Rhodes
  • The Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Aeneas Chigwedere
  • President Robert Mugabe

10. Which Bond girl was born in Zimbabwe?

  • Thandie Newton
  • Brumilda Van Rensburg
  • Grace Jones
  • Halle Berry

11. Who was Mugabe referring to when he branded them ‘worse than pigs and dogs’?

  • Movement for Democratic Change Supporters
  • Homosexuals
  • White Farmers
  • Rhodesians

12. Which former statesman was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for sodomy?

  • Sir Garfield Todd
  • Canaan Banana
  • Ian Smith
  • Simon Muzenda

Answers

  1. Canaan Banana
  2. 1980
  3. Bob Marley
  4. Jonathan Moyo
  5. The Daily News
  6. Nelson Mandela
  7. Gabriel
  8. Tatenda Taibu
  9. President Robert Mugabe
  10. Thandie Newton
  11. Homosexuals
  12. Canaan Banana
    13.

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