Question 1

Which team won the 1995 Rugby World Cup hosted in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 2

Who was the captain of the Springboks during the 1995 Rugby World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Francois Pienaar

Question 3

South Africa’s national soccer team is known as:

Accepted Answer

The Bafana Bafana

Question 4

Which sport is South Africa traditionally most successful in internationally?

Accepted Answer

Cricket

Question 5

Who is South Africa’s most famous cricket batsman, nicknamed “Prince of Port Elizabeth”?

Accepted Answer

AB de Villiers

Question 6

Which South African cricketer is considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time?

Accepted Answer

Shaun Pollock

Question 7

The South African national rugby team is called:

Accepted Answer

Springboks

Question 8

Which South African city hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup final?

Accepted Answer

Johannesburg

Question 9

Who scored the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final?

Accepted Answer

Joel Stransky

Question 10

Which South African golfer has not won multiple major championships, including The Masters?

Accepted Answer

Ernie Els

Question 11

Who is the most capped South African soccer player?

Accepted Answer

Aaron Mokoena

Question 12

In which city is the Newlands Cricket Ground located?

Accepted Answer

Cape Town

Question 13

The South African national cricket team is nicknamed:

Accepted Answer

Proteas

Question 14

Which South African sprinter won the men’s 100m gold medal at the 1996 Olympics?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 15

Who is South Africa’s most famous female middle-distance runner?

Accepted Answer

Caster Semenya

Question 16

Which South African city is home to the Kings rugby team?

Accepted Answer

Port Elizabeth

Question 17

Who is South Africa’s top try scorer in Rugby World Cups?

Accepted Answer

Bryan Habana

Question 18

South Africa won their first Olympic gold medal in which sport?

Accepted Answer

Athletics

Question 19

Who was the first South African to captain the Proteas cricket team?

Accepted Answer

Shaun Pollock

Question 20

Which South African city is nicknamed the “City of Rugby”?

Accepted Answer

Bloemfontein

Question 21

Which South African female tennis player won the 1999 US Open doubles title?

Accepted Answer

Liezel Huber

Question 22

South Africa hosted which international cricket tournament in 2003?

Accepted Answer

Cricket World Cup

Question 23

Who is South Africa’s fastest 400m runner?

Accepted Answer

Wayde van Niekerk

Question 24

Which stadium hosted the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Soccer City (FNB Stadium)

Question 25

Who is South Africa’s top wicket-taker in Test cricket?

Accepted Answer

Dale Steyn

Question 26

The Blitzboks are South Africa’s national team in which sport?

Accepted Answer

Rugby 7s

Question 27

Who scored the most runs for South Africa in the 2015 Cricket World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Hashim Amla

Question 28

Who was South Africa’s first black rugby captain in the professional era?

Accepted Answer

Siya Kolisi

Question 29

Which South African soccer player scored a hat-trick in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Benni McCarthy

Question 30

Which South African soccer player is the all-time top scorer for Bafana Bafana?

Accepted Answer

Benni McCarthy

Question 31

Which South African team won the 2024–25 PSL (Premier Soccer League) season?

Accepted Answer

Mamelodi Sundowns

Question 32

Which South African goalkeeper is known for his penalty-saving skills?

Accepted Answer

Ronwen Williams

Question 33

Who scored South Africa’s first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Siphiwe Tshabalala

Question 34

Who was the first South African to play in the English Premier League?

Accepted Answer

Lucas Radebe

Question 35

Which South African team is known as “The Amakhosi”?

Accepted Answer

Kaizer Chiefs

Question 36

Which South African team is nicknamed “The Brazilians of South Africa”?

Accepted Answer

Mamelodi Sundowns

Question 37

Who won the PSL Golden Boot in the 2024–25 season?

Accepted Answer

Peter Shalulile

Question 38

Who is Banyana Banyana’s captain as of 2025?

Accepted Answer

Janine van Wyk

Question 39

Who scored South Africa’s first-ever goal at a FIFA World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Phil Masinga

Question 40

Which South African club was the first to win the CAF Champions League?

Accepted Answer

Orlando Pirates

Question 41

Which South African stadium hosted the first professional soccer match in the country?

Accepted Answer

Ellis Park

Question 42

Which South African team has never been relegated from the PSL?

Accepted Answer

Kaizer Chiefs

Question 43

Which South African team is nicknamed “The Mighty Boys”?

Accepted Answer

SuperSport United

Question 44

Which South African player holds the record for most consecutive PSL appearances?

Accepted Answer

Itumeleng Khune

Question 45

Which South African coach won back-to-back PSL titles with two different clubs?

Accepted Answer

Pitso Mosimane

Question 46

Dingaan Thobela was a world champion in which weight division?

Accepted Answer

Super Featherweight

Question 47

Who was the first South African to win a professional boxing world title?

Accepted Answer

Gerrie Coetzee

Question 48

Which South African boxer earned the nickname “The Coal Miner”?

Accepted Answer

Gerrie Coetzee

Question 49

Which South African boxer defeated Lennox Lewis in a professional match?

Accepted Answer

No South African has beaten Lennox Lewis

South African Sports & Recreation

2) Who was the captain of the Springboks during the 1995 Rugby World Cup?

3) South Africa’s national soccer team is known as:

4) Which sport is South Africa traditionally most successful in internationally?

5) Who is South Africa’s most famous cricket batsman, nicknamed “Prince of Port Elizabeth”?

6) Which South African cricketer is considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time?

7) The South African national rugby team is called:

8) Which South African city hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup final?

9) Who scored the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final?

10) Which South African golfer has not won multiple major championships, including The Masters?

11) Who is the most capped South African soccer player?

12) In which city is the Newlands Cricket Ground located?

13) The South African national cricket team is nicknamed:

14) Which South African sprinter won the men’s 100m gold medal at the 1996 Olympics?

15) Who is South Africa’s most famous female middle-distance runner?

16) Which South African city is home to the Kings rugby team?

17) Who is South Africa’s top try scorer in Rugby World Cups?

18) South Africa won their first Olympic gold medal in which sport?

19) Who was the first South African to captain the Proteas cricket team?

20) Which South African city is nicknamed the “City of Rugby”?

21) Which South African female tennis player won the 1999 US Open doubles title?

22) South Africa hosted which international cricket tournament in 2003?

23) Who is South Africa’s fastest 400m runner?

24) Which stadium hosted the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

25) Who is South Africa’s top wicket-taker in Test cricket?

26) The Blitzboks are South Africa’s national team in which sport?

27) Who scored the most runs for South Africa in the 2015 Cricket World Cup?

28) Who was South Africa’s first black rugby captain in the professional era?

29) Which South African soccer player scored a hat-trick in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

30) Which South African soccer player is the all-time top scorer for Bafana Bafana?

31) Which South African team won the 2024–25 PSL (Premier Soccer League) season?

32) Which South African goalkeeper is known for his penalty-saving skills?

33) Who scored South Africa’s first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

34) Who was the first South African to play in the English Premier League?

35) Which South African team is known as “The Amakhosi”?

36) Which South African team is nicknamed “The Brazilians of South Africa”?

37) Who won the PSL Golden Boot in the 2024–25 season?

38) Who is Banyana Banyana’s captain as of 2025?

39) Who scored South Africa’s first-ever goal at a FIFA World Cup?

40) Which South African club was the first to win the CAF Champions League?

41) Which South African stadium hosted the first professional soccer match in the country?

42) Which South African team has never been relegated from the PSL?

43) Which South African team is nicknamed “The Mighty Boys”?

44) Which South African player holds the record for most consecutive PSL appearances?

45) Which South African coach won back-to-back PSL titles with two different clubs?

46) Dingaan Thobela was a world champion in which weight division?

47) Who was the first South African to win a professional boxing world title?

48) Which South African boxer earned the nickname “The Coal Miner”?

49) Which South African boxer defeated Lennox Lewis in a professional match?