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Nelson Mandela Trivia

Dive into Mandela madness: from 1918 beginnings to Nobel cheers, show you're savvy on the anti-apartheid icon with a wink.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

In 1993, which international honor did Nelson Mandela share with F.W. de Klerk for their efforts to end apartheid?

Nobel Peace Prize

While imprisoned on Robben Island, which language did Nelson Mandela learn to build rapport with his warders?

Afrikaans

In 1941, after defying an arranged marriage planned by his guardian, to which South African city did the young law student flee with his cousin Justice?

Johannesburg

In which year did the National Party’s election victory usher in South Africa’s formal apartheid era?

1948

While he was imprisoned, his push for inmate education led to what enduring nickname for the facility?

Robben Island University