Quiz  /  Boers

  • 1. 
    Where was the first colony established in South Africa?

  • Johannesburg
  • Orange Free State
  • Transvaal
  • Cape Town

  • 2. 
    What European country did the Boers come from?

  • All of the above
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • France

  • 3. 
    What country took control of the Boers' colony and began to make new laws?

  • Britain
  • France
  • Germany
  • Netherlands

  • 4. 
    Who were the Voortrekkers?

  • British people who took control of the Boer colony
  • Boers who traveled across South Africa to new lands
  • British diamond miners
  • Boers who stayed in Cape Colony

  • 5. 
    Who won the First Boer War?

  • Neither side won
  • Boers
  • British

  • 6. 
    What was discovered on the new Boer lands that led to the First Boer War?

  • Diamonds
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Oil

  • 7. 
    Which of the following was not the name of a Boer Colony?

  • Transvaal
  • Orange Free State
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • All of the above

  • 8. 
    Who won the Second Boer War?

  • Boers
  • British
  • Neither side won

  • 9. 
    What was discovered on the new Boer lands that led to the Second Boer War?

  • Diamonds
  • Oil
  • Silver
  • Gold

  • 10. 
    What does the word 'boer' mean in Dutch?

  • Miner
  • Farmer
  • Colonist
  • Traveler
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