Fact or fiction

Ready to have your mind absolutely blown? We’ve cooked up the ultimate quiz that’ll have you scratching your head and questioning everything you thought you knew. From history’s most bizarre moments to the movie industry’s sneakiest tricks, this is your chance to separate fact from fiction – if you can!

Put your knowledge to the test with these mind-bending questions and you could win a R500 Takealot voucher. Competition closes on Friday 8 May.

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South Africa is the only country in the world where you can stand at the exact point where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, marked by a lighthouse at Cape Agulhas.

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The movie “District 9” was based on the true story of an alien spacecraft that crash-landed in Johannesburg during the 1980s and was covered up by the apartheid government.

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Kimberley had electric street lights before London

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South Africa is the only country in Africa to feature animals on its currency.

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egg Africa mischievous

The Tokoloshe, a mischievous creature from African folklore, can be kept away by raising your bed on bricks so it can’t reach you while you sleep.

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South Africa is the only country in the world to voluntarily build nuclear weapons and then completely dismantle its entire nuclear programme.

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Astronauts can’t cry proper tears in space because gravity won’t let the tears fall down their faces.

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If you swallow chewing gum, it stays in your stomach for seven years before your body can digest it.

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The ship in the movie “Titanic” was actually called RMS Britannic, but James Cameron changed the name for dramatic effect.

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The Eiffel Tower actually grows about 15 cm taller during summer months due to thermal expansion.

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Humans have invisible stripes on their skin that can sometimes be seen under Ultra Violet light.

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You can cook an egg by placing it between two mobile phones and calling between them repeatedly.

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Congratulations to our previous winner!  
Juliana Myburgh is the lucky winner of our Surviving Summer quiz.

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