January 2022

Olympics Hosts

Source: Various Web pages

Name the Countries and Cities that hosted the Olympics during these years:

  1. 2021
  2. 2016
  3. 2012
  4. 2008
  5. 2004
  6. 2000
  7. 1996
  8. 1992
  9. 1988
  10. 1896
  1. Japan; Tokyo
  2. Brazil; Rio de Janeiro
  3. United Kingdom; London
  4. China; Beijing
  5. Greece; Athens
  6. Australia; Sydney
  7. USA; Atlanta
  8. Spain; Barcelona
  9. South Korea; Seoul
  10. Greece; Athens

*The next upcoming Olympics will be held in Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) *

UNITED NATIONS

Name the Secretary Generals of the United Nations and their countries of origin:

  1. 1946-1952
  2. 1953-1961
  3. 1961-1971
  4. 1972-1981
  5. 1982-1991
  6. 1992-1996
  7. 1997-2006
  8. 2007-2016
  9. 2017-present
  1. Trygve Lie (Norway)
  2. Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden)
  3. U Thant (Burma) (currently known as Myanmar)
  4. Kurt Waldheim (Australia)
  5. Javier Perez De Cuellar (Peru)
  6. Boutros Boutros Ghali (Egypt)
  7. Kofi A. Annan (Ghana)
  8. Ban Ki-Moon ( South Korea)
  9. Antonio Guterres (Portugal)

Travel And Transportation

Given the names of the airports, name the countries where they are located:

  1. King Fahd International
  2. Denver International
  3. Dallas/Fort Worth International
  4. Orlando International
  5. Washington Dulles International
  6. Beijing Daxing International
  7. George Bush International
  8. Shanghai Puding International
  9. Cairo International
  10. Suvarnabhumi
  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. USA
  3. USA
  4. USA
  5. USA
  6. China
  7. USA
  8. China
  9. Egypt
  10. Thailand

Domestic Tourism

NAME THE PROVINCES IN WHICH THE FOLLOWING TOURIST DESTINATIONS ARE LOOCATED:

  1. Kruger National Park
  2. Robben Island
  3. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
  4. Drakensberg Mountains
  5. Nelson Mandela Capture Site
  6. Lesedi Cultural Village
  7. Sudwala Caves
  8. Tankwa Karoo National Park
  9. Apartheid Museum
  10. Hartebeesport Dam
  11. The Cradle of Humankind Day trip
  12. Three Rondavels
  13. Two Ocean Aquarium
  14. Garden Route
  15. Table Mountain
  16. Sani Pass
  17. Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
  18. Tsitsikamma National Park
  19. The Big Hole
  20. Sun City
  21. Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
  22. Maphungubwe National Park
  23. Venda Art Route
  1. Mpumalanga/ Limpopo
  2. Western Cape
  3. Northern Cape
  4. KZN
  5. KZN
  6. North West
  7. Mpumalanga
  8. Northern Cape
  9. Gauteng
  10. North West
  11. Gauteng
  12. Mpumalanga
  13. Western Cape
  14. Western/Eastern Cape
  15. Western Cape
  16. KZN
  17. Mpumalanga
  18. Eastern Cape
  19. Northern Cape
  20. North West
  21. Western Cape
  22. Limpopo
  23. Limpopo

Patriotic Examination Part 9 (Education)

  1. In your own understanding what is eduction?
  2. What is the purpose of getting educated?
  3. What are some of the problems of education in your country?
  4. How does education help your country?
  5. What needs to be fixed in the education system of your country?
  6. What do you learn from other country’s education system?
  7. How the education system in your country does prepare children for the 21st century?
  8. Does the education system in your country conduct examination to judge learning?
  9. How are schools funded in your country?
  10. Who pays the teachers’ salaries in your country?
  11. What is the state of school building across the country?
  12. How many universities are in your country?
  13. Who funds the universities in your country?
  14. Who buys the learning materials for the child while still in school?
  15. Does the education system have a common syllabus for all schools in the country?
  16. Is your country ready to go on for E-learning from Primary school levels to institutions of higher learning?
  17. Does your government encourage girls to enter STEM fields?
  18. Does the education system encourage girls to enter “Science Technology Engineering Math fields”(STEM)?
  19. What is the level of university drop-outs in your country? Provide reasons
  20. Topics for discussions: A)Is Home schooling more effective than the regular schooling system?B)Cellphones at schools(YES or No)

Patriotic Examination Part8 (Tourism)

  1. How do you explain the word tourism in your own understanding?
  2. Do tourists visit your country and why?
  3. What site is the most worth seeing in your country?
  4. How many wonders of the world are there in your country?
  5. Are there heritage sites in your country?
  6. How does your government promote tourism in your country?
  7. Does your country encourage medical tourism?
  8. How does your country attract tourists visit?
  9. How much of your country’s Gross Domestic Products are made up by the tourism sector in terms of percentage?
  10. Did the tourism sector in your country experience sudden drop in 2020 ? If so, what was the cause of the drop?

Patriotic Examination Part7 (State of Employment Affairs)

  1. What is the rate of unemployment in your country?(percentages)
  2. Which sector has employed most employees in your country?
  3. What are the basic salaries of employees in the different sectors?
  4. Does your country have labour unions suggests?(percentages)
  5. Suggest employment opportunities can be created in your country
  6. Is favouritism and nepotism common for employment opportunities in your country?

Patriotic Examination Part5 (Health)

  1. Does your country have health institutions such as clinics and hospitals?
  2. Does your country practice universal health coverage(UHC)?
  3. What is the total budget for the department of health?
  4. Does your country have institutions for people to further their studies towards careers in health?
  5. Does your country have a shortage of health workers, if so? Why?
  6. Are doctors and nurses well paid by the state?
  7. Which disease is common in your country and what measures have been taken by your government to intervene?
  8. What are the major causes of death in your country?
  9. How does your government deal with the following health issues?(10-26)
  10. Covid-19
  11. Cholera
  12. HIV/AIDS
  13. Malaria
  14. Influenza
  15. Measles
  16. Meningitis
  17. Pneumonia
  18. Rotavirus
  19. Tuberculosis
  20. Typhoid
  21. Yellow fever
  22. Ebola
  23. Dengu
  24. Hanta viruses
  25. Syphilis
  26. Zika
  27. Do patients raise complains about health systems in your country?
  28. Is it affordable to see private medical assistance in your country?
  29. Is medication available/ enough to be provided to patients after consultation in government hospitals, if not, suggest a solution to the government.
  30. Any comment on the health system in your country?

Patriotic Examination Part4 (Food security, Infrastructure and Agriculture)

  1. Is food security a problem in your country? Can you define what food security is?
  2. Does your country have a positive or negative agricultural trade balance?
  3. Invite someone to debate the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified crops?
  4. Do you have a vegetable garden? No, why?
  5. What are some of the challenges faced by farmers in your country?
  6. How important is agriculture in your country to the overall economy?
  7. What variety of crops does your country grow?
  8. Does your government encourage people to invest in agricultural economy (Discussions)?
  9. What is the impact of rising food prices in your country?