HERITAGE QUIZ FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

SECTION –A- THE PAST (14)

CLUSTER (FIRST ROUND) – 2020.

1. In which District of Zimbabwe would you find Matendera ruins?

BUHERA.

2. Which sub Saharan African country was the first to get Independence in 1957?

GHANA.

3. Name the earliest means of transport used by the British settlers from South Africa to Zimbabwe during the
colonial period.

WAGONS.

4. What came first between Khami, Great Zimbabwe and Mapungumbwe?

MAPUNGUMBWE.

5. Name the last Rozvi chief buried in Buhera.

TOHWECHIPI /CHIBHAMU –BHAMU.

6. Name one way we can use to get historical information.

WRITTEN RECORDS, CARBON DATING, ORAL TRADITON, ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS.

7. Give the name of the first mail coach to be used in Zimbabwe.

ZEEDERBEG’S MAIL COACH.

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SECTON –B HERITAGE CONSERVATION (14)

CLUSTER/ZONAL(FIRST ROUND) -2020

1. What Shona name is given to a cooking hut?

BIKIRO.

2. What one good lesson do we learn from eating together from the same plate?

SHARING, CO-EXISTING, LIVING TOGETHER, UNITY, LOVE…etc

3. Give the Shona name of a wooden object used to harness ox.

JOKI /JOKO.

4. What is the Shona name of a very large fish trap basket?

DUWO

5. What determines the type of sound when playing xylophone/ marimba?

SIZE OF GOURD

6. Name the bigger stone or tree nut which is central to the playing of nhodo game.

MUDODA/MUDODO/MUBHOGA

7. What do we call the chief’s field or work done for the chief in his field to produce food for the disadvantaged?

ZUNDE RAMAMBO

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SECTION – C SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (10)

CLUSTER/ZONAL(FIRST ROUND) -2020

1. Name any 2 condition needed by seeds to germinate.

WATER / MOISTURE, OXYGEN, WARMTH.

2. What do we call the study of insects?

ENTOMOLOGY.

3. Which two diseases are literary to be caused by smoking tobacco?

ESOPHAGEAL CANCER/LUNG CANCER/HEART DISEASES/GLAUCOMA/TUBERCULOSIS

4. Name 2 types of human teeth

PRIMARY OR BABY TEETH AND SECONDARY/ADULT TEETH.

5. Name the cells in the human body that fight against diseases.

WHITE BLOOD CELLS / LEUCKOCYTES.

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SECTION –D GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – (12)

CLUSTER/ZONAL(FIRST ROUND) -2020

1. Name the two Districts of Manicaland that were seriously affected by cyclone Idai.

CHIMANIMANI and CHIPINGE.

2. The government of Zimbabwe declares 25th October as a holiday to fight against what?

SANCTIONS.

3 . From which District of Zimbabwe did the only chief buried at the National heroes acre came from.

NYANGA

4. Name a prophet in the bible who declared that it should not rain until he speaks.

ELIJAH

5. In what form is sugar stored in plants.

STARCH.
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SECTION-E- SUDDEN DEATH

CLUSTER/ZONAL(FIRST ROUND) -2020

1. Write the abbreviation for the salt and sugar solution.

S.S.S.

2. Name the Judge who presided over the trial case of Mbuya Nehanda in Bulawayo.

JUDGE WATERMAYER

3. In which year will the next census be conducted in Zimbabwe?

2022

4. Name any two books that are sacred.

BIBLE/VEDAS/QURAN/TANACH/SUTRAS

6. From which African country was the first female President in Africa?

LIBERIA

7. At which place in South Africa was Nelson Mandela buried?

QUNU

8. Which radio station operates from Bulawayo?

SKYZ METRO FM.

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CIRCUIT (SECOND ROUND)

SECTION A – THE PAST(14)

1.Name the African chief who signed the Rudd Concession.

LOBENGULA

2.Who was send by Rhodes to Lobengula?

JOHN MOFFAT

3. Name a means of transport used during pre colonial period that caused soil erosion

SLEDGES

4. What name is given to a Ndebele salute usually given to Kings

BAYETHE

5. State any 2 fighting weapons that were used by Ndebele warriors.

SHORT STUBBING SPEAR/LONG THROWING SPEAR /ASSEGAI,/KNOBKERIE/SHEILD.

6. Name the second site of Umtali.

OLD MUTARE/HARTZEL

7. Which place in Matopos has a name meaning the dwelling places of the spirits?

MLINDIDZIMU
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CIRCUIT (SECOND ROUND) 2020

SECTION B –HERITAGE CONSERVATION (10)

1.What do we call a family with more than 2 husbands?

POLYANDRY

2.Which 2 eagles are thought to be the Zimbabwe bird?

BATELEUR AND FISH

3.Give the name of a hut in African traditional Religion where Religious practices are done.

BIKIRO / KITCHEN

4.What shona name is given to a female traditional healer?

NYAHANA

5.What shona name is given to the bending of knees by shona women as a sign of respect?

KUTYORA MUZURA
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CIRCUIT (SECOND ROUND) -2020

SECTION C – SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (14)

1. In which state does water flow.

LIQUID.

2. Name the study of sea shells

CONCHOLOGY

3. What do we call the period from fertilization to birth?

GESTATION

4. Which beverage is produced by Eastern Highlands Tea Company?

TEA

5. Which two elements make up water?

HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN

6. What do we call the blending of animals with their environment?

COMOUFLAGE

7. Which fish grows big in Zimbabwe?

VUNDU/MVUNDA.
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CIRCUIT (SECOND ROUND) 2020

SECTION –D GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (12)

1. What name is given to someone affected by a disaster?

VICTIM

2. A government for the people by the people is called.

DEMOCRATIC.

3. What does the P. on the abbreviation ZUPCO stand for?

PASSENGER

4. Which board of United Nations deals with the welfare of refugees?

UNHCR.

5. Name the holy book for Hindus.

VEDAS

6. In which city was Islam founded?

MECCA
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CIRCUIT (SECOND ROUND) 2020

SECTION –E SUDDEN DEATH.

1.What does red star on the coast of Arms represent?

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

2.Name the Kingdom ruled by Gatsi Rusere between 1589 to 1623

MUTAPA STATE.

3.What is the other name for the festival of lights

HANNUKAH/CHANNUKAH/FEAST OF LIGHT/FIRELIGHT FESTIVAL/FEAST OF DEDICATION.

4.Name Saul’s daughter that David married.

MICHAL

5.Who won the 2019 ballon D Or

LIONEL MESSI

6.Name one source of tar used for roads.

COAL/WOOD/PETROLEUM
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DISTRICT (THIRD ROUND) -2020

SECTION A –THE PAST (14)

1. Name the first European people to trade with Africans.

PORTUGEES

2. Pottery pieces are remnants of people who existed during which period?

IRON AGE

3. Who is believed to be the last Rozvi chief to be buried in Buhera?

TOHWECHIPI /CHIBHAMU- BHAMU.

4. Which town was the capital of the Ndebele state?

BULAWAYO.

5. Who was the first African to qualify as a Doctor of medicine in 1956?

TICHAFA SAMUEL PARERENYATWA.

6. In which month and year was Salisbury now Harare founded?

SEPTEMBER 1890

7. Name the liberation icon that was referred to as Lion of the Chirimuhanzu.

LEOPOLD TAKAWIRA.
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DISTRICT (THIRD ROUND) -2020

SECTION B – HERITAGE CONSERVATION (12)

1. Which single stringed musical instrument is played using teeth and fingers?

MUSICAL BOW/CHIPENDANI.

2. Name any 2 of the two crops depicted on the Zimbabwean coat of arms.

MAIZE, COTTON, WHEAT

3. Name the means of transport used by settlers from South Africa to Zimbabwe in 1890s

WAGONS

4. Name a rock painting in Zimbabwe named after a human being?

Diana’s vow

5. In which country and year was the AK47 gun invented?

RUSSIA 1947

6. Name Robert Gabriel Mugabe‘s father.

ROBERT MATIBIRI.
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DISTRICT (THIRD ROUND) -2020

SECTION C- SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (12)

1. Which part produces pollen grains in a maize plant?

TUSSELS

2. What is the direct change from a solid to a gas called?

SUBLIMATION

3. Which gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere?

NITROGEN

4. What turns the turbines in the generation of thermal electricity?

STEAM.

5. Name the most common type of rocks in Zimbabwe.

GRANITE

7. Which state of water is invisible?

GAS
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DISTRICT (THIRD ROUND) -2020

SECTION D - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. When money loses value prices continually rise. This is called what?

INFLATION

2. What name is given to foreign currency accounts in Zimbabwe?

NOSTROL ACCOUNTS

3. What is used to interpret a map?

KEY/LEGEND

4. What do we call money paid to enable an accused person to await trial while at home?

BAIL

5. What name is given to an impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs?

MAUSOLEUM

6. Write the abbreviation of a commission in Zimbabwe that deals with corruption.

ZACC
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DISTRICT (THIRD ROUND) -2020

SECTION E- SUDDEN DEATH

1.What word is used to describe setting aside past defferences and start working together?

RECONCILIATION.

2.The wage earned after tax and other deductions is called .

NET INCOME

3.What is the first stage in the making of a law?

BILL.

4.Which part of Zimbabwean flag represents our National inspiration?

THE STAR

5.A person who predicts / forecast weather is a -----

METEOROLOGIST

6.When government pays part of a product price so that is becomes cheaper it is called -----

SUBSIDISING

7.Power from falling water is called what?

HYDRO

8.What name is given to a mixture of metal?

ALLOY