How well do you know our continent? How about the telecommunications industry? And if you’ve read this issue of One Spirit magazine, you should have no trouble acing part 3 of our quiz. Answer all 30 questions correctly to celebrate our 30th anniversary!

Part 1: Know our continent

1. What is the largest desert in Africa?
2. Which African country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
3. Which country uses the loti as its currency?
4. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is renowned for its music genre called soukous. Which of the following is a key characteristic of soukous music?
5. Which of the following is not one of the official languages of South Africa?
6. The island of Zanzibar is part of which country?
7. Which country is famous for Gorongosa National Park, a biodiversity hotspot in Southern Africa?
8. Africa is separated from Europe by which body of water?
9. Who was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
10. The Great Pyramid of Giza was originally built as a tomb for which Egyptian Pharaoh?

Part 2: Know our industry

1. Which company was the first to introduce a mobile phone to the world?
2. What does the acronym GSM stand for in mobile communications?
3. What year was the world’s first SMS sent?
4. What was the first country to launch a commercial 3G mobile network?
5. What is the name of the technology that allows devices to exchange data over short distances using radio waves, commonly used in mobile phones for pairing accessories?
6. In what year was the first iPhone released?
7. Which company introduced the first smartphone to use the Android operating system?
8. The world’s first mobile phone call was made in which year?
9. Which mobile network generation introduced wireless internet access?
10. Who is considered the father of the cellular phone?

Part 3: Of course I’ve read One Spirit!

1. Which of our markets participated in the Top Employers Institute Certification Programme for the first time and also received their certification?
2. Which of our markets recently held a Vodacom’s Got Talent competition?
3. Which market held a Karaoke Night in November 2023?
4. Who is the Vodacom “Minister of Electricity” in charge of dealing with the energy crisis in South Africa?
5. How much of Vodacom did Telkom own in 1993?
6. Who inspired Phindi Vilakazi to break with traditional expectations?
7. When did we launch commercial 5G in Lesotho?
8. Which of the following measures relate to ESG?
9. What position did Kareem Eid assume at Vodafone Egypt in 2012?
10. When is our next Spirit of Vodacom Day?