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Stellenbosch
Producers, Vintages & Culture · 6 questions · 400 pts
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South Africa
Stellenbosch
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1
Who founded the town of Stellenbosch in 1679 and gave it its name?
A
Willem Adriaan van der Stel, son and successor at the Cape
B
Lord Charles Somerset, British governor at the Cape
C
Simon van der Stel, then Governor of the Cape Colony
D
Jan van Riebeeck, first commander of the Cape Colony
2
What rank does Stellenbosch hold among South Africa's oldest European settlements?
A
The fourth-oldest, after Durban, Cape Town and Paarl
B
The oldest European settlement in the entire country
C
The third-oldest, after Cape Town and Simon's Town
D
The second-oldest, founded after coastal Cape Town
3
Which district is internationally described as the wine capital of South Africa?
A
Constantia on the Cape Peninsula, south of Cape Town
B
Franschhoek in the Huguenot Berg River valley
C
Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, east of Cape Town
D
Paarl along the Berg River, north of Stellenbosch
4
What is the Stellenbosch Wine Route that the district often promotes?
A
A government agency regulating exports of Cape wines
B
A classification system for the district's finest red wines
C
A network of wine estates open for visitors and tastings
D
An annual Cape Town wine fair that ranks all producers
5
Which architectural style is especially associated with Stellenbosch's historic estates?
A
Huguenot timber barns with steep roofs and dark-stained wood
B
British colonial red-brick buildings with wide veranda fronts
C
Portuguese baroque chapels with tiled facades and turrets
D
Cape Dutch farmhouses in whitewashed plaster with curved gables
6
What characterises Stellenbosch beyond its wine industry?
A
It is a port town with South Africa's largest container terminal
B
It is a major university town with one of the country's leading universities
C
It is a mining district with diamond extraction since the early 1900s
D
It is an industrial centre for vehicle assembly aimed at export
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