Prompt: Cape Town drivers use this South African word for a traffic light.
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Cape Town · RECALLCape Town drivers use this South African word for a traffic light.Think it. Then flip it.
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Cape Town
Mountain weather, neighborhood histories, Cape food and daily city connections
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- 01Local names and everyday life5 cards · ~1 min
- 02Land and water3 cards · ~1 min
- 03History and neighborhoods3 cards · ~1 min
- 04Arts and landmarks3 cards · ~1 min
- 05Food and everyday life3 cards · ~1 min
- 06Movement and civic life3 cards · ~1 min
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Prompt: Capetonians use this word for cooking over a fire and the social gathering around it.
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Cape Town · RECALLCapetonians use this word for cooking over a fire and the social gathering around it.Think it. Then flip it.
Prompt: This low-lying area southeast of central Cape Town became the destination of many apartheid forced removals.
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Cape Town · RECALLThis low-lying area southeast of central Cape Town became the destination of many apartheid forced removals.Think it. Then flip it.
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01Cape Town drivers use this South African word for a traffic light.RECALL
RobotThe usage differs from the ordinary machine meaning.
Share this card ↗Source: South African English ↗02Capetonians use this word for cooking over a fire and the social gathering around it.RECALL
03This low-lying area southeast of central Cape Town became the destination of many apartheid forced removals.RECALL
04This Cape Town fishing village and harbor sits on False Bay between Muizenberg and Fish Hoek.RECALL
05In Cape Town, a taxi often means this shared route-based vehicle rather than a private metered cab.RECALL
Minibus taxiThe vehicles are central to South African commuting.
Share this card ↗Source: Minibus taxi ↗06The cloud called the tablecloth often spills over this flat-topped Cape Town landmark.RECALL
Table MountainThe mountain's upper layers include sandstone.
Share this card ↗Source: Table Mountain ↗07Muizenberg and Simon's Town face this bay east of the Cape Peninsula.RECALL
False BayThe bay is sheltered differently from the Atlantic-facing coast.
Share this card ↗Source: False Bay ↗08This fine-leaved shrubland vegetation characterizes Cape Town's surrounding mountains.RECALL
09Colorful houses and Cape Muslim heritage distinguish this neighborhood on Signal Hill's slopes.RECALL
10Apartheid forced removals devastated this Cape Town neighborhood, now commemorated by a museum.RECALL
11Nelson Mandela spent many of his prison years on this island off Cape Town.RECALL
Robben IslandThe island served different confinement roles over its history.
Share this card ↗Source: Robben Island ↗12Cape Town's former grain silo houses this museum of contemporary African art.RECALL
Zeitz MOCAAThe museum opened in 2017.
Share this card ↗Source: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa ↗13This five-pointed Cape Town fort was built by the Dutch East India Company.RECALL
Castle of Good HopeThe fort dates to the seventeenth century.
Share this card ↗Source: Castle of Good Hope ↗14This botanical garden on Table Mountain's eastern slopes emphasizes South African plants.RECALL
KirstenboschThe garden was established in 1913.
Share this card ↗Source: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden ↗15This large Cape Town sandwich typically fills a long roll with chips and meat or other fillings.RECALL
16Cape Malay cooks make this spiced, syrup-coated doughnut, often rolled in coconut.RECALL
KoesisterThe spelling distinguishes it from the plaited koeksister.
Share this card ↗Source: Koesister ↗17A baked egg topping covers the spiced minced meat in this South African dish associated with Cape cooking.RECALL
18Cape Town residents use this nickname for a strong southeasterly wind.RECALL
19This branded bus rapid-transit network connects Cape Town districts using stations and dedicated corridors.RECALL
20Cape Town's role as the seat of South Africa's Parliament gives it this capital-city designation.RECALL
Legislative capitalSouth Africa distributes national institutions among different cities.
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