Day 17 of 24: Festive Quiz – Test your SA public holiday knowledge and win R250

The South African is giving its loyal readers 250 reasons to smile this festive season!

We’ve launched our Festive Quiz, giving you the chance to put your knowledge to the test while competing for R250 every day for 24 days.

And next up, it’s time to show us what you know about South Africa’s public holidays.

Do you know when each public holiday is celebrated? Can you remember the history behind some of the dates? And what happens when a public holiday falls on a Sunday?

Take the quiz, see how many questions you can answer correctly – and you could be our next R250 winner!

Note:

• You may only enter once a day, but may enter every day for the duration of the quiz
• Your answers to the quiz will be checked and to qualify, you must get all three questions correct
• Winners will be notified at the completion of the quiz on 30 November 2026

More chances to win

Win R2 000 every month in The South African’s SASSA survey

And that’s not all!

Complete The South African’s Winter Reader Survey and you could be R5 000 richer!

Reminder: Once you’ve completed Day 17’s quiz, be sure to tackle Day 18’s challenge!