Question 674: This Time For Africa I

As soccer fever sets in...............2 questions to pump your adrenaline:

A X, sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) requires some lip and lung strength to blow and emit a loud monotone like a foghorn or an elephant.

Originally made out of tin, the X became popular in ________ in the 1990s. Well-known Kaizer Chiefs FC fan Freddie "Saddam" Maake claims to have invented the X by adapting an aluminium version as early as 1965 from a bicycle horn after removing the black rubber to blow with his mouth. He later found it to be too short and joined a pipe to make it longer. Maake has photos of him in the 1970s and 1980s at local _______ games and international games in 1992 and 1996. He says the instrument was banned as authorities ruled it a dangerous weapon, which prompted him to find a plastic company that could manufacture it.

Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso had also called for a ban, the latter saying the X make it hard for players to communicate and concentrate while adding nothing to the atmosphere.

President of FIFA Sepp Blatter opposed banning the X, saying "We should not try to Europeanise an African World Cup," Blatter has said. FIFA ultimately decided to allow the instrument for the 2010 World Cup.

Id X.

Answer: Vuvuzela