Q 01/05

Which anti-apartheid leader's daughters studied at Waterford Kamhlaba, a multiracial school opened in Swaziland in 1963?

A) Steve Biko

B) Robert Sobukwe

C) Oliver Tambo

D) Nelson Mandela

Answer · why

D) Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela. His daughters crossed the border to study there while he was in prison; the school had opened to teach black and white pupils side by ...

Q 02/05

Eswatini's government is described as the last of what kind in Africa?

A) An absolute monarchy

B) A one-party state

C) A theocracy

D) A military junta

Answer · why

A) An absolute monarchy

An absolute monarchy. Voters still elect most of the lower house, but candidates must stand as individuals because political parties are barred from t...

Q 03/05

Who became King of Eswatini in 1986?

A) Mswati II

B) Sobhuza II

C) Mswati III

D) Ngwane V

Answer · why

C) Mswati III

Mswati III. Named crown prince at 15 while still a schoolboy, he went on studying in England during a regency and was crowned six days after his 18th ...

Q 04/05

Eswatini is bordered on all sides by South Africa except to the east, where it meets which country?

A) Mozambique

B) Zimbabwe

C) Botswana

D) Lesotho

Answer · why

A) Mozambique

Mozambique. The border follows the Lebombo ridge, and Eswatini's east-west railway crosses it so that the kingdom's freight can reach the docks at Map...

Q 05/05

Eswatini has two capitals: Mbabane, the executive capital, and which legislative capital?

A) Nhlangano

B) Manzini

C) Lobamba

D) Piggs Peak

Answer · why

C) Lobamba

Lobamba. Parliament, the national museum and the royal kraal all sit in or beside this small village, while the government ministries work from Mbaban...