Q 01/05

By what name was Eswatini officially known until 2018?

A) Nyasaland

B) Basutoland

C) Bechuanaland

D) Swaziland

Answer · why

D) Swaziland

The king switched to the Swazi-language name for the country's 50th anniversary of independence.

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

The king can veto any legislation and dissolve parties; political parties are barred from running in elections.

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

Crowned six days after turning 18, he was then the youngest reigning monarch in the world.

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

It is landlocked and no more than 200 km north to south.

Q 05/05

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

A) Nhlangano

B) Manzini

C) Lobamba

D) Siteki

Answer · why

C) Lobamba

Lobamba, in the 'Valley of Heaven', houses parliament and the Queen Mother's royal village.