Q 01/05

Lesotho, San Marino and which other state are the only countries entirely surrounded by a single neighbour?

A) Monaco

B) Vatican City

C) Liechtenstein

D) Andorra

Answer · why

B) Vatican City

Vatican City. It and San Marino both sit inside Italy, while Lesotho, by far the largest of the three, depends on South Africa for every route to the ...

Q 02/05

What is the capital and largest city of Lesotho?

A) Mafeteng

B) Leribe

C) Maseru

D) Mokhotlong

Answer · why

C) Maseru

Maseru. Founded in 1869 on the Caledon River, it sits so hard against the frontier that a bridge at the edge of town is the border crossing into South...

Q 03/05

Lesotho is known by which nickname?

A) The Warm Heart of Africa

B) Kingdom in the Sky

C) Land of a Thousand Hills

D) The Rainbow Nation

Answer · why

B) Kingdom in the Sky

Kingdom in the Sky. The name fits: it is the only country lying entirely above 1,000 metres, and in winter its mountains are usually capped with snow.

Q 04/05

Lesotho's lowest point lies higher than the summit of which famous mountain?

A) Mount Olympus

B) Mount Kosciuszko

C) Ben Nevis

D) Mount Washington

Answer · why

C) Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis. Britain's highest peak stands 1,345 metres above the sea, while Lesotho's lowest ground, a river junction on its border, is at about 1,400.

Q 05/05

Which river, South Africa's longest, rises in Lesotho's highlands, where it is called the Senqu?

A) Limpopo River

B) Zambezi River

C) Orange River

D) Vaal River

Answer · why

C) Orange River

Orange River. It flows west from Lesotho's high plateau all the way to the Atlantic, while the Tugela rises on the same heights and runs east to the I...