Q 01/05

Lesotho is entirely surrounded by which country?

A) South Africa

B) Eswatini

C) Botswana

D) Zimbabwe

Answer · why

A) South Africa

It is the largest of the world's three sovereign enclaves, alongside Vatican City and San Marino.

Q 02/05

What is the capital and largest city of Lesotho?

A) Mafeteng

B) Leribe

C) Maseru

D) Mokhotlong

Answer · why

C) Maseru

It began as a British police camp on the Caledon River and its Sesotho name means "red sandstones".

Q 03/05

Lesotho is the only independent state in the world lying entirely above what elevation?

A) 1,500 metres

B) 500 metres

C) 1,000 metres

D) 2,000 metres

Answer · why

C) 1,000 metres

Its lowest point, at 1,400 m, is the highest low point of any country, hence the nickname "Kingdom in the Sky".

Q 04/05

What is Lesotho's lowest point above sea level, the highest "low point" of any country?

A) 1,250 m

B) 1,400 m

C) 800 m

D) 1,100 m

Answer · why

B) 1,400 m

Maseru and the surrounding lowlands can still hit 30 °C in summer.

Q 05/05

Which peak in Lesotho's Maloti Mountains is the highest in southern Africa, at 3,482 m?

A) Champagne Castle

B) Thabana Ntlenyana

C) Mont-aux-Sources

D) Cathedral Peak

Answer · why

B) Thabana Ntlenyana

It is ranked 11th in the world by topographic isolation and stands on the Mohlesi ridge.