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Lesotho Country Quiz

🇱🇸 Can you guess these facts about the country of Lesotho?
Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: August 12, 2020
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First submittedOctober 12, 2019
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Capital of Lesotho
Maseru
Country which completely surrounds Lesotho
South Africa
Longest river that runs through Lesotho
Orange River
Official languages
English
Sesotho
The eastern parts of Lesotho are covered by this mountain range
Drakensberg
Lesotho's colonial name
Basutoland
25% of adults in Lesotho are positive for the virus, the second-highest of any country
HIV
Name either of the other two African countries that are monarchies
Eswatini | Morocco
Object that appears on Lesotho's flag
Straw Hat
Lesotho is home to one of the two __ resorts in southern Africa
Ski
Endangered mammal that is Lesotho's national animal
Black Rhinoceros
Name either of the two currencies used in Lesotho
Loti | Rand
Another name of the San people, the original inhabitants of Lesotho
Bushmen
Fictional Marvel Cinematic Universe country which was inspired by Lesotho
Wakanda
Lesotho has the fifth-highest average _____ of any country,
trailing Nepal, Bhutan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan
Elevation
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Level 66
Jun 21, 2020
average score 11 wow, pretty high for this tough one. (Only managed 9 myself)
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Level 79
Aug 5, 2020
I got 14 (missed the resort and mountain range).
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Level 93
Aug 4, 2020
anyone else try panther for black ____?
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Level 79
Aug 5, 2020
Nope I tried wildebeest, types of apes, then the correct one.
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Level 89
Nov 22, 2020
I was thinking about it, but I guessed rhino first.
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Level 70
Nov 22, 2020
Black panther isn't a species.
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Level 52
Nov 22, 2020
And then there was the MCU question
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Level 61
Aug 22, 2020
I just realized that there's a lot of similarities between North Macedonia and Lesotho in country shape, area size and population. Maybe Lesotho should be called South Macedonia lol
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Level 83
Sep 11, 2020
Don't let the Greeks see this comment :D
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Level 52
Oct 7, 2023
Maybe North Macedonia should be called North lesotho.
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Level 68
Sep 18, 2020
Also worth mentioning: Lesotho has the "highest lowest point" of any country in the world - as in, no point in Lesotho has a lower elevation than 1400 meters!
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Level 59
Nov 24, 2020
None of the UK has an elevation of above 1400m
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Level 42
Nov 3, 2020
Swaziland has a point lower it's under 305 meters
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Level 59
Nov 22, 2020
Surprised it's not Lesotho river lol
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Level 58
Nov 22, 2020
It took me an embarrassingly long time to remember the name of the Drakensberg Mountains
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Level 75
Nov 22, 2020
My worst score yet on the country quizzes, although I was sure I typed Sesotho - guess I misspelled it.
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Level 72
Nov 23, 2020
Please accept Oranje
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Level 69
Feb 25, 2021
Is it possible to accept more spellings for the question on the colonial name of Lesotho please? Thanks
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Level 56
Apr 26, 2022
Typed "Drakenberg" instead of "Drakensberg"... sigh.
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Level 70
Jul 30, 2023
I thought the object on Lesotho's flag is a bell.
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Level 52
Oct 7, 2023
Nope! It is a beautiful basotho hat -- there's also a building shaped like in Maseru, which hosted an Indian restaurant on its second floor!