Eswatini - Land of the Swazis Trivia Quiz

Answer: Southern Africa

Eswatini borders South Africa to the north, west, and south. In addition, it also borders Mozambique to the east.

The five subregions of the African continent are North Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, and Central Africa. The five countries located in the region of Southern Africa are Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.

Answer: Eswatini is one of the smallest African nations.

Including the island nations, Eswatini is the seventh smallest nation in the African continent, after Seychelles, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mauritius, Comoros, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.

Excluding the island nations, Eswatini is the second smallest nation in the African mainland, after the Gambia.

Algeria is Africa's largest nation.

Answer: They are all located below the Tropic of Capricorn.

The Tropic of Capricorn is located approximately 23.4 degrees south of the equator. There are only four nations that are located completely below the Tropic of Capricorn - Eswatini, Lesotho, New Zealand, and Uruguay.

The Tropic of Cancer, on the other hand, is located approximately 23.4 degrees north of the equator.

Answer: Deserts

The mountainous region of Eswatini can be found along the border with Mozambique. On the eastern region of the nation, one can find the grassy landscape of savannas. The western region of Eswatini, on the other hand, is occupied by lush rainforests.

Answer: Hhohho

Eswatini is divided into four regions - Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, and Shiselweni. Each of the four regions is further divided into smaller administrative subdivisions termed tinkhundla.

Mbabane is also the capital of the region of Hhohho.

Bloemfontein, Cape Town, and Pretoria are the the judicial, legislative, and executive capitals of the nation of South Africa, respectively.

Answer: Kruger National Park

Eswatini is one of the few countries in the world where one can sight both the white and black rhinoceros.

The Kruger National Park is located in South Africa. Covering an area of 19,485 square kilometers, it is the largest game reserve in the continent of Africa. Interestingly, the park is even bigger than the entire nation of Eswatini, which only covers an area of 17,364 square kilometers.

Answer: Iron

In the Swazi language, the word "Ngwenya" means "crocodile". The site was rich in iron ore deposit.

Gold is a precious metal. Unobtanium and tritanium are fictional elements that are featured in "Avatar" (2009) and the "Star Trek" franchise, respectively.

Answer: Sibebe Rock

Sibebe Rock is made up of granite. At 350 meters, this impressive geological feature is one of the popular tourist attractions of Eswatini.

El Capitan is found in Yosemite National Park, USA. Scullin Monolith is located in Antarctica, whereas the Rock of Gibraltar, as the name implies, is located in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Answer: United Kingdom

Under the colonization of the UK, the name "Swaziland" was used. The word is a combination of two languages - Swazi and English (the suffix -land).

Swaziland gained its independence from Britain on 19 April 1968.

In his speech during the golden jubilee celebration of the nation's independence, King Mswati III also mentioned that the name "Swaziland" had been frequently confused with Switzerland - a European country.

Answer: AIDS

HIV/AIDS is also prevalent in many African nations, in addition to Eswatini.

The United Nations Development Program also pointed out that if the issue is not addressed properly, the "longer term existence of Eswatini as a country will be seriously threatened".