Botswana Basics
What is the capital city of Botswana?
What is Gaborone?
What is the name for the majority ethnic group in Botswana?
Who are the Tswana?
Botswana is famous for having more of this animal than any other country.
What are elephants?
What natural resource is the backbone of Botswana’s economy?
What are diamonds?
Botswana’s name comes from its largest ethnic group. What does “Botswana” mean?
What is “Land of the Tswana people”?
Botswana is one of Africa’s most peaceful nations. What color on the flag represents peace and harmony?
What is blue?
What is the main language spoken at home by many people in Botswana?
What is Setswana?
What endangered big cat is protected in Botswana’s reserves?
What is the cheetah?
This sector, besides mining, is a major employer in rural Botswana, especially involving cattle.
What is agriculture?
This globally famous Netflix show filmed episodes in Botswana’s desert region.
What is “Planet Earth”? (or “Our Planet” — both filmed there)
What is the official language of Botswana?
What is English?
What do people in Botswana say as a greeting, meaning “hello” or “how are you?”
What is “Dumela”? or "Dumelang" (plural when greeting more than one person)
This semi‑aquatic animal, often seen in the Okavango Delta, spends most of its day submerged in water.
What is the hippopotamus?
Which industry is Botswana actively investing in to diversify beyond mining?
What is tourism?
Botswana is bordered by how many countries?
What is four? (Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia—though Zambia shares just a tiny border.)
What is the national currency used in Botswana?
What is the Botswana Pula?
What is the traditional staple food made from maize or sorghum that is eaten in many homes in Botswana?
What is bogobe (or pap)?
Botswana is recognized globally for its commitment to this practice, balancing tourism with protecting species and habitats.
What is conservation (or sustainable tourism)?
Tourism in Botswana is largely driven by what industry?
What is Safari and wildlife tourism?
Botswana has one of the lowest population densities in the world. How many people roughly live there?
What is about 2.6 million?
The lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and Cape buffalo are all found in many of Botswana’s game reserves. What name is given to this famous group of wildlife?
What is the Big Five?
Botswana’s national motto is “Pula!” What does “Pula” literally mean?
What is “rain”?
This desert covers much of Botswana and is home to unique wildlife like meerkats and gemsbok.
What is the Kalahari Desert?
This financial hub in Gaborone is attracting international business interest.
What is the Botswana Innovation Hub?
The national football team is named after what iconic wildlife animal?
What is the zebra?