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Drakensberg Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Drakensberg? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in all of Africa.

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✗ FALSE

Mount Kilimanjaro and the Ruwenzori range are higher. The Drakensberg’s highest peak, Thabana Ntlenyana, reaches 3,482 meters.

2.

The name 'Drakensberg' means 'Dragon's Mountain' in Afrikaans.

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✓ TRUE

Early Dutch settlers named it Drakensberg due to its dragon-like mist and jagged peaks. Afrikaans 'draak' means dragon, 'berg' means mountain.

3.

The Drakensberg contains the largest collection of San rock art in the world.

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Over 30,000 paintings in over 500 caves led to its UNESCO World Heritage status, preserving ancient San cultural and hunting scenes.

4.

The Drakensberg stretches across South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe.

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✗ FALSE

It runs through South Africa and Lesotho only, forming the border between them. The Zimbabwean highlands are a separate range.

5.

The Drakensberg has a ski resort that operates regularly every winter.

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Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho, within the Drakensberg range, operates annually in winter with snowmaking, offering reliable skiing. Tiffindell in South Africa, now closed, had unreliable snow.

6.

The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa.

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The Drakensberg's highest peak, Thabana Ntlenyana, reaches 3,482 meters, making it the tallest mountain range in Southern Africa.

7.

The Drakensberg is home to the only known population of the Bearded Vulture in southern Africa.

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This rare vulture, also called lammergeier, nests on cliffs here. The isolated population is estimated at around 100 breeding pairs, making it the only known one in southern Africa.

8.

The Drakensberg is entirely volcanic in origin, formed from ancient lava flows.

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It’s mainly sedimentary rock (sandstone and shale) capped by basalt from volcanic eruptions about 180 million years ago.

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