Mishmash L - Part 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lesotho

The plural of "loti" is "maloti". Latvia's currency is the "lat", Lebanon's is the Lebanese pound and Laos' currency unit is the new "hip".

Answer: Liberia

Goat Soup is served at important state functions. The soups in Liberia frequently have both meat and fish in them. Below is a soup recipe.

BEEF INTERNAL SOUP
Yield: 3 quarts soup
Check dried codfish for saltiness. If very salty it may need to be soaked overnight, in which case eliminate salt from recipe.

Combine: 1 Ib. stew beef (cut in 1/2 inch dice)
1/2 lb. tripe (cut in small pieces) (optional)
1 6-oz. can tomato paste
1 Tbs. salt
1 tsp. coarse red peppper
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 Ib. fresh tomatoes (cut in 1/2-inch squares)
1 quart water.
Simmer for one hour or until meat is tender.

In another 1 gallon pot combine:
1/2 Ib. onions, thinly sliced
1/2 Ib. dried codfish (cut in small pieces - in 2 quarts WATER)
Simmer until fish is tender.

Combine fish and meat and simmer slowly for 20 minutes.

Debone 1 large smoked fish (herring, mackerel, whitefish, etc.).
Add to soup and cook 10 minutes longer.
Correct the Seasonings to your taste.

Serve with rice or Foo-foo.

Answer: Lebanon

Arabic and French are both official languages of Lebanon. Arabic is spoken by 93% of the population. The Phoenicians who ruled over the area, which is now known as Lebanon, invented the alphabet. The Mediterranean Sea is the body of water connected to its coastline.

The other agricultural crops that are important for Lebanon's economy are potatoes and tomatoes. Qornet es Souda is Lebanon's highest peak at 3,087m.

Answer: Lebanon

Over the years, Lebanon has won two silver and two bronze medals, but never a gold medal. The events that they won their first medals in were at Helsinki in 1952 where Lebanon won silver and bronze for the men's wrestling. They won silver in Munich (1972) in the men's weight lifting. In Moscow 1980, Lebanon won another bronze for men's wrestling.

Answer: Libya

Libya's official name consists of 59 letters. It is al-Jamahiriyah al-'Arabiyah al-Libiyah ash-Sha'biyah al-Ishtirakiyah. This is the world's longest official name. Laos' official name has only 34 letters in it, and thus it is only eighth in the world.

Answer: Lebanon

Lebanon's national anthem in full is:

All for the country, for the glory, for the flag
From the beginning of centuries, our pencil and sword
Our field and mountains are making the men
Our word and work on the way of perfection
All for the country, for the glory for the flag

Young and old at the voice of the country
Lions of forest at the time of violation
Our east is its heart forever Lebanon
Its God protects it all over the time
All for the country, for the glory for the flag

Its sea, its land, are the pearl of the two orients
Its symbol, its charity, fill up the two poles
Its name is its triumph since the time of our grandfathers
Its glory is its cedars, its symbol is for the end of epochs
All for the country, for the glory for the flag

"Koullouna Lilouataan Lil Oula Lil Alam" is the title of the Lebanese national anthem. It was written by Rachid Nakhlé and the accompany tune composed by Wadih Sabra.

Answer: True

The other countries codes are:
+961 Lebanon
+266 Lesotho
+231 Liberia
+218 Libya

Answer: Laos

LPRP stands or Lao People's Revolutionary Party, which follow the socialist dogma. Laos has a communist political system.

Answer: Libya

On 1st September 1969 King Idris was deposed by a coup of army officers that were led by Col Muammar al Qadhafi (aka Moamer al Khaddhafi). He subsequently fled Libya and resided in Egypt and died there in 1983. Qadhafi himself was deposed and killed in October 2011.

Apart from the proposed merger with Syria being abandoned in 1980, Libyan troops began fighting in northern Chad but in 1988 diplomatic relations with this country were restored and political prisoners were freed.

Answer: True

Bringing the hands up quickly completes this handshake. The origins for this greeting lay in the slavery era when the slave owner often would break the slave's finger to show they were in bondage.

The American Colonization Society, established Liberia for freed US slaves in the early 1820s. After freed slaves colonized Liberia, they introduced this handshake to commemoratate of their freedom.

Answer: Laos

In rural Laos, each ethnic group has its own type of folk dance, which commonly revolves around their daily life, nature and love. Hindu mythology and Buddhist tales heavily influence Laos's music and dance. The khaen is a large bamboo mouth organ.

Answer: Lesotho

The Kingdom of Lesotho is positioned in South Africa. It has an area of 30,355 sq km or 11,720 sq miles. Over two-thirds of Lesotho's terrain is mountainous and only 10% of the total land area is arable.

Answer: False

In 2002, Liberia had the world's highest unemployment figure (which includes unpaid work), being, 70% of it labour force. Lesotho in 2001 was eighth in the world for highest unemployment with 45% of their labour force unemployed. Both Andorra and Nauru had the world's lowest with a figure of 0%.

Sources: Guinness World Records 2005 and CIA-The World Factbook 2002

Answer: Lesotho

In that year, Lesotho's rate was 24.8 per 1,000. This nation was ranked fourth highest in the world. Botswana had the highest figure of 33.6. The top ten countries all came from Africa.
Source: US Census Bureau, International Data Base

Answer: higher

This recorded temperature of 58 deg C., or 136.4 deg C at Al'Aziziyah occurred on 13th September 1922. Other references have reported the temperature being fractionally lower at 57.8 deg C.