Kidepo Valley National Park - Test
  • 1. What is the size of Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 500 km2
B) 750 km2
C) 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi)
D) 2,000 km2
  • 2. In which region of Uganda is Kidepo Valley National Park located?
A) Central Region
B) Eastern Region
C) Western Region
D) Karamoja region
  • 3. Which mountains are near Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Rwenzori Mountains
B) Mount Morungole
C) Mount Elgon
D) Virunga Mountains
  • 4. What rivers transect Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Nile and Omo rivers
B) Sesame and Aswa rivers
C) Kidepo and Narus rivers
D) Pibor and Akobo rivers
  • 5. How far is Kidepo Valley National Park from Moroto by road?
A) 300 km (186 mi)
B) 220 km (140 mi)
C) 500 km (310 mi)
D) 150 km (93 mi)
  • 6. Which district is Kidepo Valley National Park near?
A) Moroto District
B) Nabilatuk District
C) Amudat District
D) Kaabong District
  • 7. What was the original purpose of designating Kidepo as a game reserve in 1958?
A) To develop tourism infrastructure
B) To establish agricultural settlements
C) To create a military training ground
D) To protect wildlife from hunting and prevent clearing of bush for tsetse fly-control.
  • 8. Who were the original inhabitants of Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Banyankole and Batoro
B) Ik and Ketebo (or Mening)
C) Baganda and Basoga
D) Luo and Acholi
  • 9. In what year was the game reserve converted into Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 1958
B) 1962
C) 1972
D) 1980
  • 10. Which country borders Kidepo Valley National Park to the northwest?
A) Democratic Republic of Congo
B) Kenya
C) South Sudan
D) Ethiopia
  • 11. What was the original size of the luxury lodge project started in 1967?
A) 200-room project
B) 30-room project
C) 56-room project
D) 100-room project
  • 12. When was the revived luxury lodge finally opened?
A) 2019
B) 1985
C) 1995
D) 1978
  • 13. What is the elevation range of the valley floors in Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Between 2,000 feet (610 m) and 3,500 feet (1,070 m)
B) Between 3,000 feet (910 m) and 4,000 feet (1,200 m)
C) Below 2,000 feet (610 m)
D) Between 5,000 feet (1,520 m) and 6,000 feet (1,830 m)
  • 14. What is the most permanent source of water in Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Narus River
B) Kidepo River
C) Morungole Spring
D) Kanangorok hot spring
  • 15. What type of soil predominates in the Kidepo Valley?
A) Black chalky clay and sandy-clay loam
B) Loamy soil
C) Sandy soil
D) Peaty soil
  • 16. How many mammal species are hosted by Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 100 mammal species
B) 50 mammal species
C) Over 77 mammal species
D) 30 mammal species
  • 17. How many bird species are hosted by Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 200 bird species
B) 600 bird species
C) 476 bird species
D) 300 bird species
  • 18. What is the annual average rainfall in Narus Valley?
A) 64 cm (25 in)
B) 89 cm (35 in)
C) 100 cm (39 in)
D) 120 cm (47 in)
  • 19. What is the annual average rainfall in Kidepo Valley?
A) 50 cm (20 in)
B) 75 cm (30 in)
C) 89 cm (35 in)
D) 64 cm (25 in)
  • 20. What type of grass is shorter and found in Narus Valley?
A) Red oat grass
B) Thatching grass
C) Guinea grass
D) Buffalo grass
  • 21. Which trees are common in the drier areas of Narus Valley?
A) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
B) Monkey bread and Buffalo thorn trees
C) Red thorn acacias, desert dates, and drumstick trees
D) Sausage trees and fan palms
  • 22. What type of vegetation lines the water courses in Narus Valley?
A) Monkey bread and Buffalo thorn trees
B) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
C) Red oat grass and Guinea grass
D) Sausage trees and fan palms
  • 23. What type of vegetation is found in higher elevated areas of Kidepo Valley?
A) Fan palms
B) Sausage trees
C) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
D) Red oat grass
  • 24. Which organization was financing the improvement of roads within Kidepo Valley National Park as of August 2013?
A) USAID
B) Frankfurt Zoological Society
C) Global Conservation
D) Uganda Wildlife Authority
  • 25. Who was the Chief Warden of Kidepo Valley National Park in 1994?
A) Joseph Sentongo
B) Daniel Aleper
C) Peter Lotyang
D) Anjelo Ajoka
  • 26. Who died in an air crash within the park?
A) Ian Ross
B) Augustine Bendebule
C) Paul Ssali
D) Tony Henley
  • 27. How many visitors contributed to the park's revenue in the fiscal year 2012-2013?
A) 2000
B) 2100
C) 2300
D) 2500
  • 28. What was the estimated elephant population in Kidepo Valley National Park in 2003?
A) Under 300
B) Exactly 350
C) Around 400
D) Over 500
  • 29. How many giraffes were brought to Kidepo Valley National Park from Murchison Falls National Park in August 2018?
A) Twelve
B) Sixteen
C) Fourteen
D) Ten
  • 30. How many kob were translocated to Kidepo from Murchison in 2017?
A) 50
B) 150
C) More than 100
D) 200
  • 31. In which year did UWA translocate four southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 2020
B) 2023
C) 2026
D) 2018
  • 32. From which sanctuary were the four southern white rhinos translocated to Kidepo Valley National Park in March 2026?
A) Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
B) Lake Nakuru National Park
C) Murchison Falls National Park
D) Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve
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