Lake Mburo National Park - Quiz
Lake Mburo National Park
  • 1. In which district is Lake Mburo National Park located?
A) Nyabushozi County
B) Kampala District
C) Kiruhura District
D) Mbarara District
  • 2. What year was Lake Mburo originally gazetted as a controlled hunting area?
A) 1983
B) 1985
C) 1963
D) 1933
  • 3. Who traditionally herds Ankole cattle in the Lake Mburo region?
A) Obote government officials
B) Banyankole Bahima pastoralists
C) Western conservationists
D) National Resistance Movement
  • 4. What was one of the reasons for upgrading Lake Mburo to a national park in 1983?
A) To weaken the Banyankole who supported anti-Obote rebels
B) To promote tourism
C) To increase wildlife population
D) To establish controlled hunting areas
  • 5. What event occurred during the Ugandan Bush War that affected Lake Mburo?
A) Establishment of a game reserve
B) Expulsion of pastoralists
C) Operation Bonanza massacre of 300,000 people
D) Re-introduction of lions
  • 6. What significant cultural location in Lake Mburo was used for sacrifices?
A) Kigarama
B) Miriti
C) Ruroko
D) Rubanga
  • 7. Which species of giraffe can be found in Lake Mburo National Park since 2015?
A) Kordofan giraffes
B) Masai giraffes
C) West African giraffes
D) Rothschild's giraffes
  • 8. What invasive species is causing habitat changes in Lake Mburo?
A) Impala
B) African buffalo
C) Acacia hockii
D) Zebra
  • 9. Which animal was eliminated by indigenous people in the 1980s but reappeared in 2015?
A) Cape bushbuck
B) Hyena
C) Lion
D) Leopard
  • 10. What was the community's reaction to a lion roaming Lake Mburo in 2015?
A) The community attacked and killed the lion with stones and sticks.
B) They ignored its presence.
C) They relocated it to another park.
D) They welcomed it as part of conservation efforts.
  • 11. What is one proposed solution for managing problem animals in Lake Mburo?
A) Increasing tourism
B) Reducing wildlife population
C) Expelling pastoralists again
D) Translocating excess animals
  • 12. What is the IUCN's designation for Lake Mburo regarding lion conservation?
A) 'Lion conservation unit'
B) 'Protected wildlife reserve'
C) 'Biodiversity hotspot'
D) 'Endangered species sanctuary'
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