Mount Elgon National Park - Quiz
  • 1. How far is Mount Elgon National Park from Lake Victoria?
A) 180 kilometres southwest
B) 200 kilometres southeast
C) 100 kilometres northwest
D) 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast
  • 2. What is the total area covered by Mount Elgon National Park?
A) 1,279 square kilometres (494 mi2)
B) 1,000 square kilometres
C) 900 square kilometres
D) 1,500 square kilometres
  • 3. In which year was the Kenyan part of Mount Elgon National Park gazetted?
A) 1992
B) 1980
C) 1968
D) 1975
  • 4. What type of volcano is Mount Elgon?
A) An extinct shield volcano
B) A dormant stratovolcano
C) A composite volcano
D) An active cinder cone
  • 5. Which river flows from Mount Elgon to Lake Victoria?
A) The Turkwel River
B) The Tana River
C) The Nile River
D) The Nzoia River
  • 6. What is the annual rainfall in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Over 1,270 millimetres (50 in)
B) Under 800 millimetres
C) Approximately 1,000 millimetres
D) About 1,500 millimetres
  • 7. Which plant species are found at higher elevations on Mount Elgon?
A) Hagenia abyssinica and giant groundsels
B) Alchemilla and Helichrysum
C) Elgon olive and Aningeria adolfi-friederici
D) Juniperus procera and Cassipourea malosana
  • 8. Which mammals are commonly found on the lower slopes of Mount Elgon?
A) Lions and cheetahs
B) Elephants and buffalo
C) Giraffes and zebras
D) Hippos and crocodiles
  • 9. Which bird species is endangered in Mount Elgon?
A) The lammergeier
B) Hartlaub's turaco
C) The eastern bronze-naped pigeon
D) Jackson's spurfowl
  • 10. What is the name of the endangered dragonfly discovered in Mount Elgon?
A) Maathai's longleg
B) Victoria damselfly
C) Kenya gnat
D) Elgon swift
  • 11. What was the primary method of managing land around Mount Elgon before colonial administration?
A) Colonial government policies
B) Private ownership
C) Modern conservation techniques
D) Indigenous power structures and rules
  • 12. Which species is endemic to high elevation broadleaf montane forest on Mount Elgon?
A) Ardisiandra wettsteinii
B) Carduus afromontanus
C) Ranunculus keniensis
D) Echinops hoehnelii
  • 13. In which year was Mount Elgon first gazetted as a Forest Reserve by the Uganda Protectorate administration?
A) 1929
B) 1937
C) 1951
D) 1940
  • 14. What year did Mount Elgon become the Mount Elgon Crown Forest?
A) 1929
B) 1940
C) 1983
D) 1937
  • 15. In what year was the reserve officially degazetted to allow settlement by the Benet-Ndorobo group?
A) 1983
B) 1994
C) 1951
D) 2002
  • 16. Which cave on Mount Elgon is known for its overhanging crystalline walls and can be explored by visitors?
A) Kebenob-Teretit Cave
B) Chepnyali Cave
C) Mackingeny Cave
D) Kitum Cave
  • 17. What activity do elephants frequently engage in within the caves of Mount Elgon?
A) Licking natural salt from cave walls
B) Hunting small animals
C) Building nests
D) Digging for water
  • 18. Which peak on the Kenya side of Mount Elgon is easily reached by hikers in about two hours?
A) Endebess Bluff
B) Jackson's Peak
C) Koitoboss Peak
D) Mt. Stanley
  • 19. What was the original name given to Jackson's Pool and Jackson's Peak?
A) Named after Henry Rider Haggard
B) Named after local tribes
C) Named after Frederick Jackson
D) Named after Richard Preston
  • 20. Which book by Richard Preston features Kitum Cave as a setting?
A) The Hot Zone
B) King Solomon's Mines
C) Mountains Beyond Mountains
D) The Cobra Event
  • 21. What type of natural phenomenon can be found at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) Geysers erupting every hour
B) Bubbling waters up to 48 °C
C) Natural steam vents
D) Frozen ice formations
  • 22. Which activity is not mentioned as an attraction in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Hiking to Koitoboss Peak
B) Primate watching
C) Cave explorations
D) Rock climbing
  • 23. What was the status of the park during Uganda's civil wars?
A) Management disintegrated
B) It was closed to visitors
C) It became a military base
D) It expanded its territory
  • 24. Which book by Henry Rider Haggard may have been inspired by the Mt Elgon Caves?
A) She
B) Allan Quatermain
C) King Solomon's Mines
D) Ayesha
  • 25. What is the height of Jackson's Peak?
A) 3,800 meters
B) 4,165 meters
C) 4,050 meters
D) 4,155 meters
  • 26. Which area offers a panoramic view of escarpments and gorges?
A) Jackson's Pool
B) Kitum Cave
C) Chebui Caves
D) Endebess Bluff
  • 27. What type of trails are available for visitors in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Self-guided walking trails
B) Off-road vehicle trails
C) Guided horseback riding trails
D) Mountain biking trails
  • 28. What is the height of Mt. Elgon's highest peak on the Kenya side?
A) 4,000 meters
B) 3,900 meters
C) 4,155 meters
D) 4,200 meters
  • 29. What was the area settled by the Benet-Ndorobo group in 1983?
A) 6,000 hectares
B) 10,000 hectares
C) 1,500 hectares
D) 8,000 hectares
  • 30. Which year did Mount Elgon become a Central Forest Reserve?
A) 1937
B) 1951
C) 1940
D) 1929
  • 31. What is the maximum temperature recorded at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) 48 °C
B) 35 °C
C) 60 °C
D) 40 °C
  • 32. What is the name of the forest that changes to olive and Afrocarpus gracilior at higher elevations?
A) Savanna grassland
B) Coniferous forest
C) Elgon olive wet montane forest
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 33. Which bird species is known for its restricted range in Mount Elgon?
A) Peregrine falcon
B) Snowy owl
C) Bald eagle
D) Jackson's spurfowl
  • 34. What group settled in 6,000 hectares of the reserve in 1983?
A) Maasai
B) Luo
C) Benet-Ndorobo
D) Kikuyu
  • 35. What year was the reserve converted into a national park?
A) 2002
B) 1951
C) 1994
D) 1983
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