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