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