Tsavo East National Park
  • 1. In which year was Tsavo East National Park established?
A) 1952
B) 1975
C) 1963
D) April 1948
  • 2. What is the area of Tsavo East National Park in square kilometers?
A) 13,747 km²
B) 5,308 sq mi
C) 22,000 km²
D) 8,500 sq mi
  • 3. Which river flows through Tsavo East National Park from west to east?
A) Sabaki River
B) Athi River
C) Tsavo River
D) Galana River
  • 4. What is the world's longest lava flow located in Tsavo East National Park called?
A) Mudanda Rock
B) Aruba Dam
C) Lugard Falls
D) Yatta Plateau
  • 5. Which mountain's lava flow formed the Yatta Plateau?
A) Mount Kilimanjaro
B) Ol Donyo Sabuk Mountain
C) Mount Kenya
D) Lugard Peak
  • 6. What is the height of Mudanda Rock in meters?
A) 5,200 ft
B) 290 km
C) 1,600 m
D) 180 mi
  • 7. Who was Lugard Falls named after?
A) Ol Donyo Sabuk
B) Frederick Lugard
C) Watha
D) John Henry Patterson
  • 8. In which year was Aruba Dam built in Tsavo East National Park?
A) 1952
B) 1898
C) 1948
D) 1963
  • 9. Which national park is more mountainous and wetter compared to Tsavo East?
A) Aruba Dam
B) Mudanda Rock
C) Tsavo West National Park
D) Tsavo East National Park
  • 10. What is a notable feature of Tsavo West National Park?
A) Yatta Plateau
B) Lugard Falls
C) Aruba Dam
D) Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs
  • 11. What type of economy thrived in Tsavo from 6,000 to 1,300 years ago?
A) Iron Age economy
B) Middle Stone Age economy
C) Early Stone Age economy
D) Late Stone Age economy
  • 12. What were the primary activities of Late Stone Age inhabitants in Tsavo?
A) Farming and pottery making
B) Hunting wild animals, fishing, and keeping domesticated animals
C) Weaving and trading
D) Mining and metalworking
  • 13. Which river were human settlements in Tsavo focused on during the Late Stone Age?
A) Athi River
B) Sabaki River
C) Tsavo River
D) Galana River
  • 14. Since when did Swahili people trade with inhabitants of Tsavo for ivory and other goods?
A) During British colonization
B) After 1948
C) As early as 700 CE
D) In the 19th century
  • 15. What evidence is there of Swahili trade in Tsavo?
A) Swahili language inscriptions
B) Written records on stone tablets
C) Metal tools
D) Cowry shells and beads recovered from archaeological sites
  • 16. Who documented the Orma and Watha people in the 19th century?
A) John Henry Patterson
B) British and German explorers
C) Kenyan independence leaders
D) Swahili traders
  • 17. What was built by the British through Tsavo in 1898?
A) A dam
B) A railway
C) A telegraph line
D) A road network
  • 18. How many people were killed by the Tsavo Man-Eaters before they were shot?
A) Twenty
B) One hundred and thirty five
C) Two hundred
D) Fifty
  • 19. When was hunting banned in Tsavo East National Park?
A) In 1948
B) In 1952
C) In 1975
D) Following Kenyan independence in 1963
  • 20. Which organization took over the management of Tsavo after Kenyan independence?
A) Swahili Traders Association
B) United Nations
C) Kenya Wildlife Service
D) British Colonial Office
  • 21. How many lions were estimated to be in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem as of 2006?
A) Approximately 500
B) Less than 300
C) Over 1000
D) About 675
  • 22. Which of the following mammals is not found in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Blue duiker
B) African bush elephant
C) Cape buffalo
D) Common eland
  • 23. How many bird species have been recorded in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Over 500
B) Exactly 400
C) Under 300
D) Approximately 600
  • 24. Which of the following birds is NOT mentioned as being in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Ostriches
B) Kestrels
C) Penguins
D) Hornbills
  • 25. In what year did Dida die?
A) 2025
B) 2014
C) 2022
D) 2017
  • 26. What is a major source of human-wildlife conflict around Tsavo East National Park?
A) Elephants raiding farms
B) Birds damaging crops
C) Buffaloes invading homes
D) Lions attacking humans
  • 27. What method do farmers use to deter elephants from their farms?
A) Electric fences
B) Bees
C) Firecrackers
D) Dogs
  • 28. Which animal strayed into Magarini Constituency in 2017, causing livestock deaths?
A) Buffaloes
B) Stray lions
C) Zebras
D) Elephants
  • 29. What were the tusks removed from Satao's body by poachers?
A) After being struck by a poisoned arrow
B) By park rangers
C) During a routine flyover
D) In 2022 during a severe drought
  • 30. When was Satao killed by ivory poachers?
A) December 2021
B) 2017
C) 2022
D) May 2014
  • 31. What happened to Satao II when he was killed by poachers?
A) His tusks were still intact when his body was discovered
B) He was killed in 2014
C) Two individuals were not arrested
D) He was found with no tusks
  • 32. What exacerbated the effects of drought on wildlife in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Increased tourism
B) Overgrazing by livestock
C) Unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change
D) Deforestation
  • 33. What was Wide Satao found in a weakened state after?
A) Being attacked by lions
B) Straying into human settlements
C) A severe drought
D) His tracking collar sent immobility alerts
  • 34. What year did Wide Satao die?
A) May 2014
B) 2017
C) 2022
D) December 2021
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