Kaieteur Falls - Exam
  • 1. Where is Kaieteur Falls located?
A) Guyana
B) Brazil
C) Venezuela
D) Suriname
  • 2. What river feeds Kaieteur Falls?
A) Potaro River
B) Amazon River
C) Essequibo River
D) Orinoco River
  • 3. How high is Kaieteur Falls?
A) 300 feet
B) 1,000 feet
C) 741 feet
D) 500 feet
  • 4. What is unique about Kaieteur Falls compared to other large waterfalls?
A) It is the tallest in vertical drop.
B) It has the highest flow rate.
C) It has the largest single drop in the world.
D) It is the widest waterfall.
  • 5. Which year did Kaieteur Falls become a national park?
A) 2000
B) 1980
C) 1945
D) 1929
  • 6. Kaieteur Falls is part of which national park?
A) Yasuni National Park
B) Iguazu National Park
C) Kaieteur National Park
D) Amazon Rainforest Reserve
  • 7. What is the historical significance of Kaieteur Falls?
A) Place of political exile.
B) Important trade route.
C) Symbol of national pride for Guyana.
D) Site of a historic battle.
  • 8. Which explorer is known for visiting Kaieteur Falls in 1870?
A) Henry Hudson
B) Fitzcarraldo
C) Charles Barrington Brown
D) Richard Burton
  • 9. What type of ecosystem surrounds Kaieteur Falls?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Taiga
C) Desert
D) Savanna
  • 10. What is the average flow rate of Kaieteur Falls?
A) 663 cubic meters per second
B) 500 cubic meters per second
C) 300 cubic meters per second
D) 1000 cubic meters per second
  • 11. How does the height of Kaieteur Falls compare to Niagara Falls?
A) The same height
B) Less than half the height
C) About twice the height
D) About four and a half times the height
  • 12. How does Kaieteur Falls compare in height to Victoria Falls?
A) Less than half the height
B) About twice the height
C) About four and a half times the height
D) The same height
  • 13. According to Patamona Indian legend, who is Kaieteur Falls named after?
A) A famous explorer named Kuik'tuwuk
B) Kuik'tuwuk old man or man, a Toshao (chief) who sacrificed himself
C) The god Makonaima
D) An ancient warrior
  • 14. What does the name 'Kaieteur' mean according to indigenous legend?
A) 'sacred-place'
B) 'great-waterfall'
C) 'mighty-river'
D) 'old-man-fall'
  • 15. Which documentary film features Kaieteur Falls?
A) The White Diamond by Werner Herzog
B) Frozen Planet
C) Planet Earth
D) Blue Planet II
  • 16. In which science fiction animation series does a character train under Kaieteur Falls?
A) Neon Genesis Evangelion
B) Dragon Ball Z
C) G Gundam
D) One Piece
  • 17. Which television series features the opening of its fourth season credits at Kaieteur Falls?
A) Gold Rush (2013)
B) Breaking Bad
C) Game of Thrones
D) The Walking Dead
  • 18. Which travel book by Evelyn Waugh features Kaieteur Falls?
A) Brideshead Revisited
B) Ninety-two Days (1934)
C) Scoop
D) A Handful of Dust
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