Nyanga National Park - Test
  • 1. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located near the main entrance?
A) Mare Dam
B) Udu Dam
C) Pungwe Drift
D) Rhodes Dam
  • 2. How far is Mare Dam from Rhodes Dam?
A) Some eight kilometers east
B) Ten kilometers south
C) Five kilometers west
D) Three kilometers north
  • 3. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located on the road to Nyangombe Falls?
A) Udu Dam
B) Rhodes Dam
C) Pungwe Drift
D) Mare Dam
  • 4. Where are the two lodges located at Pungwe Drift situated?
A) At Rhodes Dam
B) On each side of the Pungwe River, upstream of the Pungwe Falls
C) Next to Mare Dam
D) Near Nyamuziwa Falls
  • 5. What happened to the isolated chalet at Nyamuziwa Falls?
A) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
B) It was closed in the 1970s
C) It became a private facility
D) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
  • 6. Where is the camping ground located on the Mare River?
A) On the Kwaraguza road
B) Half a kilometer west of Rhodes Dam
C) Near Nyangombe Falls
D) At Mutarazi Falls
  • 7. What happened to the larger Nyangombe camping ground?
A) It became a private facility
B) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
C) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
D) It was closed in the late 1990s
  • 8. Which privately owned facility incorporates Cecil Rhodes' old homestead?
A) Rhodes Hotel
B) Pungwe Drift lodges
C) Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut
D) Nyangombe camping ground
  • 9. Where is the Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut located?
A) Near Pungwe Drift
B) At Rhodes Dam
C) On the Kwaraguza road from Mount Nyangani to Troutbeck
D) At Mutarazi Falls
  • 10. Which part of Nyanga National Park is the most developed?
A) Central and western area
B) Northern area
C) Southern area
D) Eastern area
  • 11. What does the central and western area of the park include?
A) The three rest camps and the five dams
B) Exclusively archaeological sites
C) Just the camping grounds
D) Only the two private facilities
  • 12. Which falls can be accessed by most vehicles?
A) Pungwe Falls
B) Nyamuziwa Falls
C) Nyangombe Falls
D) Mutarazi Falls
  • 13. What type of vehicle is required to access Thomberutedza Falls?
A) Two wheel drive
B) Bicycle
C) Four wheel drive
D) Motorcycle
  • 14. How can the dense Pungwe gorge rainforest be accessed?
A) By bicycle
B) By car
C) By motorcycle
D) On foot
  • 15. What is the Scenic Road in Nyanga National Park?
A) The main road from Rhodes Dam to Mare Dam
B) A four-wheel drive track linking Pungwe Drift to Mount Nyangani
C) A gravel road that runs parallel to the Nyanga to Mutare highway
D) A path leading to Nyamuziwa Falls
  • 16. Where is the Pungwe View located?
A) Near Mare Dam
B) In the central and western area
C) On the edge of the Scenic Road
D) At Rhodes Dam
  • 17. Which fort is one of the two largest archaeological sites in Nyanga National Park?
A) Nyangwe Fort
B) Rhodes Fort
C) Mutarazi Fort
D) Pungwe Fort
  • 18. Which area of the park is administered from the Pungwe Drift substation?
A) Eastern area
B) Northern area
C) Central and western area
D) Southern area
  • 19. What type of geological formations form cliffs and ridges in the highest mountains of Nyanga National Park?
A) Basalt
B) Umkondo Group dolerite
C) Limestone
D) Shale
  • 20. What is the age of the Troutbeck dolerite sill found in Nyanga National Park?
A) 1099 Ma (million years ago)
B) 500 Ma
C) 100 Ma
D) 250 Ma
  • 21. What culture's ruins, dating from the fifteenth to seventeenth century, have been found throughout Nyanga National Park?
A) Shona people
B) Bantu people
C) Ndebele people
D) Ziwa people
  • 22. Which species of tree fern is found on the moorlands in Nyanga National Park?
A) Common tree fern
B) Forest tree fern
C) Mulanje cypress
D) Syzygium
  • 23. What invasive species were planted between Rhodes and Mare Dams?
A) Black wattle
B) Eucalyptus
C) Pine
D) Mulberry
  • 24. Which mammal is known for occasional sightings in Nyanga National Park from the Mozambique lowlands?
A) Zebra
B) Elephant
C) Giraffe
D) Lion
  • 25. Which animal is common in the upper Kairezi River within the park?
A) Blue duiker
B) Klipspringer
C) Samango monkey
D) African clawless otter
  • 26. Which of these animals is endemic to the Eastern Highlands and found in Nyanga National Park?
A) Buffalo
B) Blue duiker
C) Kudu
D) Lion
  • 27. What type of trout is most widespread within the park's dams and streams?
A) Atlantic salmon
B) American brook trout
C) Rainbow trout
D) Brown trout
  • 28. From where is the eastern area of Nyanga National Park administered?
A) Park headquarters
B) Mutare Substation
C) Rusape Office
D) Donjera (Gleneagles) Substation
  • 29. Is Nyanga National Park primarily a game park?
A) No
B) Partially
C) Only in the eastern area
D) Yes
  • 30. Where do short horse-riding trails start in Nyanga National Park?
A) At the Pony Trails office
B) At park headquarters
C) Near Mutarazi Falls
D) By Lake Gulliver
  • 31. Are river waters in Nyanga National Park free of bilharzia?
A) Yes
B) Only during certain times of year
C) Only in Lake Gulliver and Purdon Dam
D) No
  • 32. What is the rank of Mutarazi Falls in terms of height within Zimbabwe?
A) The highest waterfall
B) The second highest waterfall
C) The third highest waterfall
D) Not among the top three waterfalls
  • 33. What can visitors view from the edge of the escarpment near Mutarazi Falls?
A) Mutarazi Dam and Rhodes Dams
B) The Honde Valley approximately 800 metres below
C) Lake Gulliver
D) The entire Nyanga National Park
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