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