Zambezi River - Quiz
  • 1. Where is the Zambezi River located?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) South America
  • 2. Which of the following countries does the Zambezi River flow through?
A) Australia
B) Zambia
C) Canada
D) Russia
  • 3. Which iconic waterfall is located on the Zambezi River?
A) Iguazu Falls
B) Victoria Falls
C) Niagara Falls
D) Angel Falls
  • 4. Which ocean does the Zambezi River ultimately flow into?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Indian Ocean
  • 5. Who is credited with being the first European to see the Zambezi River?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) David Livingstone
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Marco Polo
  • 6. Which dam on the Zambezi River is one of the largest in Africa?
A) Kariba Dam
B) Three Gorges Dam
C) Itaipu Dam
D) Hoover Dam
  • 7. What economic activity is supported by the Zambezi River for local communities?
A) Textile manufacturing
B) Agriculture
C) Oil drilling
D) Diamond mining
  • 8. What is the primary cause of biodiversity loss in the Zambezi River basin?
A) Volcanic eruptions
B) Zombie outbreak
C) Deforestation
D) Alien invasion
  • 9. What is the fourth-longest river in Africa?
A) The Niger
B) The Zambezi
C) The Congo
D) The Nile
  • 10. Where is Victoria Falls located on the Zambezi River?
A) End point of the river
B) Most noted feature of the river
C) A small tributary
D) Source of the river
  • 11. What is the approximate length of the Zambezi River?
A) 2,574 km (1,599 mi)
B) 5,500 km (3,418 mi)
C) 3,400 km (2,113 mi)
D) 4,000 km (2,485 mi)
  • 12. What is the approximate area of the Zambezi's drainage basin?
A) 1,390,000 km² (540,000 mi²)
B) 4,800,000 km² (1,855,000 mi²)
C) 3,500,000 km² (1,350,000 mi²)
D) 2,300,000 km² (890,000 mi²)
  • 13. What type of forest does the Zambezi flow through in Angola?
A) Cryptosepalum dry forest
B) Miombo woodland
C) Western Zambezian grasslands
D) Evergreen rainforest
  • 14. What is the approximate elevation drop from the source to Chavuma Falls?
A) 400 m (1,300 ft)
B) 800 m (2,625 ft)
C) 600 m (2,000 ft)
D) 200 m (660 ft)
  • 15. Which river joins the Zambezi at Lealui?
A) Luena/Luampa system
B) Lungwebungu River
C) Luanginga River
D) Kabompo River
  • 16. What is the name of the festival celebrated by the Lozi people?
A) Kuomboka
B) Victoria Falls Celebration
C) Chavuma Festival
D) Barotse Floodplain Fest
  • 17. What type of plateau is drained by the Zambezi?
A) High mountainous plateau
B) Broken-edged plateau 900–1,200 m high
C) Flat desert plateau
D) Lowland coastal plateau
  • 18. Which river system does the Zambezi not connect with?
A) Nile River
B) Lualaba (Congo River)
C) Okavango River
D) Zaire River
  • 19. What is the approximate width of the Zambezi during the rainy season at its entry into Zambia?
A) 600 m (2,000 ft)
B) Nearly 400 m (1,300 ft)
C) 800 m (2,625 ft)
D) 200 m (660 ft)
  • 20. What is described as one of the world's most spectacular whitewater trips?
A) Lupata Gorge
B) Lake Kariba
C) Cahora Bassa Dam
D) The Batoka Gorge
  • 21. Where does the middle Zambezi end?
A) Lupata Gorge
B) Lake Cahora Bassa
C) Victoria Falls
D) Indian Ocean
  • 22. What was Lake Cahora Bassa formerly known for before the dam's construction?
A) Dangerous rapids called Kebrabassa
B) A fishing hotspot
C) A scenic waterfall
D) A bird sanctuary
  • 23. What is the name of the distributary used for navigation as it approaches the Indian Ocean?
A) Timbwe
B) Kongone
C) Chinde mouth
D) Luabo
  • 24. What happens to the Zambezi River as it nears the Indian Ocean?
A) It forms a large lake
B) It splits up into a delta
C) It becomes impassable due to rapids
D) It narrows into a single stream
  • 25. What is the name of the river that receives overflow from the Zambezi during the rainy season?
A) Quelimane
B) Shire River
C) Luangwa River
D) Kafue River
  • 26. Which two rivers are the largest left-hand tributaries of the Zambezi?
A) Shire and Quelimane
B) Lupata and Batoka
C) Chinde and Kongone
D) Luangwa and Kafue
  • 27. What year was Lake Kariba created?
A) 1980
B) 1959
C) 1974
D) 1965
  • 28. Which bridge was bombed during Angola's civil war and not yet reconstructed?
A) Sioma Bridge
B) Cazombo road bridge
C) Victoria Falls Bridge
D) Kazungula Bridge
  • 29. Who accompanied David Livingstone during his 1858-60 exploration?
A) Serpa Pinto
B) John Kirk
C) António da Silva Porto
D) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
  • 30. What type of nets did Namibian officials ban to protect fish stocks?
A) Cast nets
B) Gill nets
C) Monofilament nets
D) Trawl nets
  • 31. What percentage of the population in the Zambezi River Valley is dependent on agriculture?
A) 60%
B) 70%
C) 80%
D) 50%
  • 32. What type of service operated on the Zambezi River between the Katombora Rapids and upstream from Katima Mulilo in the 1930s and 40s?
A) Cargo ship service
B) Ferry service
C) Steamboat service
D) Paddle-barge service
  • 33. What is the mean annual rainfall range in the north of the Zambezi basin?
A) 1100 to 1400 mm
B) 1500 to 1700 mm
C) 2000 to 2300 mm
D) 700 to 900 mm
  • 34. What is a significant activity on some parts of the Zambezi River besides game fishing?
A) Coal mining
B) Hydroelectric power generation
C) Fishing for food
D) Tourism
  • 35. Which bridge connects Zambia and Botswana?
A) Victoria Falls Bridge
B) Sioma Bridge
C) Kazungula Bridge
D) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
  • 36. Which bridge opened in 2009 over the Zambezi River?
A) Sioma Bridge
B) Victoria Falls Bridge
C) Kazungula Bridge
D) Caia Bridge
  • 37. Which carnivore is NOT found in the Zambezi Delta?
A) Lion
B) Spotted hyena
C) Leopard
D) Cheetah
  • 38. Which town is located in Namibia along the Zambezi River?
A) Songo
B) Livingstone
C) Katima Mulilo
D) Victoria Falls
  • 39. Which hill did Frederick Stanley Arnot consider suitable for a mission?
A) Kalene Hill
B) Victoria Peak
C) Drakensberg Mountains
D) Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 40. Which bird is a migratory species found in the Zambezi Delta?
A) Waterbuck
B) Eland
C) Buffalo
D) Saddle-billed stork
  • 41. Who was the first European to visit the inland Zambezi River?
A) Frederick Stanley Arnot
B) António Fernandes
C) Serpa Pinto
D) David Livingstone
  • 42. During which months does the rainy season occur in the Zambezi basin?
A) December to May
B) April to September
C) June to November
D) October to March
  • 43. Who was the first European to come across the Zambezi River?
A) Christopher Columbus during his voyage to India
B) John Cabot exploring North America
C) Ferdinand Magellan on his circumnavigation journey
D) Vasco da Gama in January 1498
  • 44. Which chronicler noted that the Cuama River was called Zembere by the inland people of Monomatapa?
A) Vasco da Gama during his exploration
B) Fernão Mendes Pinto, a Portuguese explorer
C) David Livingstone on his African expeditions
D) Portuguese chronicler João de Barros in 1552
  • 45. Which country does the Zambezi enter after the confluence with the Luangwa River?
A) Zimbabwe
B) Mozambique
C) Malawi
D) Zambia
  • 46. Which national park is located in Zambia and borders the Zambezi River?
A) Matusadona National Park
B) Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
C) Okavango Delta National Park
D) Mana Pools National Park
  • 47. What is a major cause of water pollution in the Zambezi River?
A) Industrial waste discharge
B) Agricultural runoff
C) Oil spills
D) Sewage effluent from inadequate water-treatment facilities
  • 48. When was the Victoria Falls Bridge completed?
A) 2004
B) 1939
C) 2016
D) April 1905
  • 49. Who led expeditions to continue exploration in the upper basin and central course of the Zambezi?
A) David Livingstone
B) Frederick Stanley Arnot
C) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
D) António Fernandes
  • 50. What was the record flood discharge of the Zambezi River at its delta in 1958?
A) 6,700 m3 per second
B) 22,500 m3 per second
C) 1,000 m3 per second
D) 500 m3 per second
  • 51. How many visitors did Victoria Falls receive in 2015?
A) 200,000
B) 141,929
C) 100,000
D) 50,000
  • 52. In which year was the Chinde channel north of the Zambezi's main mouths seen?
A) 1895
B) 1878
C) 1900
D) 1889
  • 53. Which of the following fish species is endemic to the Zambezi River?
A) Trout
B) Tuna
C) Cichlids
D) Salmon
  • 54. Which ecoregion does the Zambezi Delta belong to?
A) Savanna grasslands of East Africa
B) Mozambique's dry forests
C) Zambezian coastal flooded savanna
D) Congo Basin rainforests
  • 55. Which national park in Zimbabwe is located along the Zambezi River?
A) Ngonye Falls National Park
B) Matusadona National Park
C) Mana Pools National Park
D) Lower Zambezi National Park
  • 56. What is a common method for crossing the Zambezi River in Angola, western Zambia, and Mozambique?
A) Small ferries
B) Road tunnels
C) Railway lines
D) Suspension bridges
  • 57. What type of shark is sometimes known as the Zambezi shark?
A) Bull shark
B) Tiger shark
C) Great white shark
D) Hammerhead shark
  • 58. What type of vegetation fringes the shoreline of the Zambezi Delta?
A) Grasslands
B) Mangroves
C) Savannas
D) Swamp forests
  • 59. Which large mammal is still found in the Zambezi Delta despite population reductions?
A) Buffalo
B) Eland
C) Cattle
D) Waterbuck
  • 60. Which activity is significant between Mongu and Livingstone along the Zambezi River?
A) Hydroelectric power generation
B) Coal mining
C) Tourism
D) Game fishing
  • 61. Which town is located in Mozambique along the Zambezi River?
A) Songo
B) Livingstone
C) Cazombo
D) Katima Mulilo
  • 62. Which animal is abundant along most of the calm stretches of the Zambezi River?
A) Hippopotamuses
B) Lions
C) Giraffes
D) Leopards
  • 63. Which large animal is supported by the riverine woodland along the Zambezi?
A) Penguins
B) Elephants
C) Kangaroos
D) Polar bears
  • 64. What type of lodges cater to tourists who want to fish for exotic species on the Zambezi River?
A) Eco-lodges
B) Safari lodges
C) Resort hotels
D) Camping sites
  • 65. What type of bridge is the Chinyingi suspension footbridge?
A) Cargo transport bridge
B) Railway bridge
C) Footbridge built as a community project
D) Road bridge
  • 66. What is the mean monthly maximum discharge at the Zambezi delta in April?
A) 22,500 m3 per second
B) 6,700 m3 per second
C) 3,900 m3 per second
D) 1,000 m3 per second
  • 67. Which Bantu-speaking people are likely candidates for naming the Zambezi?
A) The Zulu people
B) The Kikuyu people
C) The M'biza, or Bisa people
D) The Maasai people
  • 68. What type of snake is endemic to the Pungwe area in the Zambezi Delta?
A) Pungwe worm snake
B) Swamp viper
C) Nile monitor lizard
D) Floodplain water snake
  • 69. Which tributary did Livingstone trace during his 1858-60 exploration?
A) Shire
B) Congo
C) Zambezi
D) Kongone
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