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