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