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