Marsabit National Park - Exam
  • 1. Where is Marsabit National Park located?
A) Eastern Province of Tanzania
B) Western Kenya near Kisumu
C) Southern Kenya near Nairobi
D) Mount Marsabit in northern Kenya
  • 2. How far is Marsabit National Park from Nairobi?
A) 560 km (350 mi) north
B) 700 km (435 mi) east
C) 400 km (249 mi) west
D) 300 km (186 mi) south
  • 3. What is Marsabit National Park noted for?
A) Its extensive desert landscape
B) Its zebra population and bird sanctuary
C) Its large rhino population
D) Its crocodile breeding grounds
  • 4. What type of geographical features are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) Large sand dunes
B) River deltas
C) Extinct volcanic craters covered in forests
D) Glaciers
  • 5. What is the name of a crater near Marsabit National Park?
A) Gof Redo
B) Kilimanjaro Crater
C) Ol Doinyo Lengai
D) Ngorongoro Crater
  • 6. How far is Gof Redo from Marsabit?
A) Roughly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north
B) 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south
C) 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west
D) 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) east
  • 7. Which animals are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) Penguins and polar bears
B) Kangaroos and koalas
C) Zebras, elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes
D) Camels and dromedaries
  • 8. How many species of birds are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) 100 species
B) About 350 species
C) 200 species
D) 500 species
  • 9. Which bird of prey is not mentioned as inhabiting the park?
A) Peregrine falcons
B) Eagles
C) Ruppell's griffon vultures
D) Mountain buzzards
  • 10. Which bird species are found on Lake Paradise?
A) Swans and ducks
B) Penguins and albatrosses
C) Red-knobbed coots, hamerkops, ibises
D) Flamingos and pelicans
  • 11. Which mammals are found on the lower slopes of the forest in Marsabit National Park?
A) Olive baboons, vervet monkeys, Peter's gazelles
B) Bears and deer
C) Lions and tigers
D) Wolves and foxes
  • 12. What is notable about the elephants in Marsabit National Park?
A) They had reputedly the longest tusks in the world in the 1970s
B) They can fly short distances
C) They are known for their small size
D) They have a unique blue coloration
  • 13. What was the weight of Ahmed's tusks when he died?
A) Over 300 kg
B) Less than 100 kg
C) Exactly 200 kg
D) Under 50 kg
  • 14. What type of trees are found on the road south from Mount Marsabit?
A) Palm trees and cacti
B) Oak trees and pine trees
C) Strangler figs and low, flat-topped acacias
D) Maple trees and birch trees
  • 15. Which birds are known for their neater nests in Marsabit National Park?
A) Mountain buzzards
B) Sociable weaver birds
C) Ruppell's griffon vultures
D) Peregrine falcons
  • 16. What is a characteristic of sparrow weavers' nests?
A) They are made of stone
B) They are suspended from cliffs
C) They are 'scruffier'
D) They are underwater
  • 17. What type of birds are white-bellied turacos?
A) Birds found in the park's mountain-top forest
B) Aquatic birds
C) Desert-dwelling birds
D) Polar birds
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