Hwange National Park

Hwange National Park - Quiz

1. What type of geological formation is found in the north-west of Hwange National Park?

A) Kalahari Sands
B) Granites and gneisses
C) Basalt lava flows
D) Sandstone rockshelters

2. Which river is a tributary of the Nata River in Hwange National Park?

A) Shakwanki
B) Lukosi River
C) Deka River
D) Gwabadzabuya River

3. What type of rock formations are found from Sinamatella going eastwards in the park?

A) Basalt lava flows
B) Sandstone
C) Kalahari Sands
D) Granites and gneisses

4. Which area of Hwange National Park is drained by the Deka and Lukosi rivers?

A) Shumba area
B) The north and north-west
C) The main camp and Linkwasha areas
D) The south

5. What type of archaeological sites are found in Hwange National Park?

A) Iron-age pottery kilns
B) Stone age forager sites with stone tools
C) Medieval castles
D) Colonial forts

6. What type of engravings did Stone Age people leave in Hwange National Park?

A) Geometric patterns on pottery
B) Animal hoofprints on sandstone rockshelter walls
C) Human figures on cave walls
D) Maps of the stars

7. What is one way some pans in Hwange National Park are filled with water?

A) Natural groundwater seeps
B) River overflow
C) Artificial lakes
D) Desalination plants

8. Which area of the park has no rivers but forms seasonal wetlands?

A) Shumba area
B) Main camp and Linkwasha areas
C) South
D) North-west

9. What type of sites did Iron-age people build in Hwange National Park?

A) Mud brick towers
B) Large and small stone-walling sites
C) Bronze statues
D) Wooden huts

10. Which geological formation stretches from south of Bumbusi to the Botswana border?

A) Sandstone rockshelters
B) Granites and gneisses
C) Basalt lava flows of the Batoka Formation
D) Kalahari Sands

11. What type of depressions are found in areas without rivers in Hwange National Park?

A) Glacial valleys
B) Volcanic craters
C) River deltas
D) Grassy pan depressions and pans

12. What is the primary geological substrate of most of Hwange National Park?

A) Basalt lava flows
B) Granites and gneisses
C) Kalahari Sands
D) Limestone

13. Which area in the park is known for pans fed by natural groundwater seeps?

A) Ngweshla, Shakwanki, and Nehimba
B) Shumba area
C) North-west
D) Main camp and Linkwasha areas

14. What is the Bumbusi National Monument known for?

A) Stone age tool-making site
B) Medieval castle ruins
C) Colonial trading post
D) Iron-age stone-walling site

15. What type of wetlands form in the main camp and Linkwasha areas?

A) Salt flats
B) Seasonal wetlands from fossil drainage channels
C) Permanent lakes
D) Swamps

16. Which national park is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with the Okavango Delta?

A) Serengeti National Park
B) Selous Game Reserve
C) Hwange National Park
D) Kruger National Park

17. Which organization operates the Painted Dog Project?

A) Dete Animal Rescue Trust
B) National Parks Scientific Services
C) Painted Dog Conservation organisation
D) Wildlife Conservation and Research Unit of Oxford University

18. What was implemented by parks authorities to manage the elephant population in Hwange National Park?

A) Culling
B) Relocation
C) Habitat expansion
D) Sterilization

19. Which species' distribution and hunting in Hwange is strongly related to the pans and waterholes?

A) Cheetah
B) Spotted hyena
C) Lion
D) Elephant

20. Which project aims to protect and increase the range and numbers of African wild dog both in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in Africa?

A) Painted Dog Project
B) National Leopard Project
C) Elephant Conservation Initiative
D) Hwange Wildlife Management Program

21. What happened to the elephant population in Hwange National Park after culling ended in 1986?

A) The population became extinct.
B) The population doubled in five years.
C) The population remained stable.
D) The population decreased significantly.

22. What was Hwange National Park formerly known as?

A) Wankie Game Reserve
B) Bulawayo Wildlife Sanctuary
C) Dete Nature Park
D) Victoria Falls Reserve

23. In which country is Hwange National Park located?

A) Namibia
B) Zimbabwe
C) South Africa
D) Botswana

24. How large is Hwange National Park in square kilometers?

A) 20,000 km²
B) 10,000 km²
C) 5,600 km²
D) 14,600 km²

25. In what year was Hwange National Park founded?

A) 1928
B) 1950
C) 1900
D) 1980

26. How many mammal species does Hwange National Park host?

A) 200
B) Over 100
C) 50
D) 75

27. Which town is nearest to Hwange National Park?

A) Dete
B) Victoria Falls
C) Harare
D) Bulawayo

28. How many carcasses were identified in the first aerial survey after the 2013 poaching incident?

A) 50
B) 10
C) 19
D) 84

29. Which type of woodland is found in the north and northwest of Hwange National Park?

A) Rainforest
B) Mopane woodland
C) Kalahari woodland
D) Savanna grassland

30. What was Xanda's relationship to Cecil?

A) Xanda was a different lion unrelated to Cecil.
B) Xanda was Cecil's brother.
C) Xanda was Cecil's son.
D) Xanda was Cecil's mate.

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