Hwange National Park - Quiz
  • 1. What type of geological formation is found in the north-west of Hwange National Park?
A) Kalahari Sands
B) Basalt lava flows
C) Sandstone rockshelters
D) Granites and gneisses
  • 2. Which river is a tributary of the Nata River in Hwange National Park?
A) Deka River
B) Shakwanki
C) Gwabadzabuya River
D) Lukosi 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) The main camp and Linkwasha areas
B) Shumba area
C) The north and north-west
D) The south
  • 5. What type of archaeological sites are found in Hwange National Park?
A) Iron-age pottery kilns
B) Colonial forts
C) Stone age forager sites with stone tools
D) Medieval castles
  • 6. What type of engravings did Stone Age people leave in Hwange National Park?
A) Human figures on cave walls
B) Geometric patterns on pottery
C) Animal hoofprints on sandstone rockshelter 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) Artificial lakes
C) River overflow
D) Desalination plants
  • 8. Which area of the park has no rivers but forms seasonal wetlands?
A) Shumba area
B) North-west
C) South
D) Main camp and Linkwasha areas
  • 9. What type of sites did Iron-age people build in Hwange National Park?
A) Bronze statues
B) Wooden huts
C) Large and small stone-walling sites
D) Mud brick towers
  • 10. Which geological formation stretches from south of Bumbusi to the Botswana border?
A) Granites and gneisses
B) Basalt lava flows of the Batoka Formation
C) Kalahari Sands
D) Sandstone rockshelters
  • 11. What type of depressions are found in areas without rivers in Hwange National Park?
A) Glacial valleys
B) River deltas
C) Grassy pan depressions and pans
D) Volcanic craters
  • 12. What is the primary geological substrate of most of Hwange National Park?
A) Kalahari Sands
B) Basalt lava flows
C) Limestone
D) Granites and gneisses
  • 13. Which area in the park is known for pans fed by natural groundwater seeps?
A) Shumba area
B) North-west
C) Ngweshla, Shakwanki, and Nehimba
D) Main camp and Linkwasha areas
  • 14. What is the Bumbusi National Monument known for?
A) Stone age tool-making site
B) Colonial trading post
C) Medieval castle ruins
D) Iron-age stone-walling site
  • 15. What type of wetlands form in the main camp and Linkwasha areas?
A) Seasonal wetlands from fossil drainage channels
B) Permanent lakes
C) Salt flats
D) Swamps
  • 16. Which national park is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with the Okavango Delta?
A) Serengeti National Park
B) Hwange National Park
C) Kruger National Park
D) Selous Game Reserve
  • 17. Which organization operates the Painted Dog Project?
A) National Parks Scientific Services
B) Painted Dog Conservation organisation
C) Dete Animal Rescue Trust
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) Habitat expansion
C) Relocation
D) Sterilization
  • 19. Which species' distribution and hunting in Hwange is strongly related to the pans and waterholes?
A) Spotted hyena
B) Lion
C) Cheetah
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) Hwange Wildlife Management Program
B) Painted Dog Project
C) National Leopard Project
D) Elephant Conservation Initiative
  • 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) Victoria Falls Reserve
B) Bulawayo Wildlife Sanctuary
C) Wankie Game Reserve
D) Dete Nature Park
  • 23. In which country is Hwange National Park located?
A) Botswana
B) South Africa
C) Zimbabwe
D) Namibia
  • 24. How large is Hwange National Park in square kilometers?
A) 5,600 km²
B) 14,600 km²
C) 20,000 km²
D) 10,000 km²
  • 25. In what year was Hwange National Park founded?
A) 1980
B) 1950
C) 1928
D) 1900
  • 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) Bulawayo
C) Victoria Falls
D) Harare
  • 28. How many carcasses were identified in the first aerial survey after the 2013 poaching incident?
A) 84
B) 19
C) 50
D) 10
  • 29. Which type of woodland is found in the north and northwest of Hwange National Park?
A) Kalahari woodland
B) Savanna grassland
C) Rainforest
D) Mopane woodland
  • 30. What was Xanda's relationship to Cecil?
A) Xanda was Cecil's brother.
B) Xanda was a different lion unrelated to Cecil.
C) Xanda was Cecil's mate.
D) Xanda was Cecil's son.
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