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Kidepo Valley National Park - Test
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  • 1. What is the size of Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi)
B) 2,000 km2
C) 500 km2
D) 750 km2
  • 2. In which region of Uganda is Kidepo Valley National Park located?
A) Eastern Region
B) Karamoja region
C) Central Region
D) Western Region
  • 3. Which mountains are near Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Virunga Mountains
B) Mount Elgon
C) Rwenzori Mountains
D) Mount Morungole
  • 4. What rivers transect Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Sesame and Aswa rivers
B) Nile and Omo rivers
C) Kidepo and Narus rivers
D) Pibor and Akobo rivers
  • 5. How far is Kidepo Valley National Park from Moroto by road?
A) 150 km (93 mi)
B) 500 km (310 mi)
C) 220 km (140 mi)
D) 300 km (186 mi)
  • 6. Which district is Kidepo Valley National Park near?
A) Nabilatuk District
B) Amudat District
C) Kaabong District
D) Moroto District
  • 7. What was the original purpose of designating Kidepo as a game reserve in 1958?
A) To develop tourism infrastructure
B) To create a military training ground
C) To establish agricultural settlements
D) To protect wildlife from hunting and prevent clearing of bush for tsetse fly-control.
  • 8. Who were the original inhabitants of Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Banyankole and Batoro
B) Ik and Ketebo (or Mening)
C) Luo and Acholi
D) Baganda and Basoga
  • 9. In what year was the game reserve converted into Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 1962
B) 1980
C) 1972
D) 1958
  • 10. Which country borders Kidepo Valley National Park to the northwest?
A) Kenya
B) Democratic Republic of Congo
C) South Sudan
D) Ethiopia
  • 11. What was the original size of the luxury lodge project started in 1967?
A) 56-room project
B) 30-room project
C) 100-room project
D) 200-room project
  • 12. When was the revived luxury lodge finally opened?
A) 2019
B) 1985
C) 1978
D) 1995
  • 13. What is the elevation range of the valley floors in Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Between 3,000 feet (910 m) and 4,000 feet (1,200 m)
B) Between 5,000 feet (1,520 m) and 6,000 feet (1,830 m)
C) Between 2,000 feet (610 m) and 3,500 feet (1,070 m)
D) Below 2,000 feet (610 m)
  • 14. What is the most permanent source of water in Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Kidepo River
B) Narus River
C) Kanangorok hot spring
D) Morungole Spring
  • 15. What type of soil predominates in the Kidepo Valley?
A) Peaty soil
B) Sandy soil
C) Black chalky clay and sandy-clay loam
D) Loamy soil
  • 16. How many mammal species are hosted by Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Over 77 mammal species
B) 30 mammal species
C) 100 mammal species
D) 50 mammal species
  • 17. How many bird species are hosted by Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 476 bird species
B) 600 bird species
C) 200 bird species
D) 300 bird species
  • 18. What is the annual average rainfall in Narus Valley?
A) 100 cm (39 in)
B) 64 cm (25 in)
C) 120 cm (47 in)
D) 89 cm (35 in)
  • 19. What is the annual average rainfall in Kidepo Valley?
A) 89 cm (35 in)
B) 64 cm (25 in)
C) 50 cm (20 in)
D) 75 cm (30 in)
  • 20. What type of grass is shorter and found in Narus Valley?
A) Thatching grass
B) Buffalo grass
C) Red oat grass
D) Guinea grass
  • 21. Which trees are common in the drier areas of Narus Valley?
A) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
B) Sausage trees and fan palms
C) Monkey bread and Buffalo thorn trees
D) Red thorn acacias, desert dates, and drumstick trees
  • 22. What type of vegetation lines the water courses in Narus Valley?
A) Monkey bread and Buffalo thorn trees
B) Sausage trees and fan palms
C) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
D) Red oat grass and Guinea grass
  • 23. What type of vegetation is found in higher elevated areas of Kidepo Valley?
A) Sausage trees
B) Red oat grass
C) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
D) Fan palms
  • 24. Which organization was financing the improvement of roads within Kidepo Valley National Park as of August 2013?
A) Uganda Wildlife Authority
B) Global Conservation
C) USAID
D) Frankfurt Zoological Society
  • 25. Who was the Chief Warden of Kidepo Valley National Park in 1994?
A) Anjelo Ajoka
B) Daniel Aleper
C) Peter Lotyang
D) Joseph Sentongo
  • 26. Who died in an air crash within the park?
A) Tony Henley
B) Paul Ssali
C) Ian Ross
D) Augustine Bendebule
  • 27. How many visitors contributed to the park's revenue in the fiscal year 2012-2013?
A) 2500
B) 2100
C) 2300
D) 2000
  • 28. What was the estimated elephant population in Kidepo Valley National Park in 2003?
A) Around 400
B) Under 300
C) Exactly 350
D) Over 500
  • 29. How many giraffes were brought to Kidepo Valley National Park from Murchison Falls National Park in August 2018?
A) Fourteen
B) Ten
C) Sixteen
D) Twelve
  • 30. How many kob were translocated to Kidepo from Murchison in 2017?
A) 150
B) 200
C) More than 100
D) 50
  • 31. In which year did UWA translocate four southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 2023
B) 2020
C) 2018
D) 2026
  • 32. From which sanctuary were the four southern white rhinos translocated to Kidepo Valley National Park in March 2026?
A) Lake Nakuru National Park
B) Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve
C) Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
D) Murchison Falls National Park
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