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Mount Longonot National Park - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. Where is Mount Longonot located?
A) Southwest of the Serengeti National Park
B) East of Mombasa, Kenya
C) Northwest of Nairobi, Kenya
D) Southeast of Lake Naivasha in Kenya's Great Rift Valley
  • 2. What is the meaning of 'Longonot' in Maasai?
A) Place of great waterfalls
B) Home of lions
C) Mountains of many spurs or steep ridges
D) Land of endless plains
  • 3. Which organization manages Mount Longonot National Park?
A) African Wildlife Foundation
B) United Nations Environmental Programme
C) Kenya Wildlife Service
D) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
  • 4. How long is the trail from the park entrance to the crater rim?
A) 21 km
B) 13.5 km
C) 7.2 km
D) 3.1 km
  • 5. What is the total distance for a complete tour around Mount Longonot?
A) 7.2 km
B) 21 km
C) 13.5 km
D) 3.1 km
  • 6. How long does the complete tour of Mount Longonot take, including rest breaks?
A) 6–7 hours
B) 8–9 hours
C) 2–3 hours
D) 4–5 hours
  • 7. What is the elevation of Mount Longonot's gate?
A) 2776 m
B) 2150 m
C) 2000 m
D) 3000 m
  • 8. How far is Mount Longonot from Nairobi?
A) 100 kilometers southeast
B) 60 kilometres northwest
C) 80 kilometers southwest
D) 30 kilometers northeast
  • 9. What type of volcano is Mount Longonot?
A) Lava dome
B) Cinder cone
C) Shield volcano
D) Stratovolcano
  • 10. When did Mount Longonot last erupt?
A) 1950s
B) 1900s
C) 1860s
D) 2000s
  • 11. What geological feature forms the base of Mount Longonot's summit cone?
A) An expansive plateau
B) A vast plain
C) A deep ravine
D) A large caldera
  • 12. How old are the eruptions that formed Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 100,000 years ago
B) 10,000 years ago
C) 50,000 years ago
D) 21,000 years ago
  • 13. What is the size of Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 5 x 7 km
B) 3 x 4 km
C) 8 x 12 km
D) 10 x 15 km
  • 14. What geothermal activity has been recorded at Mount Longonot?
A) High levels of seismic activity unrelated to magma
B) Complete dormancy with no geothermal signs
C) Extensive ice formation in the crater
D) Active magmatic systems beneath the volcano
  • 15. What type of trees cover the crater floor?
A) Palm trees
B) Small trees
C) Cacti
D) Tall evergreens
  • 16. Which animals can be found on Mount Longonot?
A) Plains zebra, giraffe, Thomson's gazelle, buffaloes, and hartebeest
B) Cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas
C) Lions, elephants, and rhinos
D) Wildebeests, zebras, and wildebeests
  • 17. What event occurred on March 21, 2009, at Mount Longonot?
A) A volcanic eruption
B) Heavy rainfall causing floods
C) Bush fires burned up the mountain and descended into the crater
D) An earthquake
  • 18. What is located south of Mount Longonot?
A) The Longonot satellite earth station
B) A major highway
C) A large city
D) Lake Naivasha
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