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Mount Elgon National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. How far is Mount Elgon National Park from Lake Victoria?
A) 100 kilometres northwest
B) 200 kilometres southeast
C) 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast
D) 180 kilometres southwest
  • 2. What is the total area covered by Mount Elgon National Park?
A) 1,000 square kilometres
B) 900 square kilometres
C) 1,500 square kilometres
D) 1,279 square kilometres (494 mi2)
  • 3. In which year was the Kenyan part of Mount Elgon National Park gazetted?
A) 1980
B) 1975
C) 1968
D) 1992
  • 4. What type of volcano is Mount Elgon?
A) A dormant stratovolcano
B) An extinct shield volcano
C) An active cinder cone
D) A composite volcano
  • 5. Which river flows from Mount Elgon to Lake Victoria?
A) The Tana River
B) The Nile River
C) The Turkwel River
D) The Nzoia River
  • 6. What is the annual rainfall in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Under 800 millimetres
B) About 1,500 millimetres
C) Over 1,270 millimetres (50 in)
D) Approximately 1,000 millimetres
  • 7. Which plant species are found at higher elevations on Mount Elgon?
A) Juniperus procera and Cassipourea malosana
B) Hagenia abyssinica and giant groundsels
C) Elgon olive and Aningeria adolfi-friederici
D) Alchemilla and Helichrysum
  • 8. Which mammals are commonly found on the lower slopes of Mount Elgon?
A) Hippos and crocodiles
B) Elephants and buffalo
C) Lions and cheetahs
D) Giraffes and zebras
  • 9. Which bird species is endangered in Mount Elgon?
A) Hartlaub's turaco
B) The eastern bronze-naped pigeon
C) The lammergeier
D) Jackson's spurfowl
  • 10. What is the name of the endangered dragonfly discovered in Mount Elgon?
A) Kenya gnat
B) Elgon swift
C) Maathai's longleg
D) Victoria damselfly
  • 11. What was the primary method of managing land around Mount Elgon before colonial administration?
A) Colonial government policies
B) Modern conservation techniques
C) Indigenous power structures and rules
D) Private ownership
  • 12. Which species is endemic to high elevation broadleaf montane forest on Mount Elgon?
A) Ranunculus keniensis
B) Carduus afromontanus
C) Echinops hoehnelii
D) Ardisiandra wettsteinii
  • 13. In which year was Mount Elgon first gazetted as a Forest Reserve by the Uganda Protectorate administration?
A) 1929
B) 1940
C) 1937
D) 1951
  • 14. What year did Mount Elgon become the Mount Elgon Crown Forest?
A) 1929
B) 1940
C) 1983
D) 1937
  • 15. In what year was the reserve officially degazetted to allow settlement by the Benet-Ndorobo group?
A) 2002
B) 1994
C) 1951
D) 1983
  • 16. Which cave on Mount Elgon is known for its overhanging crystalline walls and can be explored by visitors?
A) Mackingeny Cave
B) Kebenob-Teretit Cave
C) Kitum Cave
D) Chepnyali Cave
  • 17. What activity do elephants frequently engage in within the caves of Mount Elgon?
A) Hunting small animals
B) Building nests
C) Digging for water
D) Licking natural salt from cave walls
  • 18. Which peak on the Kenya side of Mount Elgon is easily reached by hikers in about two hours?
A) Endebess Bluff
B) Jackson's Peak
C) Koitoboss Peak
D) Mt. Stanley
  • 19. What was the original name given to Jackson's Pool and Jackson's Peak?
A) Named after local tribes
B) Named after Frederick Jackson
C) Named after Henry Rider Haggard
D) Named after Richard Preston
  • 20. Which book by Richard Preston features Kitum Cave as a setting?
A) The Hot Zone
B) King Solomon's Mines
C) The Cobra Event
D) Mountains Beyond Mountains
  • 21. What type of natural phenomenon can be found at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) Frozen ice formations
B) Geysers erupting every hour
C) Bubbling waters up to 48 °C
D) Natural steam vents
  • 22. Which activity is not mentioned as an attraction in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Cave explorations
B) Primate watching
C) Rock climbing
D) Hiking to Koitoboss Peak
  • 23. What was the status of the park during Uganda's civil wars?
A) Management disintegrated
B) It became a military base
C) It expanded its territory
D) It was closed to visitors
  • 24. Which book by Henry Rider Haggard may have been inspired by the Mt Elgon Caves?
A) She
B) Ayesha
C) Allan Quatermain
D) King Solomon's Mines
  • 25. What is the height of Jackson's Peak?
A) 4,155 meters
B) 3,800 meters
C) 4,165 meters
D) 4,050 meters
  • 26. Which area offers a panoramic view of escarpments and gorges?
A) Jackson's Pool
B) Endebess Bluff
C) Chebui Caves
D) Kitum Cave
  • 27. What type of trails are available for visitors in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Off-road vehicle trails
B) Self-guided walking trails
C) Guided horseback riding trails
D) Mountain biking trails
  • 28. What is the height of Mt. Elgon's highest peak on the Kenya side?
A) 4,000 meters
B) 3,900 meters
C) 4,200 meters
D) 4,155 meters
  • 29. What was the area settled by the Benet-Ndorobo group in 1983?
A) 10,000 hectares
B) 8,000 hectares
C) 6,000 hectares
D) 1,500 hectares
  • 30. Which year did Mount Elgon become a Central Forest Reserve?
A) 1951
B) 1940
C) 1929
D) 1937
  • 31. What is the maximum temperature recorded at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) 40 °C
B) 35 °C
C) 48 °C
D) 60 °C
  • 32. What is the name of the forest that changes to olive and Afrocarpus gracilior at higher elevations?
A) Elgon olive wet montane forest
B) Savanna grassland
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Coniferous forest
  • 33. Which bird species is known for its restricted range in Mount Elgon?
A) Bald eagle
B) Peregrine falcon
C) Snowy owl
D) Jackson's spurfowl
  • 34. What group settled in 6,000 hectares of the reserve in 1983?
A) Luo
B) Maasai
C) Kikuyu
D) Benet-Ndorobo
  • 35. What year was the reserve converted into a national park?
A) 1994
B) 1951
C) 1983
D) 2002
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