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Mount Elgon National Park - Test
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  • 1. How far is Mount Elgon National Park from Lake Victoria?
A) 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast
B) 100 kilometres northwest
C) 180 kilometres southwest
D) 200 kilometres southeast
  • 2. What is the total area covered by Mount Elgon National Park?
A) 900 square kilometres
B) 1,500 square kilometres
C) 1,000 square kilometres
D) 1,279 square kilometres (494 mi2)
  • 3. In which year was the Kenyan part of Mount Elgon National Park gazetted?
A) 1992
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1968
  • 4. What type of volcano is Mount Elgon?
A) An extinct shield volcano
B) An active cinder cone
C) A dormant stratovolcano
D) A composite volcano
  • 5. Which river flows from Mount Elgon to Lake Victoria?
A) The Nile River
B) The Nzoia River
C) The Tana River
D) The Turkwel River
  • 6. What is the annual rainfall in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Under 800 millimetres
B) Approximately 1,000 millimetres
C) Over 1,270 millimetres (50 in)
D) About 1,500 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) Alchemilla and Helichrysum
D) Elgon olive and Aningeria adolfi-friederici
  • 8. Which mammals are commonly found on the lower slopes of Mount Elgon?
A) Lions and cheetahs
B) Hippos and crocodiles
C) Elephants and buffalo
D) Giraffes and zebras
  • 9. Which bird species is endangered in Mount Elgon?
A) Hartlaub's turaco
B) The lammergeier
C) The eastern bronze-naped pigeon
D) Jackson's spurfowl
  • 10. What is the name of the endangered dragonfly discovered in Mount Elgon?
A) Elgon swift
B) Victoria damselfly
C) Kenya gnat
D) Maathai's longleg
  • 11. What was the primary method of managing land around Mount Elgon before colonial administration?
A) Private ownership
B) Indigenous power structures and rules
C) Colonial government policies
D) Modern conservation techniques
  • 12. Which species is endemic to high elevation broadleaf montane forest on Mount Elgon?
A) Ranunculus keniensis
B) Ardisiandra wettsteinii
C) Echinops hoehnelii
D) Carduus afromontanus
  • 13. In which year was Mount Elgon first gazetted as a Forest Reserve by the Uganda Protectorate administration?
A) 1929
B) 1940
C) 1951
D) 1937
  • 14. What year did Mount Elgon become the Mount Elgon Crown Forest?
A) 1937
B) 1983
C) 1929
D) 1940
  • 15. In what year was the reserve officially degazetted to allow settlement by the Benet-Ndorobo group?
A) 1951
B) 2002
C) 1983
D) 1994
  • 16. Which cave on Mount Elgon is known for its overhanging crystalline walls and can be explored by visitors?
A) Kitum Cave
B) Kebenob-Teretit Cave
C) Chepnyali Cave
D) Mackingeny Cave
  • 17. What activity do elephants frequently engage in within the caves of Mount Elgon?
A) Licking natural salt from cave walls
B) Building nests
C) Hunting small animals
D) Digging for water
  • 18. Which peak on the Kenya side of Mount Elgon is easily reached by hikers in about two hours?
A) Mt. Stanley
B) Endebess Bluff
C) Jackson's Peak
D) Koitoboss Peak
  • 19. What was the original name given to Jackson's Pool and Jackson's Peak?
A) Named after Henry Rider Haggard
B) Named after Richard Preston
C) Named after local tribes
D) Named after Frederick Jackson
  • 20. Which book by Richard Preston features Kitum Cave as a setting?
A) King Solomon's Mines
B) Mountains Beyond Mountains
C) The Cobra Event
D) The Hot Zone
  • 21. What type of natural phenomenon can be found at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) Frozen ice formations
B) Bubbling waters up to 48 °C
C) Geysers erupting every hour
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) Hiking to Koitoboss Peak
D) Rock climbing
  • 23. What was the status of the park during Uganda's civil wars?
A) It became a military base
B) It was closed to visitors
C) Management disintegrated
D) It expanded its territory
  • 24. Which book by Henry Rider Haggard may have been inspired by the Mt Elgon Caves?
A) Allan Quatermain
B) Ayesha
C) She
D) King Solomon's Mines
  • 25. What is the height of Jackson's Peak?
A) 4,050 meters
B) 3,800 meters
C) 4,155 meters
D) 4,165 meters
  • 26. Which area offers a panoramic view of escarpments and gorges?
A) Chebui Caves
B) Jackson's Pool
C) Endebess Bluff
D) Kitum Cave
  • 27. What type of trails are available for visitors in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Self-guided walking trails
B) Guided horseback riding trails
C) Off-road vehicle trails
D) Mountain biking trails
  • 28. What is the height of Mt. Elgon's highest peak on the Kenya side?
A) 3,900 meters
B) 4,155 meters
C) 4,200 meters
D) 4,000 meters
  • 29. What was the area settled by the Benet-Ndorobo group in 1983?
A) 6,000 hectares
B) 1,500 hectares
C) 8,000 hectares
D) 10,000 hectares
  • 30. Which year did Mount Elgon become a Central Forest Reserve?
A) 1929
B) 1940
C) 1951
D) 1937
  • 31. What is the maximum temperature recorded at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) 60 °C
B) 48 °C
C) 35 °C
D) 40 °C
  • 32. What is the name of the forest that changes to olive and Afrocarpus gracilior at higher elevations?
A) Savanna grassland
B) Coniferous forest
C) Tropical rainforest
D) Elgon olive wet montane forest
  • 33. Which bird species is known for its restricted range in Mount Elgon?
A) Peregrine falcon
B) Bald eagle
C) Jackson's spurfowl
D) Snowy owl
  • 34. What group settled in 6,000 hectares of the reserve in 1983?
A) Kikuyu
B) Luo
C) Maasai
D) Benet-Ndorobo
  • 35. What year was the reserve converted into a national park?
A) 1983
B) 1994
C) 1951
D) 2002
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