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Tsavo East National Park - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. In which year was Tsavo East National Park established?
A) 1963
B) 1975
C) April 1948
D) 1952
  • 2. What is the area of Tsavo East National Park in square kilometers?
A) 22,000 km²
B) 8,500 sq mi
C) 5,308 sq mi
D) 13,747 km²
  • 3. Which river flows through Tsavo East National Park from west to east?
A) Galana River
B) Athi River
C) Sabaki River
D) Tsavo River
  • 4. What is the world's longest lava flow located in Tsavo East National Park called?
A) Lugard Falls
B) Mudanda Rock
C) Yatta Plateau
D) Aruba Dam
  • 5. Which mountain's lava flow formed the Yatta Plateau?
A) Mount Kilimanjaro
B) Mount Kenya
C) Lugard Peak
D) Ol Donyo Sabuk Mountain
  • 6. What is the height of Mudanda Rock in meters?
A) 180 mi
B) 1,600 m
C) 5,200 ft
D) 290 km
  • 7. Who was Lugard Falls named after?
A) Ol Donyo Sabuk
B) Watha
C) Frederick Lugard
D) John Henry Patterson
  • 8. In which year was Aruba Dam built in Tsavo East National Park?
A) 1963
B) 1898
C) 1948
D) 1952
  • 9. Which national park is more mountainous and wetter compared to Tsavo East?
A) Aruba Dam
B) Mudanda Rock
C) Tsavo West National Park
D) Tsavo East National Park
  • 10. What is a notable feature of Tsavo West National Park?
A) Lugard Falls
B) Aruba Dam
C) Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs
D) Yatta Plateau
  • 11. What type of economy thrived in Tsavo from 6,000 to 1,300 years ago?
A) Early Stone Age economy
B) Middle Stone Age economy
C) Late Stone Age economy
D) Iron Age economy
  • 12. What were the primary activities of Late Stone Age inhabitants in Tsavo?
A) Weaving and trading
B) Mining and metalworking
C) Hunting wild animals, fishing, and keeping domesticated animals
D) Farming and pottery making
  • 13. Which river were human settlements in Tsavo focused on during the Late Stone Age?
A) Sabaki River
B) Galana River
C) Tsavo River
D) Athi River
  • 14. Since when did Swahili people trade with inhabitants of Tsavo for ivory and other goods?
A) As early as 700 CE
B) After 1948
C) In the 19th century
D) During British colonization
  • 15. What evidence is there of Swahili trade in Tsavo?
A) Written records on stone tablets
B) Metal tools
C) Swahili language inscriptions
D) Cowry shells and beads recovered from archaeological sites
  • 16. Who documented the Orma and Watha people in the 19th century?
A) Swahili traders
B) British and German explorers
C) John Henry Patterson
D) Kenyan independence leaders
  • 17. What was built by the British through Tsavo in 1898?
A) A dam
B) A road network
C) A railway
D) A telegraph line
  • 18. How many people were killed by the Tsavo Man-Eaters before they were shot?
A) One hundred and thirty five
B) Twenty
C) Two hundred
D) Fifty
  • 19. When was hunting banned in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Following Kenyan independence in 1963
B) In 1952
C) In 1975
D) In 1948
  • 20. Which organization took over the management of Tsavo after Kenyan independence?
A) Kenya Wildlife Service
B) United Nations
C) British Colonial Office
D) Swahili Traders Association
  • 21. How many lions were estimated to be in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem as of 2006?
A) Less than 300
B) Approximately 500
C) Over 1000
D) About 675
  • 22. Which of the following mammals is not found in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Cape buffalo
B) Blue duiker
C) African bush elephant
D) Common eland
  • 23. How many bird species have been recorded in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Approximately 600
B) Exactly 400
C) Under 300
D) Over 500
  • 24. Which of the following birds is NOT mentioned as being in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Ostriches
B) Penguins
C) Kestrels
D) Hornbills
  • 25. In what year did Dida die?
A) 2017
B) 2014
C) 2022
D) 2025
  • 26. What is a major source of human-wildlife conflict around Tsavo East National Park?
A) Buffaloes invading homes
B) Elephants raiding farms
C) Birds damaging crops
D) Lions attacking humans
  • 27. What method do farmers use to deter elephants from their farms?
A) Firecrackers
B) Dogs
C) Electric fences
D) Bees
  • 28. Which animal strayed into Magarini Constituency in 2017, causing livestock deaths?
A) Elephants
B) Stray lions
C) Zebras
D) Buffaloes
  • 29. What were the tusks removed from Satao's body by poachers?
A) By park rangers
B) After being struck by a poisoned arrow
C) In 2022 during a severe drought
D) During a routine flyover
  • 30. When was Satao killed by ivory poachers?
A) 2022
B) 2017
C) December 2021
D) May 2014
  • 31. What happened to Satao II when he was killed by poachers?
A) Two individuals were not arrested
B) He was killed in 2014
C) He was found with no tusks
D) His tusks were still intact when his body was discovered
  • 32. What exacerbated the effects of drought on wildlife in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Increased tourism
B) Deforestation
C) Overgrazing by livestock
D) Unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change
  • 33. What was Wide Satao found in a weakened state after?
A) His tracking collar sent immobility alerts
B) Straying into human settlements
C) Being attacked by lions
D) A severe drought
  • 34. What year did Wide Satao die?
A) December 2021
B) 2022
C) May 2014
D) 2017
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