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Nyanga National Park - Test
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  • 1. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located near the main entrance?
A) Pungwe Drift
B) Udu Dam
C) Rhodes Dam
D) Mare Dam
  • 2. How far is Mare Dam from Rhodes Dam?
A) Some eight kilometers east
B) Ten kilometers south
C) Five kilometers west
D) Three kilometers north
  • 3. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located on the road to Nyangombe Falls?
A) Pungwe Drift
B) Mare Dam
C) Rhodes Dam
D) Udu Dam
  • 4. Where are the two lodges located at Pungwe Drift situated?
A) On each side of the Pungwe River, upstream of the Pungwe Falls
B) At Rhodes Dam
C) Near Nyamuziwa Falls
D) Next to Mare Dam
  • 5. What happened to the isolated chalet at Nyamuziwa Falls?
A) It became a private facility
B) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
C) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
D) It was closed in the 1970s
  • 6. Where is the camping ground located on the Mare River?
A) Half a kilometer west of Rhodes Dam
B) On the Kwaraguza road
C) At Mutarazi Falls
D) Near Nyangombe Falls
  • 7. What happened to the larger Nyangombe camping ground?
A) It was closed in the late 1990s
B) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
C) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
D) It became a private facility
  • 8. Which privately owned facility incorporates Cecil Rhodes' old homestead?
A) Pungwe Drift lodges
B) Nyangombe camping ground
C) Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut
D) Rhodes Hotel
  • 9. Where is the Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut located?
A) At Rhodes Dam
B) At Mutarazi Falls
C) Near Pungwe Drift
D) On the Kwaraguza road from Mount Nyangani to Troutbeck
  • 10. Which part of Nyanga National Park is the most developed?
A) Central and western area
B) Eastern area
C) Southern area
D) Northern area
  • 11. What does the central and western area of the park include?
A) The three rest camps and the five dams
B) Only the two private facilities
C) Just the camping grounds
D) Exclusively archaeological sites
  • 12. Which falls can be accessed by most vehicles?
A) Nyangombe Falls
B) Pungwe Falls
C) Mutarazi Falls
D) Nyamuziwa Falls
  • 13. What type of vehicle is required to access Thomberutedza Falls?
A) Motorcycle
B) Two wheel drive
C) Four wheel drive
D) Bicycle
  • 14. How can the dense Pungwe gorge rainforest be accessed?
A) By car
B) On foot
C) By motorcycle
D) By bicycle
  • 15. What is the Scenic Road in Nyanga National Park?
A) A path leading to Nyamuziwa Falls
B) A gravel road that runs parallel to the Nyanga to Mutare highway
C) A four-wheel drive track linking Pungwe Drift to Mount Nyangani
D) The main road from Rhodes Dam to Mare Dam
  • 16. Where is the Pungwe View located?
A) Near Mare Dam
B) At Rhodes Dam
C) On the edge of the Scenic Road
D) In the central and western area
  • 17. Which fort is one of the two largest archaeological sites in Nyanga National Park?
A) Pungwe Fort
B) Rhodes Fort
C) Mutarazi Fort
D) Nyangwe Fort
  • 18. Which area of the park is administered from the Pungwe Drift substation?
A) Southern area
B) Eastern area
C) Central and western area
D) Northern area
  • 19. What type of geological formations form cliffs and ridges in the highest mountains of Nyanga National Park?
A) Limestone
B) Shale
C) Umkondo Group dolerite
D) Basalt
  • 20. What is the age of the Troutbeck dolerite sill found in Nyanga National Park?
A) 250 Ma
B) 100 Ma
C) 500 Ma
D) 1099 Ma (million years ago)
  • 21. What culture's ruins, dating from the fifteenth to seventeenth century, have been found throughout Nyanga National Park?
A) Shona people
B) Ziwa people
C) Ndebele people
D) Bantu people
  • 22. Which species of tree fern is found on the moorlands in Nyanga National Park?
A) Syzygium
B) Forest tree fern
C) Common tree fern
D) Mulanje cypress
  • 23. What invasive species were planted between Rhodes and Mare Dams?
A) Mulberry
B) Black wattle
C) Eucalyptus
D) Pine
  • 24. Which mammal is known for occasional sightings in Nyanga National Park from the Mozambique lowlands?
A) Zebra
B) Lion
C) Elephant
D) Giraffe
  • 25. Which animal is common in the upper Kairezi River within the park?
A) Klipspringer
B) African clawless otter
C) Samango monkey
D) Blue duiker
  • 26. Which of these animals is endemic to the Eastern Highlands and found in Nyanga National Park?
A) Lion
B) Kudu
C) Buffalo
D) Blue duiker
  • 27. What type of trout is most widespread within the park's dams and streams?
A) Rainbow trout
B) Brown trout
C) Atlantic salmon
D) American brook trout
  • 28. From where is the eastern area of Nyanga National Park administered?
A) Park headquarters
B) Mutare Substation
C) Donjera (Gleneagles) Substation
D) Rusape Office
  • 29. Is Nyanga National Park primarily a game park?
A) Partially
B) No
C) Only in the eastern area
D) Yes
  • 30. Where do short horse-riding trails start in Nyanga National Park?
A) At park headquarters
B) At the Pony Trails office
C) By Lake Gulliver
D) Near Mutarazi Falls
  • 31. Are river waters in Nyanga National Park free of bilharzia?
A) No
B) Only during certain times of year
C) Only in Lake Gulliver and Purdon Dam
D) Yes
  • 32. What is the rank of Mutarazi Falls in terms of height within Zimbabwe?
A) Not among the top three waterfalls
B) The second highest waterfall
C) The third highest waterfall
D) The highest waterfall
  • 33. What can visitors view from the edge of the escarpment near Mutarazi Falls?
A) The entire Nyanga National Park
B) Mutarazi Dam and Rhodes Dams
C) The Honde Valley approximately 800 metres below
D) Lake Gulliver
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