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  • 1. Where is the Zambezi River located?
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) South America
D) Asia
  • 2. Which of the following countries does the Zambezi River flow through?
A) Russia
B) Zambia
C) Canada
D) Australia
  • 3. Which iconic waterfall is located on the Zambezi River?
A) Iguazu Falls
B) Niagara Falls
C) Victoria Falls
D) Angel Falls
  • 4. Which ocean does the Zambezi River ultimately flow into?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 5. Who is credited with being the first European to see the Zambezi River?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) David Livingstone
C) Marco Polo
D) Vasco da Gama
  • 6. Which dam on the Zambezi River is one of the largest in Africa?
A) Itaipu Dam
B) Hoover Dam
C) Three Gorges Dam
D) Kariba Dam
  • 7. What economic activity is supported by the Zambezi River for local communities?
A) Diamond mining
B) Agriculture
C) Oil drilling
D) Textile manufacturing
  • 8. What is the primary cause of biodiversity loss in the Zambezi River basin?
A) Alien invasion
B) Volcanic eruptions
C) Deforestation
D) Zombie outbreak
  • 9. What is the fourth-longest river in Africa?
A) The Congo
B) The Nile
C) The Zambezi
D) The Niger
  • 10. Where is Victoria Falls located on the Zambezi River?
A) Source of the river
B) A small tributary
C) Most noted feature of the river
D) End point of the river
  • 11. What is the approximate length of the Zambezi River?
A) 3,400 km (2,113 mi)
B) 4,000 km (2,485 mi)
C) 2,574 km (1,599 mi)
D) 5,500 km (3,418 mi)
  • 12. What is the approximate area of the Zambezi's drainage basin?
A) 4,800,000 km² (1,855,000 mi²)
B) 1,390,000 km² (540,000 mi²)
C) 3,500,000 km² (1,350,000 mi²)
D) 2,300,000 km² (890,000 mi²)
  • 13. What type of forest does the Zambezi flow through in Angola?
A) Miombo woodland
B) Evergreen rainforest
C) Western Zambezian grasslands
D) Cryptosepalum dry forest
  • 14. What is the approximate elevation drop from the source to Chavuma Falls?
A) 600 m (2,000 ft)
B) 400 m (1,300 ft)
C) 200 m (660 ft)
D) 800 m (2,625 ft)
  • 15. Which river joins the Zambezi at Lealui?
A) Kabompo River
B) Luena/Luampa system
C) Luanginga River
D) Lungwebungu River
  • 16. What is the name of the festival celebrated by the Lozi people?
A) Victoria Falls Celebration
B) Kuomboka
C) Chavuma Festival
D) Barotse Floodplain Fest
  • 17. What type of plateau is drained by the Zambezi?
A) Flat desert plateau
B) Lowland coastal plateau
C) Broken-edged plateau 900–1,200 m high
D) High mountainous plateau
  • 18. Which river system does the Zambezi not connect with?
A) Okavango River
B) Lualaba (Congo River)
C) Zaire River
D) Nile River
  • 19. What is the approximate width of the Zambezi during the rainy season at its entry into Zambia?
A) 800 m (2,625 ft)
B) 200 m (660 ft)
C) 600 m (2,000 ft)
D) Nearly 400 m (1,300 ft)
  • 20. What is described as one of the world's most spectacular whitewater trips?
A) Lake Kariba
B) The Batoka Gorge
C) Lupata Gorge
D) Cahora Bassa Dam
  • 21. Where does the middle Zambezi end?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Lupata Gorge
C) Lake Cahora Bassa
D) Victoria Falls
  • 22. What was Lake Cahora Bassa formerly known for before the dam's construction?
A) Dangerous rapids called Kebrabassa
B) A bird sanctuary
C) A fishing hotspot
D) A scenic waterfall
  • 23. What is the name of the distributary used for navigation as it approaches the Indian Ocean?
A) Chinde mouth
B) Kongone
C) Luabo
D) Timbwe
  • 24. What happens to the Zambezi River as it nears the Indian Ocean?
A) It narrows into a single stream
B) It becomes impassable due to rapids
C) It forms a large lake
D) It splits up into a delta
  • 25. What is the name of the river that receives overflow from the Zambezi during the rainy season?
A) Shire River
B) Kafue River
C) Luangwa River
D) Quelimane
  • 26. Which two rivers are the largest left-hand tributaries of the Zambezi?
A) Shire and Quelimane
B) Chinde and Kongone
C) Lupata and Batoka
D) Luangwa and Kafue
  • 27. What year was Lake Kariba created?
A) 1980
B) 1959
C) 1965
D) 1974
  • 28. Which bridge was bombed during Angola's civil war and not yet reconstructed?
A) Kazungula Bridge
B) Victoria Falls Bridge
C) Sioma Bridge
D) Cazombo road bridge
  • 29. Who accompanied David Livingstone during his 1858-60 exploration?
A) John Kirk
B) António da Silva Porto
C) Serpa Pinto
D) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
  • 30. What type of nets did Namibian officials ban to protect fish stocks?
A) Trawl nets
B) Cast nets
C) Monofilament nets
D) Gill nets
  • 31. What percentage of the population in the Zambezi River Valley is dependent on agriculture?
A) 70%
B) 80%
C) 50%
D) 60%
  • 32. What type of service operated on the Zambezi River between the Katombora Rapids and upstream from Katima Mulilo in the 1930s and 40s?
A) Ferry service
B) Paddle-barge service
C) Steamboat service
D) Cargo ship service
  • 33. What is the mean annual rainfall range in the north of the Zambezi basin?
A) 700 to 900 mm
B) 2000 to 2300 mm
C) 1500 to 1700 mm
D) 1100 to 1400 mm
  • 34. What is a significant activity on some parts of the Zambezi River besides game fishing?
A) Tourism
B) Coal mining
C) Hydroelectric power generation
D) Fishing for food
  • 35. Which bridge connects Zambia and Botswana?
A) Sioma Bridge
B) Kazungula Bridge
C) Victoria Falls Bridge
D) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
  • 36. Which bridge opened in 2009 over the Zambezi River?
A) Kazungula Bridge
B) Sioma Bridge
C) Victoria Falls Bridge
D) Caia Bridge
  • 37. Which carnivore is NOT found in the Zambezi Delta?
A) Cheetah
B) Leopard
C) Lion
D) Spotted hyena
  • 38. Which town is located in Namibia along the Zambezi River?
A) Songo
B) Livingstone
C) Katima Mulilo
D) Victoria Falls
  • 39. Which hill did Frederick Stanley Arnot consider suitable for a mission?
A) Kalene Hill
B) Mount Kilimanjaro
C) Drakensberg Mountains
D) Victoria Peak
  • 40. Which bird is a migratory species found in the Zambezi Delta?
A) Buffalo
B) Saddle-billed stork
C) Waterbuck
D) Eland
  • 41. Who was the first European to visit the inland Zambezi River?
A) Serpa Pinto
B) Frederick Stanley Arnot
C) David Livingstone
D) António Fernandes
  • 42. During which months does the rainy season occur in the Zambezi basin?
A) April to September
B) June to November
C) October to March
D) December to May
  • 43. Who was the first European to come across the Zambezi River?
A) Ferdinand Magellan on his circumnavigation journey
B) Christopher Columbus during his voyage to India
C) Vasco da Gama in January 1498
D) John Cabot exploring North America
  • 44. Which chronicler noted that the Cuama River was called Zembere by the inland people of Monomatapa?
A) Portuguese chronicler João de Barros in 1552
B) Fernão Mendes Pinto, a Portuguese explorer
C) David Livingstone on his African expeditions
D) Vasco da Gama during his exploration
  • 45. Which country does the Zambezi enter after the confluence with the Luangwa River?
A) Malawi
B) Zambia
C) Zimbabwe
D) Mozambique
  • 46. Which national park is located in Zambia and borders the Zambezi River?
A) Okavango Delta National Park
B) Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
C) Matusadona National Park
D) Mana Pools National Park
  • 47. What is a major cause of water pollution in the Zambezi River?
A) Oil spills
B) Sewage effluent from inadequate water-treatment facilities
C) Industrial waste discharge
D) Agricultural runoff
  • 48. When was the Victoria Falls Bridge completed?
A) 1939
B) April 1905
C) 2004
D) 2016
  • 49. Who led expeditions to continue exploration in the upper basin and central course of the Zambezi?
A) David Livingstone
B) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
C) Frederick Stanley Arnot
D) António Fernandes
  • 50. What was the record flood discharge of the Zambezi River at its delta in 1958?
A) 1,000 m3 per second
B) 22,500 m3 per second
C) 6,700 m3 per second
D) 500 m3 per second
  • 51. How many visitors did Victoria Falls receive in 2015?
A) 50,000
B) 141,929
C) 100,000
D) 200,000
  • 52. In which year was the Chinde channel north of the Zambezi's main mouths seen?
A) 1900
B) 1895
C) 1878
D) 1889
  • 53. Which of the following fish species is endemic to the Zambezi River?
A) Tuna
B) Trout
C) Salmon
D) Cichlids
  • 54. Which ecoregion does the Zambezi Delta belong to?
A) Savanna grasslands of East Africa
B) Mozambique's dry forests
C) Congo Basin rainforests
D) Zambezian coastal flooded savanna
  • 55. Which national park in Zimbabwe is located along the Zambezi River?
A) Matusadona National Park
B) Ngonye Falls National Park
C) Mana Pools National Park
D) Lower Zambezi National Park
  • 56. What is a common method for crossing the Zambezi River in Angola, western Zambia, and Mozambique?
A) Small ferries
B) Railway lines
C) Suspension bridges
D) Road tunnels
  • 57. What type of shark is sometimes known as the Zambezi shark?
A) Tiger shark
B) Bull shark
C) Hammerhead shark
D) Great white shark
  • 58. What type of vegetation fringes the shoreline of the Zambezi Delta?
A) Mangroves
B) Swamp forests
C) Savannas
D) Grasslands
  • 59. Which large mammal is still found in the Zambezi Delta despite population reductions?
A) Waterbuck
B) Cattle
C) Eland
D) Buffalo
  • 60. Which activity is significant between Mongu and Livingstone along the Zambezi River?
A) Coal mining
B) Hydroelectric power generation
C) Tourism
D) Game fishing
  • 61. Which town is located in Mozambique along the Zambezi River?
A) Cazombo
B) Katima Mulilo
C) Songo
D) Livingstone
  • 62. Which animal is abundant along most of the calm stretches of the Zambezi River?
A) Lions
B) Giraffes
C) Leopards
D) Hippopotamuses
  • 63. Which large animal is supported by the riverine woodland along the Zambezi?
A) Elephants
B) Penguins
C) Polar bears
D) Kangaroos
  • 64. What type of lodges cater to tourists who want to fish for exotic species on the Zambezi River?
A) Camping sites
B) Resort hotels
C) Safari lodges
D) Eco-lodges
  • 65. What type of bridge is the Chinyingi suspension footbridge?
A) Footbridge built as a community project
B) Road bridge
C) Railway bridge
D) Cargo transport bridge
  • 66. What is the mean monthly maximum discharge at the Zambezi delta in April?
A) 6,700 m3 per second
B) 22,500 m3 per second
C) 1,000 m3 per second
D) 3,900 m3 per second
  • 67. Which Bantu-speaking people are likely candidates for naming the Zambezi?
A) The Kikuyu people
B) The Zulu people
C) The Maasai people
D) The M'biza, or Bisa people
  • 68. What type of snake is endemic to the Pungwe area in the Zambezi Delta?
A) Pungwe worm snake
B) Swamp viper
C) Nile monitor lizard
D) Floodplain water snake
  • 69. Which tributary did Livingstone trace during his 1858-60 exploration?
A) Kongone
B) Zambezi
C) Shire
D) Congo
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