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Marsabit National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. Where is Marsabit National Park located?
A) Southern Kenya near Nairobi
B) Eastern Province of Tanzania
C) Mount Marsabit in northern Kenya
D) Western Kenya near Kisumu
  • 2. How far is Marsabit National Park from Nairobi?
A) 300 km (186 mi) south
B) 700 km (435 mi) east
C) 400 km (249 mi) west
D) 560 km (350 mi) north
  • 3. What is Marsabit National Park noted for?
A) Its crocodile breeding grounds
B) Its large rhino population
C) Its extensive desert landscape
D) Its zebra population and bird sanctuary
  • 4. What type of geographical features are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) Glaciers
B) River deltas
C) Large sand dunes
D) Extinct volcanic craters covered in forests
  • 5. What is the name of a crater near Marsabit National Park?
A) Ngorongoro Crater
B) Ol Doinyo Lengai
C) Gof Redo
D) Kilimanjaro Crater
  • 6. How far is Gof Redo from Marsabit?
A) 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) east
B) Roughly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north
C) 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south
D) 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west
  • 7. Which animals are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) Camels and dromedaries
B) Penguins and polar bears
C) Kangaroos and koalas
D) Zebras, elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes
  • 8. How many species of birds are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) About 350 species
B) 200 species
C) 500 species
D) 100 species
  • 9. Which bird of prey is not mentioned as inhabiting the park?
A) Mountain buzzards
B) Eagles
C) Ruppell's griffon vultures
D) Peregrine falcons
  • 10. Which bird species are found on Lake Paradise?
A) Flamingos and pelicans
B) Red-knobbed coots, hamerkops, ibises
C) Swans and ducks
D) Penguins and albatrosses
  • 11. Which mammals are found on the lower slopes of the forest in Marsabit National Park?
A) Wolves and foxes
B) Olive baboons, vervet monkeys, Peter's gazelles
C) Bears and deer
D) Lions and tigers
  • 12. What is notable about the elephants in Marsabit National Park?
A) They are known for their small size
B) They have a unique blue coloration
C) They had reputedly the longest tusks in the world in the 1970s
D) They can fly short distances
  • 13. What was the weight of Ahmed's tusks when he died?
A) Less than 100 kg
B) Under 50 kg
C) Exactly 200 kg
D) Over 300 kg
  • 14. What type of trees are found on the road south from Mount Marsabit?
A) Palm trees and cacti
B) Strangler figs and low, flat-topped acacias
C) Maple trees and birch trees
D) Oak trees and pine trees
  • 15. Which birds are known for their neater nests in Marsabit National Park?
A) Sociable weaver birds
B) Mountain buzzards
C) Ruppell's griffon vultures
D) Peregrine falcons
  • 16. What is a characteristic of sparrow weavers' nests?
A) They are 'scruffier'
B) They are made of stone
C) They are underwater
D) They are suspended from cliffs
  • 17. What type of birds are white-bellied turacos?
A) Desert-dwelling birds
B) Polar birds
C) Birds found in the park's mountain-top forest
D) Aquatic birds
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