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David Livingstone discovers Victoria Falls - Exam
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  • 1. Who discovered Victoria Falls?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Marco Polo
C) Henry Stanley
D) David Livingstone
  • 2. In which African country are Victoria Falls located?
A) South Africa
B) Zambia
C) Kenya
D) Nigeria
  • 3. What is the indigenous name for Victoria Falls?
A) Kilimanjaro
B) Mosi-oa-Tunya
C) Table Mountain
D) Serengeti
  • 4. What continent is Victoria Falls located on?
A) South America
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Asia
  • 5. What river forms Victoria Falls?
A) Zambezi River
B) Limpopo River
C) Nile River
D) Congo River
  • 6. What type of climate can be found around Victoria Falls?
A) Mediterranean
B) Arctic
C) Desert
D) Tropical
  • 7. What famous explorer is known to have crossed Africa and met David Livingstone near Victoria Falls?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) James Cook
D) Henry Stanley
  • 8. How tall is the largest curtain of water at Victoria Falls?
A) 120 meters
B) 90 meters
C) 75 meters
D) 108 meters
  • 9. In what year did David Livingstone discover Victoria Falls?
A) 1863
B) 1847
C) 1870
D) 1855
  • 10. On which date was David Livingstone born?
A) 23 June 1805
B) 1 May 1873
C) 14 April 1820
D) 19 March 1813
  • 11. In which town in Scotland was David Livingstone born?
A) Edinburgh
B) Aberdeen
C) Glasgow
D) Blantyre
  • 12. What occupation did Neil Livingstone have that involved distributing Christian literature?
A) Cotton mill worker
B) Church pastor
C) Door-to-door tea salesman
D) Bookshop owner
  • 13. David Livingstone's father was known for which of the following habits?
A) Gambler
B) Smoker
C) Heavy drinker
D) Teetotaler
  • 14. What type of literature did Neil Livingstone distribute on his travels?
A) Novels
B) Political pamphlets
C) Christian tracts
D) Science journals
  • 15. At what age was David Livingstone employed at the cotton mill in Blantyre Works?
A) Twenty
B) Fifteen
C) Eight
D) Ten
  • 16. How many hours a day did David and his brother work as piecers at the cotton mill?
A) Sixteen
B) Fourteen
C) Ten
D) Twelve
  • 17. What was one of Neil Livingstone's concerns regarding David's reading material?
A) Mathematics books were too difficult
B) History books were too boring
C) Science books were undermining Christianity
D) Novels were inappropriate for his age
  • 18. Which book helped David Livingstone reconcile faith and science?
A) Philosophy of a Future State by Thomas Dick
B) Paradise Lost by John Milton
C) The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
D) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • 19. Who was the Blantyre evangelist that influenced David Livingstone?
A) Charles Finney
B) John Wesley
C) George Whitefield
D) Thomas Burke
  • 20. At what age did David Livingstone leave the Church of Scotland for a Congregational church?
A) Fifteen
B) Twenty
C) Ten
D) Eighteen
  • 21. Which preacher's teachings influenced Livingstone to accept salvation was open to all who ask for it?
A) Karl Gützlaff
B) Charles Finney
C) Ralph Wardlaw
D) Thomas Dick
  • 22. What did David Livingstone use lines from Robert Burns' song to express?
A) Desire for wealth
B) Interest in politics
C) Empathy with all who labour
D) Love for nature
  • 23. What was the name of the cotton mill where David worked as a piecer and later as a spinner?
A) Glasgow Cotton Works
B) Aberdeen Spinning Mill
C) Edinburgh Textile Factory
D) H. Monteith's Blantyre cotton mill
  • 24. What did David Livingstone hum from Robert Burns' song to express his egalitarian beliefs?
A) "A Red, Red Rose"
B) "When man to man, the world o'er/Shall brothers be for a' that"
C) "Tam O'Shanter"
D) "To a Mouse"
  • 25. Which university did David Livingstone join in 1836?
A) Anderson's University, Glasgow
B) Oxford University
C) Cambridge University
D) University of Edinburgh
  • 26. Who tutored David Livingstone in Latin to prepare for medical school?
A) Daniel Gallagher
B) Richard Wardlaw
C) Andrew Buchanan
D) James Young
  • 27. What organization did David Livingstone apply to become a missionary with in October 1837?
A) Anderson's University
B) The London Missionary Society (LMS)
C) Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
D) The Congregational Church College
  • 28. Where did David Livingstone receive initial training as a probationary candidate?
A) Cheshunt College
B) Ongar, Essex
C) Blantyre village school
D) Glasgow, Scotland
  • 29. Who assessed David Livingstone's character as having 'sense and quiet vigour'?
A) Richard Wardlaw
B) Andrew Buchanan
C) Daniel Gallagher
D) The Reverend Richard Cecil
  • 30. Where did David Livingstone continue his clinical training?
A) Ongar, Essex
B) Blantyre village school
C) Anderson's University, Glasgow
D) Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
  • 31. When did David Livingstone qualify as a licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow?
A) January 1838
B) 20 November 1840
C) 16 November 1840
D) June 1839
  • 32. Where was David Livingstone ordained as a minister of the church?
A) Albion Chapel, Finsbury
B) Glasgow University
C) Charing Cross Hospital
D) Ongar, Essex
  • 33. Who conducted David Livingstone's ordination service?
A) The London Missionary Society directors
B) Daniel Gallagher and Andrew Buchanan
C) The Reverend Richard Cecil and J. J. Freeman
D) Richard Wardlaw and James Young
  • 34. Why did the LMS directors initially hesitate to send Livingstone to China?
A) They believed there were already enough missionaries in China.
B) Livingstone had expressed a lack of interest in going to China.
C) China was not considered a priority for missionary work.
D) The looming First Opium War made them cautious.
  • 35. What did Fowell Buxton argue at the Exeter Hall meeting?
A) Christian missions should avoid involvement in commerce.
B) Missionaries should focus only on preaching the gospel.
C) Slavery was necessary for economic development in Africa.
D) The African slave trade would end if chiefs could obtain European goods through legitimate trade.
  • 36. Where did Livingstone go ashore during the voyage to Cape Town?
A) Simon's Bay
B) Kuruman Mission
C) Algoa Bay
D) Rio de Janeiro
  • 37. What was Livingstone's destination after leaving Algoa Bay?
A) Mabotsa
B) Kuruman Mission
C) Simon's Bay
D) Cape Town
  • 38. Who accompanied Livingstone on the trek from Algoa Bay to Kuruman?
A) Paul and Mebalwe
B) Moffat and his family
C) Ross and his wife
D) Roger Edwards
  • 39. How many miles did Livingstone trek with Roger Edwards to investigate a new station?
A) 500 miles (805 km)
B) 1000 miles (1609 km)
C) 1200 miles (1931 km)
D) 750 miles (1,210 km)
  • 40. What area did Livingstone and Edwards investigate for a potential new mission station?
A) Kuruman Mission
B) Simon's Bay
C) Cape Town
D) Mabotsa, Botswana
  • 41. Where did Livingstone find himself extremely ill in 1869?
A) In the jungle
B) At Lake Tanganyika
C) On Mount Kilimanjaro
D) Near Zanzibar
  • 42. Who designed the David Livingstone Centenary Medal?
A) Harry Johnston
B) Randall Davidson
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Gutzon Borglum
  • 43. What was the name of the river steamer specially designed to sail on Lake Nyasa?
A) Lady Nyasa
B) Pearl
C) Ma Robert
D) Pioneer
  • 44. What was Thomas's cause of death?
A) Malaria
B) Bilharzia
C) Drowning
D) Tuberculosis
  • 45. In which Canadian province can you find the Livingstone Range of mountains?
A) Ontario
B) Alberta
C) Nova Scotia
D) Newfoundland and Labrador
  • 46. What was the cause of death for Mary, David Livingstone's wife?
A) Typhoid
B) Bilharzia
C) Cholera
D) Malaria
  • 47. What is commemorated by a plaque at Hadley Green, High Barnet?
A) His first missionary journey
B) Livingstone's birth
C) His work with the London Missionary Society
D) The centenary of his death
  • 48. What type of river steamer was built in portable sections for the Zambezi expedition?
A) Lady Nyasa
B) Pearl
C) Pioneer
D) Ma Robert
  • 49. In what year was Theodore Roosevelt awarded the David Livingstone Centenary Medal?
A) 1932
B) 1917
C) 1913
D) 1871
  • 50. Who put David Livingstone in touch with the foreign secretary?
A) Roderick Murchison
B) The London Missionary Society
C) David Livingstone himself
D) John Murray
  • 51. What natural obstacle made the Zambezi river impassable to boats past a certain point?
A) Shire River
B) Murchison Cataracts
C) Cahora Bassa rapids
D) Ruvuma River
  • 52. Which institution has a room named after David Livingstone?
A) Eltham College
B) University of Auckland
C) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
D) Corpus Christi College, Oxford
  • 53. Where did Livingstone go for recuperation after the lion attack?
A) Kuruman
B) Mabotsa
C) Simon's Bay
D) Cape Town
  • 54. When did David Livingstone resign from the London Missionary Society?
A) 1857
B) 1855
C) 1860
D) 1858
  • 55. Where is a bust of David Livingstone located?
A) Wallace Monument near Stirling
B) Strathclyde University, Glasgow
C) David Livingstone Birthplace Museum in Blantyre
D) Royal Geographical Society, London
  • 56. Which ship took Ma Robert out on its way to Ceylon?
A) Pioneer
B) Lady Nyasa
C) Colonial Office steamer Pearl
D) Ma Robert
  • 57. How long had Livingstone lost contact with the outside world before Stanley found him?
A) four years
B) eight years
C) two years
D) six years
  • 58. What did the Royal Geographical Society present to Livingstone for his journey to Lake Ngami?
A) A chronometer watch
B) A compass
C) A letter of commendation
D) A map of Africa
  • 59. Which tree is most likely under which Livingstone's heart was buried?
A) Mpundu tree
B) Acacia tree
C) Baobab tree
D) Mvula tree
  • 60. In which year did Livingstone cross the Kalahari Desert and reach Lake Ngami?
A) 1849
B) 1852
C) 1854
D) 1851
  • 61. When did Edwards get LMS approval to set up a mission station at Mabotsa?
A) June 1843
B) January 1844
C) September 1842
D) March 1845
  • 62. What was the nickname of David Livingstone's son, William Oswell?
A) Thomas
B) Zouga
C) Rupert
D) Robert
  • 63. How many wives did Sechele have when Livingstone advised him to reduce the number?
A) three
B) five
C) two
D) seven
  • 64. What was the profession of Agnes's husband, A.L. Bruce?
A) Doctor
B) Soldier
C) Wealthy Scottish brewery executive
D) Missionary
  • 65. How many of David Livingstone's children survived to adulthood and had their own families?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) Five
  • 66. What type of vessel was provided by the Colonial Office in 1861 for further exploration?
A) Wooden paddle survey vessel Pioneer
B) Iron river steamer Ma Robert
C) Colonial Office steamer Pearl
D) Prefabricated Lady Nyasa
  • 67. In which year did David Livingstone marry Mary Moffat?
A) 1876
B) 1857
C) 1845
D) 1862
  • 68. Who tended to Livingstone during his recuperation at Kuruman?
A) Edwards's wife
B) Mrs Philip
C) Ross's wife
D) Moffat's daughter Mary
  • 69. Which ocean did Livingstone successfully reach by mapping most of the Zambezi river?
A) The Pacific Ocean
B) The Atlantic Ocean
C) The Indian Ocean
D) The Arctic Ocean
  • 70. Where did William Oswell die?
A) Egypt
B) Africa
C) Trinidad
D) Scotland
  • 71. Where did David Livingstone return to Africa from in January 1866?
A) Lagos
B) Cape Town
C) Mombasa
D) Zanzibar
  • 72. In which year was the Missionary Exhibition featuring items related to Livingstone held?
A) 1871
B) 1913
C) 1932
D) 2005
  • 73. Who saved Livingstone's life during the lion attack?
A) Paul
B) Mary Moffat
C) Roger Edwards
D) Mebalwe
  • 74. What was Livingstone's rank among the 100 Greatest Britons in a UK-wide vote?
A) 50th
B) 1st
C) Not listed at all.
D) 98th
  • 75. How many Kololo warriors acted as interpreters and guides for Livingstone's investigation of trade routes?
A) 50
B) 114
C) 75
D) 27
  • 76. What did the expedition have to clear from the paddle wheels frequently?
A) Debris
B) Corpses
C) Rocks
D) Shoals
  • 77. What did Livingstone describe as 'the strangest disease' he saw?
A) Broken-heartedness among captured free men turned into slaves
B) Cholera
C) Malaria
D) Smallpox
  • 78. What name did Livingstone give to the waterfall he named after Queen Victoria?
A) Ngami Falls
B) Livingstone Falls
C) Kololo Falls
D) Victoria Falls
  • 79. Which city did Livingstone and his party reach on the Atlantic in May 1854?
A) Zanzibar
B) Linyanti
C) Luanda
D) Quelimane
  • 80. What award did Livingstone receive from the Royal Geographical Society of London?
A) Bronze medal
B) Explorer's Trophy
C) Silver medal
D) Gold medal
  • 81. Which newspaper sent Henry Morton Stanley to find Livingstone?
A) The Times
B) Daily Telegraph
C) New York Herald
D) London Gazette
  • 82. What was the name of the slave-hunter whose actions caused famine along the Shire River?
A) Portuguese soldiers
B) Kru seafarers
C) Mariano's Chikunda
D) Livingstone's followers
  • 83. In what year did the Zambezi Expedition return to England after being recalled by the government?
A) 1863
B) 1864
C) 1866
D) 1865
  • 84. What was the outcome of Livingstone's broken bone after it was set by himself and Edwards?
A) The bone bonded strongly
B) It required another setting
C) The bone did not heal properly
D) He needed immediate surgery
  • 85. Who did Livingstone marry on 9 January 1845?
A) Mary Moffat
B) Ross's wife
C) Mrs Philip
D) Edwards's wife
  • 86. Which two Arab traders crossed the continent from Zanzibar to Benguela in 1853–1854?
A) Portuguese traders
B) Native African traders
C) Arab traders
D) British explorers
  • 87. What was the name of Agnes, one of David Livingstone's daughters' husband?
A) Robert Moffat
B) Horace Heath
C) Rupert Vincent
D) A.L. Bruce
  • 88. Which publishing house published David Livingstone's 'Missionary Travels' in 1857?
A) British Government
B) The London Missionary Society
C) John Murray
D) Royal Geographical Society
  • 89. How old was Elizabeth, David Livingstone's daughter, when she died?
A) One year
B) Two months
C) Five years
D) Ten years
  • 90. Where were David Livingstone's remains interred after being returned to Britain?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) Savile Row
D) The British Museum
  • 91. In which year did David Livingstone return to Britain?
A) January 1855
B) December 1856
C) June 1857
D) March 1858
  • 92. Who did Livingstone convert at Kolobeng Mission in 1849?
A) Edwards
B) Chief Sechele
C) Moffat
D) Ross
  • 93. Where did the expedition collect twelve Kru seafarers to man the river steamer?
A) Zambezi
B) Freetown
C) Ceylon
D) Shupanga
  • 94. How long did it take for Livingstone's remains to be transported to Bagamoyo?
A) 30 days
B) 63 days
C) 90 days
D) 120 days
  • 95. What was noted as containing little of interest in Livingstone's description?
A) Zambezi River
B) Portuguese Angola
C) Missionary Travels
D) British colonies
  • 96. Which of the following was NOT a type of material collected by John Kirk, Charles Meller, and Richard Thornton?
A) Geological
B) Astronomical
C) Botanical
D) Ecological
  • 97. Who did Livingstone send his men to assist after the massacre?
A) The Wagenya chieftain Kimburu
B) Manilla's brother
C) Dugumbe
D) Local villagers
  • 98. Which lake did some members of the expedition become the first to reach?
A) Lake Tanganyika
B) Lake Malawi
C) Lake Victoria
D) Lake Nyasa
  • 99. What happened to most of Livingstone's supplies by the time he reached Lake Malawi?
A) They were destroyed in a fire
B) They had been stolen
C) They were lost at sea
D) They were confiscated by authorities
  • 100. Where was the principal centenary event for David Livingstone held in 1913?
A) University of Nebraska–Lincoln
B) Victoria Falls
C) Missionary Exhibition in Bromley
D) Royal Albert Hall
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