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