- 1. Which type of grassland is predominantly found in Garamba National Park?
A) Rainforest
B) Wetlands
C) Desert
D) Savannah
- 2. What is the maximum height that some of Garamba's grasses can grow to?
A) 4 meters (13 feet)
B) 2 meters (6.5 feet)
C) 5 meters (16 feet)
D) 3 meters (10 feet)
- 3. How many mammal species are recorded in Garamba National Park?
A) 138
B) 100
C) 120
D) 150
- 4. Which subspecies of giraffe is found only in Garamba National Park within the country?
A) Kordofan
B) Reticulated
C) Masai
D) Nubian
- 5. What hybrid subspecies of elephant is found in Garamba National Park?
A) African bush and African forest
B) Asian and African bush
C) Only African bush
D) Asian and African forest
- 6. How many elephants were estimated to be in Garamba National Park in 2017?
A) Around 3,000
B) About 5,000
C) Approximately 4,500
D) Fewer than 2,000
- 7. What was the number of elephants killed by poachers in Garamba National Park in 2014?
A) 30
B) 50
C) 80
D) 68
- 8. How many elephants were poached in Garamba National Park in 2022?
A) Ten
B) Fifty
C) Three
D) Twenty
- 9. What was the peak recorded giraffe population size in Garamba National Park in 1976?
A) 200
B) 500
C) 300
D) 400
- 10. How many giraffes were reported in Garamba National Park in 2016?
A) 50
B) 70
C) 38
D) 60
- 11. As of 2022, how many giraffes were present in Garamba National Park?
A) 100
B) 90
C) 71
D) 80
- 12. How many northern white rhinos were reported in Garamba National Park in the mid-1980s?
A) Ten
B) Five
C) Twenty
D) Fifteen
- 13. In what year was Garamba National Park included on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger due to the northern white rhino population?
A) Early 2000s
B) Mid-1980s
C) Late 1970s
D) Early 1990s
- 14. How many bird species have been recorded in Garamba National Park?
A) 350
B) 300
C) 250
D) 286
- 15. Which organization designated Garamba National Park as an Important Bird Area (IBA)?
A) World Wildlife Fund
B) BirdLife International
C) International Union for Conservation of Nature
D) United Nations Environment Programme
- 16. What is the primary threat to Garamba's giraffe population?
A) Climate change
B) Habitat loss
C) Poaching
D) Disease
- 17. Which groups are involved in hunting elephants for ivory in and around Garamba National Park?
A) North American tourists
B) European hunters
C) Asian poachers
D) Local and South Sudanese poachers
- 18. Which groups are impacting Garamba's wildlife by seeking pasture?
A) Maasai
B) Kikuyu
C) Zulu
D) Huda and Wodaabe (or 'Mbororo')
- 19. What was the number of white rhinos reportedly in Garamba National Park between 2003 and 2004?
A) 30 to 35
B) Between 20 and 25
C) 40 to 45
D) 10 to 15
- 20. In what year were restoration efforts successful in moving white rhinos from a private game reserve in South Africa to Garamba National Park?
A) 2023
B) 2024
C) 2022
D) 2021
- 21. In which year was Garamba National Park established?
A) 1938
B) 1980
C) 1997
D) 2005
- 22. What is the approximate area of Garamba National Park in square kilometers?
A) 3000 km2
B) 5200 km2
C) 4900 km2
D) 7000 km2
- 23. When was Garamba National Park designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2005
B) 1997
C) 2017
D) 1980
- 24. Which of the following animals is NOT specifically mentioned as being protected in Garamba National Park?
A) Giraffes
B) African elephants
C) Lions
D) Northern white rhinoceroses
- 25. Which armed group used Garamba National Park as a sanctuary?
A) Lord's Resistance Army
B) Sudan People's Liberation Army
C) Ugandan insurgents of WNBF and UNRF (II)
D) Congolese armed forces
- 26. How many park rangers were reportedly killed by poachers between January 2015 and April 2017?
A) Thirteen
B) Twenty-one
C) Eight
D) Five
- 27. What type of documentary film was released in 2017 about Garamba's rangers?
A) An animated documentary
B) A feature-length documentary
C) A short virtual reality documentary
D) A live-action television series
- 28. Which award was posthumously given to rangers killed protecting Garamba in April 2017?
A) Academy Award
B) Nobel Peace Prize
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) Disruptor Award at the Tribeca Film Festival
- 29. What type of zone is Garamba National Park part of?
A) Sudano–Guinean savanna zone
B) African desert
C) Congo Basin rainforest
D) Kalimantan jungle
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