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Hwange National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. What type of geological formation is found in the north-west of Hwange National Park?
A) Basalt lava flows
B) Granites and gneisses
C) Sandstone rockshelters
D) Kalahari Sands
  • 2. Which river is a tributary of the Nata River in Hwange National Park?
A) Lukosi River
B) Shakwanki
C) Gwabadzabuya River
D) Deka River
  • 3. What type of rock formations are found from Sinamatella going eastwards in the park?
A) Granites and gneisses
B) Basalt lava flows
C) Kalahari Sands
D) Sandstone
  • 4. Which area of Hwange National Park is drained by the Deka and Lukosi rivers?
A) The main camp and Linkwasha areas
B) The north and north-west
C) The south
D) Shumba area
  • 5. What type of archaeological sites are found in Hwange National Park?
A) Iron-age pottery kilns
B) Colonial forts
C) Medieval castles
D) Stone age forager sites with stone tools
  • 6. What type of engravings did Stone Age people leave in Hwange National Park?
A) Maps of the stars
B) Geometric patterns on pottery
C) Animal hoofprints on sandstone rockshelter walls
D) Human figures on cave walls
  • 7. What is one way some pans in Hwange National Park are filled with water?
A) River overflow
B) Desalination plants
C) Artificial lakes
D) Natural groundwater seeps
  • 8. Which area of the park has no rivers but forms seasonal wetlands?
A) South
B) North-west
C) Main camp and Linkwasha areas
D) Shumba area
  • 9. What type of sites did Iron-age people build in Hwange National Park?
A) Wooden huts
B) Mud brick towers
C) Bronze statues
D) Large and small stone-walling sites
  • 10. Which geological formation stretches from south of Bumbusi to the Botswana border?
A) Basalt lava flows of the Batoka Formation
B) Sandstone rockshelters
C) Kalahari Sands
D) Granites and gneisses
  • 11. What type of depressions are found in areas without rivers in Hwange National Park?
A) Volcanic craters
B) Grassy pan depressions and pans
C) River deltas
D) Glacial valleys
  • 12. What is the primary geological substrate of most of Hwange National Park?
A) Limestone
B) Kalahari Sands
C) Granites and gneisses
D) Basalt lava flows
  • 13. Which area in the park is known for pans fed by natural groundwater seeps?
A) Main camp and Linkwasha areas
B) Ngweshla, Shakwanki, and Nehimba
C) Shumba area
D) North-west
  • 14. What is the Bumbusi National Monument known for?
A) Medieval castle ruins
B) Colonial trading post
C) Stone age tool-making site
D) Iron-age stone-walling site
  • 15. What type of wetlands form in the main camp and Linkwasha areas?
A) Permanent lakes
B) Seasonal wetlands from fossil drainage channels
C) Swamps
D) Salt flats
  • 16. Which national park is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with the Okavango Delta?
A) Selous Game Reserve
B) Serengeti National Park
C) Kruger National Park
D) Hwange National Park
  • 17. Which organization operates the Painted Dog Project?
A) Painted Dog Conservation organisation
B) Dete Animal Rescue Trust
C) Wildlife Conservation and Research Unit of Oxford University
D) National Parks Scientific Services
  • 18. What was implemented by parks authorities to manage the elephant population in Hwange National Park?
A) Relocation
B) Culling
C) Habitat expansion
D) Sterilization
  • 19. Which species' distribution and hunting in Hwange is strongly related to the pans and waterholes?
A) Spotted hyena
B) Elephant
C) Cheetah
D) Lion
  • 20. Which project aims to protect and increase the range and numbers of African wild dog both in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in Africa?
A) Hwange Wildlife Management Program
B) National Leopard Project
C) Painted Dog Project
D) Elephant Conservation Initiative
  • 21. What happened to the elephant population in Hwange National Park after culling ended in 1986?
A) The population doubled in five years.
B) The population became extinct.
C) The population decreased significantly.
D) The population remained stable.
  • 22. What was Hwange National Park formerly known as?
A) Victoria Falls Reserve
B) Bulawayo Wildlife Sanctuary
C) Dete Nature Park
D) Wankie Game Reserve
  • 23. In which country is Hwange National Park located?
A) South Africa
B) Namibia
C) Botswana
D) Zimbabwe
  • 24. How large is Hwange National Park in square kilometers?
A) 14,600 km²
B) 5,600 km²
C) 10,000 km²
D) 20,000 km²
  • 25. In what year was Hwange National Park founded?
A) 1928
B) 1950
C) 1980
D) 1900
  • 26. How many mammal species does Hwange National Park host?
A) 50
B) 75
C) Over 100
D) 200
  • 27. Which town is nearest to Hwange National Park?
A) Victoria Falls
B) Dete
C) Harare
D) Bulawayo
  • 28. How many carcasses were identified in the first aerial survey after the 2013 poaching incident?
A) 19
B) 84
C) 10
D) 50
  • 29. Which type of woodland is found in the north and northwest of Hwange National Park?
A) Rainforest
B) Mopane woodland
C) Kalahari woodland
D) Savanna grassland
  • 30. What was Xanda's relationship to Cecil?
A) Xanda was a different lion unrelated to Cecil.
B) Xanda was Cecil's son.
C) Xanda was Cecil's mate.
D) Xanda was Cecil's brother.
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