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