Kidepo Valley National Park - Quiz
  • 1. What is the size of Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 750 km2
B) 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi)
C) 500 km2
D) 2,000 km2
  • 2. In which region of Uganda is Kidepo Valley National Park located?
A) Karamoja region
B) Western Region
C) Eastern Region
D) Central Region
  • 3. Which mountains are near Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Mount Morungole
B) Virunga Mountains
C) Mount Elgon
D) Rwenzori Mountains
  • 4. What rivers transect Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Pibor and Akobo rivers
B) Kidepo and Narus rivers
C) Nile and Omo rivers
D) Sesame and Aswa rivers
  • 5. How far is Kidepo Valley National Park from Moroto by road?
A) 220 km (140 mi)
B) 150 km (93 mi)
C) 500 km (310 mi)
D) 300 km (186 mi)
  • 6. Which district is Kidepo Valley National Park near?
A) Kaabong District
B) Amudat District
C) Moroto District
D) Nabilatuk District
  • 7. What was the original purpose of designating Kidepo as a game reserve in 1958?
A) To establish agricultural settlements
B) To develop tourism infrastructure
C) To create a military training ground
D) To protect wildlife from hunting and prevent clearing of bush for tsetse fly-control.
  • 8. Who were the original inhabitants of Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Banyankole and Batoro
B) Luo and Acholi
C) Ik and Ketebo (or Mening)
D) Baganda and Basoga
  • 9. In what year was the game reserve converted into Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 1972
B) 1958
C) 1980
D) 1962
  • 10. Which country borders Kidepo Valley National Park to the northwest?
A) South Sudan
B) Ethiopia
C) Democratic Republic of Congo
D) Kenya
  • 11. What was the original size of the luxury lodge project started in 1967?
A) 56-room project
B) 30-room project
C) 100-room project
D) 200-room project
  • 12. When was the revived luxury lodge finally opened?
A) 1978
B) 1985
C) 2019
D) 1995
  • 13. What is the elevation range of the valley floors in Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Between 5,000 feet (1,520 m) and 6,000 feet (1,830 m)
B) Between 3,000 feet (910 m) and 4,000 feet (1,200 m)
C) Between 2,000 feet (610 m) and 3,500 feet (1,070 m)
D) Below 2,000 feet (610 m)
  • 14. What is the most permanent source of water in Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) Morungole Spring
B) Narus River
C) Kanangorok hot spring
D) Kidepo River
  • 15. What type of soil predominates in the Kidepo Valley?
A) Loamy soil
B) Black chalky clay and sandy-clay loam
C) Sandy soil
D) Peaty soil
  • 16. How many mammal species are hosted by Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 50 mammal species
B) 30 mammal species
C) 100 mammal species
D) Over 77 mammal species
  • 17. How many bird species are hosted by Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 200 bird species
B) 300 bird species
C) 600 bird species
D) 476 bird species
  • 18. What is the annual average rainfall in Narus Valley?
A) 100 cm (39 in)
B) 64 cm (25 in)
C) 120 cm (47 in)
D) 89 cm (35 in)
  • 19. What is the annual average rainfall in Kidepo Valley?
A) 89 cm (35 in)
B) 50 cm (20 in)
C) 75 cm (30 in)
D) 64 cm (25 in)
  • 20. What type of grass is shorter and found in Narus Valley?
A) Red oat grass
B) Guinea grass
C) Thatching grass
D) Buffalo grass
  • 21. Which trees are common in the drier areas of Narus Valley?
A) Sausage trees and fan palms
B) Monkey bread and Buffalo thorn trees
C) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
D) Red thorn acacias, desert dates, and drumstick trees
  • 22. What type of vegetation lines the water courses in Narus Valley?
A) Red oat grass and Guinea grass
B) Sausage trees and fan palms
C) Monkey bread and Buffalo thorn trees
D) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
  • 23. What type of vegetation is found in higher elevated areas of Kidepo Valley?
A) Whistling thorn acacia bushes
B) Sausage trees
C) Red oat grass
D) Fan palms
  • 24. Which organization was financing the improvement of roads within Kidepo Valley National Park as of August 2013?
A) Frankfurt Zoological Society
B) Global Conservation
C) USAID
D) Uganda Wildlife Authority
  • 25. Who was the Chief Warden of Kidepo Valley National Park in 1994?
A) Anjelo Ajoka
B) Joseph Sentongo
C) Daniel Aleper
D) Peter Lotyang
  • 26. Who died in an air crash within the park?
A) Tony Henley
B) Augustine Bendebule
C) Paul Ssali
D) Ian Ross
  • 27. How many visitors contributed to the park's revenue in the fiscal year 2012-2013?
A) 2100
B) 2000
C) 2500
D) 2300
  • 28. What was the estimated elephant population in Kidepo Valley National Park in 2003?
A) Exactly 350
B) Under 300
C) Over 500
D) Around 400
  • 29. How many giraffes were brought to Kidepo Valley National Park from Murchison Falls National Park in August 2018?
A) Twelve
B) Sixteen
C) Fourteen
D) Ten
  • 30. How many kob were translocated to Kidepo from Murchison in 2017?
A) 50
B) More than 100
C) 200
D) 150
  • 31. In which year did UWA translocate four southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park?
A) 2018
B) 2023
C) 2020
D) 2026
  • 32. From which sanctuary were the four southern white rhinos translocated to Kidepo Valley National Park in March 2026?
A) Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
B) Lake Nakuru National Park
C) Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve
D) Murchison Falls National Park
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