Central Island National Park - Quiz
  • 1. What is another name for Central Island?
A) Lion Island
B) Elephant Island
C) Crocodile Island
D) Giraffe Island
  • 2. Where is Central Island located?
A) Off the shore of Mombasa, Kenya
B) On the coast of Lake Victoria in Uganda
C) In the middle of Lake Turkana in Kenya
D) Near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
  • 3. Which organization governs Central Island National Park?
A) World Wide Fund for Nature
B) Kenya Wildlife Service
C) African Wildlife Foundation
D) United Nations Environment Programme
  • 4. What type of geological formation primarily composes Central Island?
A) Sedimentary
B) Granitic
C) Metamorphic
D) Basaltic
  • 5. How many small islands to the southeast represent partially submerged crater rims?
A) One
B) Two
C) Several
D) None
  • 6. What is the highest point on Central Island above sea level?
A) 550 meters
B) 650 meters
C) 750 meters
D) 450 meters
  • 7. How high is the island's peak above the lake surface?
A) 290 meters
B) 190 meters
C) 90 meters
D) 390 meters
  • 8. What geological feature cuts across the eastern side of Central Island?
A) A large river valley
B) A chain of small explosion craters
C) A mountain range
D) A deep canyon
  • 9. How wide can the largest lakes on Central Island be?
A) Half a kilometre
B) Three kilometres
C) Up to a kilometre
D) Two kilometres
  • 10. What is the depth of the craters that contain the largest lakes on Central Island?
A) About 150 meters
B) About 50 meters
C) About 80 meters
D) About 100 meters
  • 11. What type of volcanic activity is observed along the NE-to-SE rim of the central crater?
A) Lava flows
B) Earthquakes
C) Tsunamis
D) Fumarolic activity
  • 12. What was observed by visitors in the 1930s at Central Island?
A) Lava flows reaching the lake
B) Large eruptions
C) Sprays of sulfur from fumaroles
D) Earthquakes
  • 13. In which year were intense emissions of molten sulfur and steam clouds observed from the mainland?
A) 1994
B) 1964
C) 1974
D) 1984
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