Mount Elgon National Park - Quiz
  • 1. How far is Mount Elgon National Park from Lake Victoria?
A) 100 kilometres northwest
B) 180 kilometres southwest
C) 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast
D) 200 kilometres southeast
  • 2. What is the total area covered by Mount Elgon National Park?
A) 900 square kilometres
B) 1,500 square kilometres
C) 1,000 square kilometres
D) 1,279 square kilometres (494 mi2)
  • 3. In which year was the Kenyan part of Mount Elgon National Park gazetted?
A) 1980
B) 1968
C) 1992
D) 1975
  • 4. What type of volcano is Mount Elgon?
A) An extinct shield volcano
B) A composite volcano
C) A dormant stratovolcano
D) An active cinder cone
  • 5. Which river flows from Mount Elgon to Lake Victoria?
A) The Tana River
B) The Nzoia River
C) The Turkwel River
D) The Nile River
  • 6. What is the annual rainfall in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Approximately 1,000 millimetres
B) Under 800 millimetres
C) About 1,500 millimetres
D) Over 1,270 millimetres (50 in)
  • 7. Which plant species are found at higher elevations on Mount Elgon?
A) Elgon olive and Aningeria adolfi-friederici
B) Alchemilla and Helichrysum
C) Hagenia abyssinica and giant groundsels
D) Juniperus procera and Cassipourea malosana
  • 8. Which mammals are commonly found on the lower slopes of Mount Elgon?
A) Hippos and crocodiles
B) Elephants and buffalo
C) Giraffes and zebras
D) Lions and cheetahs
  • 9. Which bird species is endangered in Mount Elgon?
A) The eastern bronze-naped pigeon
B) The lammergeier
C) Hartlaub's turaco
D) Jackson's spurfowl
  • 10. What is the name of the endangered dragonfly discovered in Mount Elgon?
A) Victoria damselfly
B) Kenya gnat
C) Elgon swift
D) Maathai's longleg
  • 11. What was the primary method of managing land around Mount Elgon before colonial administration?
A) Colonial government policies
B) Indigenous power structures and rules
C) Modern conservation techniques
D) Private ownership
  • 12. Which species is endemic to high elevation broadleaf montane forest on Mount Elgon?
A) Ranunculus keniensis
B) Carduus afromontanus
C) Ardisiandra wettsteinii
D) Echinops hoehnelii
  • 13. In which year was Mount Elgon first gazetted as a Forest Reserve by the Uganda Protectorate administration?
A) 1940
B) 1937
C) 1929
D) 1951
  • 14. What year did Mount Elgon become the Mount Elgon Crown Forest?
A) 1937
B) 1940
C) 1983
D) 1929
  • 15. In what year was the reserve officially degazetted to allow settlement by the Benet-Ndorobo group?
A) 1994
B) 1951
C) 1983
D) 2002
  • 16. Which cave on Mount Elgon is known for its overhanging crystalline walls and can be explored by visitors?
A) Mackingeny Cave
B) Chepnyali Cave
C) Kebenob-Teretit Cave
D) Kitum Cave
  • 17. What activity do elephants frequently engage in within the caves of Mount Elgon?
A) Digging for water
B) Building nests
C) Hunting small animals
D) Licking natural salt from cave walls
  • 18. Which peak on the Kenya side of Mount Elgon is easily reached by hikers in about two hours?
A) Mt. Stanley
B) Koitoboss Peak
C) Jackson's Peak
D) Endebess Bluff
  • 19. What was the original name given to Jackson's Pool and Jackson's Peak?
A) Named after Richard Preston
B) Named after Henry Rider Haggard
C) Named after local tribes
D) Named after Frederick Jackson
  • 20. Which book by Richard Preston features Kitum Cave as a setting?
A) King Solomon's Mines
B) Mountains Beyond Mountains
C) The Cobra Event
D) The Hot Zone
  • 21. What type of natural phenomenon can be found at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) Natural steam vents
B) Bubbling waters up to 48 °C
C) Frozen ice formations
D) Geysers erupting every hour
  • 22. Which activity is not mentioned as an attraction in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Primate watching
B) Cave explorations
C) Hiking to Koitoboss Peak
D) Rock climbing
  • 23. What was the status of the park during Uganda's civil wars?
A) It expanded its territory
B) It was closed to visitors
C) It became a military base
D) Management disintegrated
  • 24. Which book by Henry Rider Haggard may have been inspired by the Mt Elgon Caves?
A) King Solomon's Mines
B) She
C) Allan Quatermain
D) Ayesha
  • 25. What is the height of Jackson's Peak?
A) 4,155 meters
B) 4,050 meters
C) 4,165 meters
D) 3,800 meters
  • 26. Which area offers a panoramic view of escarpments and gorges?
A) Kitum Cave
B) Chebui Caves
C) Jackson's Pool
D) Endebess Bluff
  • 27. What type of trails are available for visitors in Mount Elgon National Park?
A) Self-guided walking trails
B) Guided horseback riding trails
C) Off-road vehicle trails
D) Mountain biking trails
  • 28. What is the height of Mt. Elgon's highest peak on the Kenya side?
A) 4,000 meters
B) 3,900 meters
C) 4,200 meters
D) 4,155 meters
  • 29. What was the area settled by the Benet-Ndorobo group in 1983?
A) 1,500 hectares
B) 6,000 hectares
C) 10,000 hectares
D) 8,000 hectares
  • 30. Which year did Mount Elgon become a Central Forest Reserve?
A) 1940
B) 1937
C) 1929
D) 1951
  • 31. What is the maximum temperature recorded at the hot springs in Mount Elgon?
A) 48 °C
B) 40 °C
C) 35 °C
D) 60 °C
  • 32. What is the name of the forest that changes to olive and Afrocarpus gracilior at higher elevations?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Elgon olive wet montane forest
C) Savanna grassland
D) Coniferous forest
  • 33. Which bird species is known for its restricted range in Mount Elgon?
A) Bald eagle
B) Snowy owl
C) Jackson's spurfowl
D) Peregrine falcon
  • 34. What group settled in 6,000 hectares of the reserve in 1983?
A) Benet-Ndorobo
B) Maasai
C) Kikuyu
D) Luo
  • 35. What year was the reserve converted into a national park?
A) 2002
B) 1951
C) 1994
D) 1983
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