Tsavo East National Park - Quiz
  • 1. In which year was Tsavo East National Park established?
A) April 1948
B) 1963
C) 1975
D) 1952
  • 2. What is the area of Tsavo East National Park in square kilometers?
A) 5,308 sq mi
B) 13,747 km²
C) 8,500 sq mi
D) 22,000 km²
  • 3. Which river flows through Tsavo East National Park from west to east?
A) Galana River
B) Athi River
C) Sabaki River
D) Tsavo River
  • 4. What is the world's longest lava flow located in Tsavo East National Park called?
A) Mudanda Rock
B) Aruba Dam
C) Lugard Falls
D) Yatta Plateau
  • 5. Which mountain's lava flow formed the Yatta Plateau?
A) Mount Kenya
B) Lugard Peak
C) Mount Kilimanjaro
D) Ol Donyo Sabuk Mountain
  • 6. What is the height of Mudanda Rock in meters?
A) 1,600 m
B) 180 mi
C) 5,200 ft
D) 290 km
  • 7. Who was Lugard Falls named after?
A) Ol Donyo Sabuk
B) Watha
C) John Henry Patterson
D) Frederick Lugard
  • 8. In which year was Aruba Dam built in Tsavo East National Park?
A) 1952
B) 1898
C) 1963
D) 1948
  • 9. Which national park is more mountainous and wetter compared to Tsavo East?
A) Tsavo West National Park
B) Mudanda Rock
C) Aruba Dam
D) Tsavo East National Park
  • 10. What is a notable feature of Tsavo West National Park?
A) Lugard Falls
B) Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs
C) Yatta Plateau
D) Aruba Dam
  • 11. What type of economy thrived in Tsavo from 6,000 to 1,300 years ago?
A) Iron Age economy
B) Late Stone Age economy
C) Early Stone Age economy
D) Middle Stone Age economy
  • 12. What were the primary activities of Late Stone Age inhabitants in Tsavo?
A) Mining and metalworking
B) Hunting wild animals, fishing, and keeping domesticated animals
C) Weaving and trading
D) Farming and pottery making
  • 13. Which river were human settlements in Tsavo focused on during the Late Stone Age?
A) Athi River
B) Galana River
C) Tsavo River
D) Sabaki River
  • 14. Since when did Swahili people trade with inhabitants of Tsavo for ivory and other goods?
A) During British colonization
B) In the 19th century
C) As early as 700 CE
D) After 1948
  • 15. What evidence is there of Swahili trade in Tsavo?
A) Metal tools
B) Written records on stone tablets
C) Swahili language inscriptions
D) Cowry shells and beads recovered from archaeological sites
  • 16. Who documented the Orma and Watha people in the 19th century?
A) British and German explorers
B) John Henry Patterson
C) Kenyan independence leaders
D) Swahili traders
  • 17. What was built by the British through Tsavo in 1898?
A) A dam
B) A telegraph line
C) A road network
D) A railway
  • 18. How many people were killed by the Tsavo Man-Eaters before they were shot?
A) One hundred and thirty five
B) Two hundred
C) Twenty
D) Fifty
  • 19. When was hunting banned in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Following Kenyan independence in 1963
B) In 1952
C) In 1975
D) In 1948
  • 20. Which organization took over the management of Tsavo after Kenyan independence?
A) Kenya Wildlife Service
B) United Nations
C) Swahili Traders Association
D) British Colonial Office
  • 21. How many lions were estimated to be in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem as of 2006?
A) Approximately 500
B) Less than 300
C) Over 1000
D) About 675
  • 22. Which of the following mammals is not found in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Cape buffalo
B) Blue duiker
C) Common eland
D) African bush elephant
  • 23. How many bird species have been recorded in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Over 500
B) Under 300
C) Exactly 400
D) Approximately 600
  • 24. Which of the following birds is NOT mentioned as being in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Hornbills
B) Ostriches
C) Kestrels
D) Penguins
  • 25. In what year did Dida die?
A) 2022
B) 2014
C) 2017
D) 2025
  • 26. What is a major source of human-wildlife conflict around Tsavo East National Park?
A) Lions attacking humans
B) Buffaloes invading homes
C) Birds damaging crops
D) Elephants raiding farms
  • 27. What method do farmers use to deter elephants from their farms?
A) Bees
B) Dogs
C) Electric fences
D) Firecrackers
  • 28. Which animal strayed into Magarini Constituency in 2017, causing livestock deaths?
A) Buffaloes
B) Elephants
C) Stray lions
D) Zebras
  • 29. What were the tusks removed from Satao's body by poachers?
A) During a routine flyover
B) After being struck by a poisoned arrow
C) In 2022 during a severe drought
D) By park rangers
  • 30. When was Satao killed by ivory poachers?
A) December 2021
B) 2017
C) May 2014
D) 2022
  • 31. What happened to Satao II when he was killed by poachers?
A) He was killed in 2014
B) He was found with no tusks
C) His tusks were still intact when his body was discovered
D) Two individuals were not arrested
  • 32. What exacerbated the effects of drought on wildlife in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Increased tourism
B) Overgrazing by livestock
C) Deforestation
D) Unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change
  • 33. What was Wide Satao found in a weakened state after?
A) A severe drought
B) Straying into human settlements
C) His tracking collar sent immobility alerts
D) Being attacked by lions
  • 34. What year did Wide Satao die?
A) 2022
B) December 2021
C) May 2014
D) 2017
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