Nyanga National Park - Quiz
Nyanga National Park
  • 1. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located near the main entrance?
A) Rhodes Dam
B) Pungwe Drift
C) Udu Dam
D) Mare Dam
  • 2. How far is Mare Dam from Rhodes Dam?
A) Some eight kilometers east
B) Three kilometers north
C) Ten kilometers south
D) Five kilometers west
  • 3. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located on the road to Nyangombe Falls?
A) Pungwe Drift
B) Udu Dam
C) Rhodes Dam
D) Mare Dam
  • 4. Where are the two lodges located at Pungwe Drift situated?
A) Next to Mare Dam
B) On each side of the Pungwe River, upstream of the Pungwe Falls
C) At Rhodes Dam
D) Near Nyamuziwa Falls
  • 5. What happened to the isolated chalet at Nyamuziwa Falls?
A) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
B) It was closed in the 1970s
C) It became a private facility
D) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
  • 6. Where is the camping ground located on the Mare River?
A) Near Nyangombe Falls
B) At Mutarazi Falls
C) On the Kwaraguza road
D) Half a kilometer west of Rhodes Dam
  • 7. What happened to the larger Nyangombe camping ground?
A) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
B) It was closed in the late 1990s
C) It became a private facility
D) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
  • 8. Which privately owned facility incorporates Cecil Rhodes' old homestead?
A) Pungwe Drift lodges
B) Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut
C) Nyangombe camping ground
D) Rhodes Hotel
  • 9. Where is the Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut located?
A) Near Pungwe Drift
B) At Rhodes Dam
C) At Mutarazi Falls
D) On the Kwaraguza road from Mount Nyangani to Troutbeck
  • 10. Which part of Nyanga National Park is the most developed?
A) Southern area
B) Central and western area
C) Northern area
D) Eastern area
  • 11. What does the central and western area of the park include?
A) Just the camping grounds
B) Only the two private facilities
C) The three rest camps and the five dams
D) Exclusively archaeological sites
  • 12. Which falls can be accessed by most vehicles?
A) Pungwe Falls
B) Nyamuziwa Falls
C) Mutarazi Falls
D) Nyangombe Falls
  • 13. What type of vehicle is required to access Thomberutedza Falls?
A) Bicycle
B) Motorcycle
C) Two wheel drive
D) Four wheel drive
  • 14. How can the dense Pungwe gorge rainforest be accessed?
A) By bicycle
B) By car
C) On foot
D) By motorcycle
  • 15. What is the Scenic Road in Nyanga National Park?
A) A gravel road that runs parallel to the Nyanga to Mutare highway
B) The main road from Rhodes Dam to Mare Dam
C) A four-wheel drive track linking Pungwe Drift to Mount Nyangani
D) A path leading to Nyamuziwa Falls
  • 16. Where is the Pungwe View located?
A) Near Mare Dam
B) In the central and western area
C) On the edge of the Scenic Road
D) At Rhodes Dam
  • 17. Which fort is one of the two largest archaeological sites in Nyanga National Park?
A) Nyangwe Fort
B) Pungwe Fort
C) Mutarazi Fort
D) Rhodes Fort
  • 18. Which area of the park is administered from the Pungwe Drift substation?
A) Northern area
B) Southern area
C) Eastern area
D) Central and western area
  • 19. What type of geological formations form cliffs and ridges in the highest mountains of Nyanga National Park?
A) Umkondo Group dolerite
B) Shale
C) Basalt
D) Limestone
  • 20. What is the age of the Troutbeck dolerite sill found in Nyanga National Park?
A) 1099 Ma (million years ago)
B) 500 Ma
C) 250 Ma
D) 100 Ma
  • 21. What culture's ruins, dating from the fifteenth to seventeenth century, have been found throughout Nyanga National Park?
A) Bantu people
B) Ziwa people
C) Shona people
D) Ndebele people
  • 22. Which species of tree fern is found on the moorlands in Nyanga National Park?
A) Mulanje cypress
B) Common tree fern
C) Forest tree fern
D) Syzygium
  • 23. What invasive species were planted between Rhodes and Mare Dams?
A) Black wattle
B) Eucalyptus
C) Mulberry
D) Pine
  • 24. Which mammal is known for occasional sightings in Nyanga National Park from the Mozambique lowlands?
A) Giraffe
B) Lion
C) Elephant
D) Zebra
  • 25. Which animal is common in the upper Kairezi River within the park?
A) Blue duiker
B) African clawless otter
C) Klipspringer
D) Samango monkey
  • 26. Which of these animals is endemic to the Eastern Highlands and found in Nyanga National Park?
A) Kudu
B) Blue duiker
C) Lion
D) Buffalo
  • 27. What type of trout is most widespread within the park's dams and streams?
A) Rainbow trout
B) Atlantic salmon
C) American brook trout
D) Brown trout
  • 28. From where is the eastern area of Nyanga National Park administered?
A) Rusape Office
B) Mutare Substation
C) Park headquarters
D) Donjera (Gleneagles) Substation
  • 29. Is Nyanga National Park primarily a game park?
A) No
B) Only in the eastern area
C) Partially
D) Yes
  • 30. Where do short horse-riding trails start in Nyanga National Park?
A) At park headquarters
B) At the Pony Trails office
C) By Lake Gulliver
D) Near Mutarazi Falls
  • 31. Are river waters in Nyanga National Park free of bilharzia?
A) Only in Lake Gulliver and Purdon Dam
B) Yes
C) No
D) Only during certain times of year
  • 32. What is the rank of Mutarazi Falls in terms of height within Zimbabwe?
A) The third highest waterfall
B) Not among the top three waterfalls
C) The highest waterfall
D) The second highest waterfall
  • 33. What can visitors view from the edge of the escarpment near Mutarazi Falls?
A) Mutarazi Dam and Rhodes Dams
B) The Honde Valley approximately 800 metres below
C) Lake Gulliver
D) The entire Nyanga National Park
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