Zambezi - Quiz
Zambezi
  • 1. Where is the Zambezi River located?
A) Asia
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Europe
  • 2. Which famous waterfall is located on the Zambezi River?
A) Iguazu Falls
B) Victoria Falls
C) Niagara Falls
D) Angel Falls
  • 3. What is the name of the largest hydroelectric power plant on the Zambezi River?
A) Kariba Dam
B) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
C) Cahora Bassa Dam
D) Aswan High Dam
  • 4. What traditional activity do the indigenous people living along the Zambezi River engage in?
A) Scuba diving
B) Skiing
C) Snowboarding
D) Fishing
  • 5. What famous explorer is known for discovering the Zambezi River?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Marco Polo
D) David Livingstone
  • 6. Which of the following is a fish species found in the Zambezi River?
A) Great White Shark
B) Swordfish
C) Pacific Salmon
D) Tigerfish
  • 7. Which two countries are most prominently associated with the Zambezi River?
A) South Africa and Mozambique
B) Kenya and Tanzania
C) Namibia and Botswana
D) Zambia and Zimbabwe
  • 8. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Zambezi River?
A) Kafue River
B) Nile River
C) Luangwa River
D) Chobe River
  • 9. What is the fourth-longest river in Africa?
A) The Zambezi
B) The Nile
C) The Congo
D) The Niger
  • 10. Which ocean does the Zambezi River flow into?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Southern Ocean
D) Mediterranean Sea
  • 11. What is the approximate length of the Zambezi River?
A) 2,574 km (1,599 mi)
B) 6,650 km (4,130 mi)
C) 4,160 km (2,582 mi)
D) 3,400 km (2,113 mi)
  • 12. What is the elevation at which the Zambezi River rises?
A) About 800 metres (2,625 ft)
B) About 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) above sea level
C) About 2,000 metres (6,561 ft)
D) About 500 metres (1,640 ft)
  • 13. What type of forest does the Zambezi flow into eastward of its source?
A) Cryptosepalum dry forest
B) Miombo woodland
C) Western Zambezian grasslands
D) Savanna grasslands
  • 14. What is the approximate width of the Barotse Floodplain during the rainy season?
A) 10 km
B) 50 km
C) 40 km
D) 25 km
  • 15. What is the elevation drop from the Zambezi's source to Chavuma Falls?
A) About 400 m (1,300 ft)
B) About 100 m (328 ft)
C) About 600 m (1,969 ft)
D) About 200 m (656 ft)
  • 16. What is the name of the festival associated with the Lozi people's annual move?
A) Chimbalanga
B) Umhlanga
C) Kuomboka
D) Mwaka Kogwa
  • 17. What is the approximate area covered by the Zambezi's drainage basin?
A) 2,300,000 km2 (890,000 mi2)
B) 3,500,000 km2 (1,353,000 mi2)
C) 900,000 km2 (350,000 mi2)
D) 1,390,000 km2 (540,000 mi2)
  • 18. Which of these countries does the Zambezi River border?
A) Kenya
B) Rwanda
C) Namibia
D) Tanzania
  • 19. Where does the middle Zambezi end?
A) Batoka Gorge
B) Lake Kariba
C) Lake Cahora Bassa
D) Victoria Falls
  • 20. In which year was Lake Kariba created?
A) 1974
B) 1965
C) 1980
D) 1959
  • 21. Which distributary is used for navigation?
A) Chinde mouth
B) Timbwe
C) Kongone
D) Luabo
  • 22. What was the record flood discharge of the Zambezi River at Marromeu in 1958?
A) 22,500 m3 per second
B) 3,900 m3 per second
C) 500 m3 per second
D) 6,700 m3 per second
  • 23. What is the mean monthly maximum discharge at the Zambezi delta in April?
A) 3,900 m3 per second
B) 22,500 m3 per second
C) 6,700 m3 per second
D) 1,000 m3 per second
  • 24. What impact did the reduction in flooding have on wildlife feeding and breeding patterns?
A) They improved significantly.
B) They remained unchanged.
C) They were disrupted.
D) They became more predictable.
  • 25. Which ecoregion includes the floodplains of the Zambezi, Buzi, Pungwe, and Save Rivers?
A) Zambezian coastal flooded savanna
B) Savannah grassland
C) Mangrove forest
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 26. Which of the following animals is not mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi delta?
A) Elephant
B) Leopard
C) Cheetah
D) Lion
  • 27. Which bridge was bombed during Angola's civil war and not yet reconstructed?
A) Kazungula Bridge
B) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
C) Cazombo road bridge
D) Sioma Bridge
  • 28. Which national park in Zambia is located along the Zambezi river?
A) Etosha National Park
B) Kruger National Park
C) Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
D) Serengeti National Park
  • 29. What type of habitat do mangroves provide along the Zambezi delta?
A) Fringing the shoreline
B) Inland forests
C) Desert areas
D) Mountainous regions
  • 30. What effect did the Mozambican Civil War have on hunting in the Zambezi delta?
A) It had no impact on hunting.
B) It stopped all hunting activities.
C) It led to uncontrolled hunting of animals.
D) It introduced regulated hunting practices.
  • 31. Which animal is sometimes known as the Zambezi shark?
A) Hippopotamus
B) Monitor lizard
C) Bull shark
D) Nile crocodile
  • 32. What is the effect of reduced wetland areas on wildlife during the Mozambican Civil War?
A) It improved habitat conditions.
B) It resulted in uncontrolled hunting.
C) It led to increased conservation efforts.
D) It had no impact on wildlife.
  • 33. Which of the following is not an effect of dam construction on the Zambezi delta?
A) Less grassland remains after flooding
B) Disrupted wildlife feeding and breeding patterns
C) Increased grassland after flooding
D) Reduced area of floodplain
  • 34. What was one measure taken to protect fish stocks in the Impalila conservancy area?
A) Promotion of commercial fishing
B) The Kayasa Channel was declared a fisheries reserve
C) Introduction of invasive species
D) Deregulation of fishing activities
  • 35. Which of the following species is endemic to the Zambezi delta?
A) African elephant
B) Giraffe
C) Hippopotamus
D) Pungwe worm snake (Leptotyphlops pungwensis)
  • 36. What disease outbreak occurred in the Zambezi river in September 2007?
A) Ebola
B) Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS)
C) Cholera
D) Malaria
  • 37. Which bird species is mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi floodplains?
A) Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
B) Ostrich
C) Penguin
D) Albatross
  • 38. What was the original local name for the Zambezi given by dwellers of the Swahili coast?
A) Quelimane.
B) Cuama.
C) Monomatapa.
D) Zembere.
  • 39. What is the primary impact of dams on the Zambezi's floodplains?
A) They increased the frequency of flooding.
B) They reduced the area of floodplain.
C) They had no impact on the floodplain.
D) They expanded the floodplain area.
  • 40. Which people are most likely the origin of the name 'Zambezi'?
A) The Lozi people.
B) The M'biza, or Bisa people.
C) The Monomatapa.
D) The Swahili coast dwellers.
  • 41. What was the status of fish stocks in Lake Liambezi as of 2017?
A) Stable
B) Abundant
C) Depleted
D) Increasing
  • 42. Which bridge opened in 2009?
A) Sioma Bridge
B) Caia Bridge
C) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
D) Kazungula Bridge
  • 43. What type of tax do some Zambian towns levy on people taking Zambezi fish to other parts of the country?
A) Tourist fees
B) Mineral extraction taxes
C) Official 'fishing licenses'
D) Unofficial 'fish taxes'
  • 44. What was the average discharge at the end of the dry season before dam construction?
A) 500 m3 per second
B) 3,900 m3 per second
C) 22,500 m3 per second
D) 6,700 m3 per second
  • 45. Which major town is located in Mozambique along the Zambezi river?
A) Maputo
B) Beira
C) Songo
D) Nampula
  • 46. Who led the expeditions to continue exploration in the upper basin of the Zambezi between 1895 and 1900?
A) Frederick Stanley Arnot
B) David Livingstone
C) António Fernandes
D) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
  • 47. Who accompanied Frederick Stanley Arnot on his expedition in 1884?
A) John Kirk
B) Serpa Pinto
C) António da Silva Porto
D) David Livingstone
  • 48. Which of the following is not a carnivore found in the Zambezi delta?
A) Leopard
B) Giraffe
C) Cheetah
D) Lion
  • 49. Name a major town in Namibia along the Zambezi river.
A) Swakopmund
B) Katima Mulilo
C) Windhoek
D) Walvis Bay
  • 50. Who was the first European to visit the inland Zambezi River?
A) António Fernandes
B) Frederick Stanley Arnot
C) David Livingstone
D) Serpa Pinto
  • 51. What is a major cause of water pollution around urban areas in the Zambezi region?
A) Industrial waste discharge
B) Sewage effluent from inadequate water-treatment facilities
C) Oil spills
D) Plastic debris
  • 52. Who accompanied David Livingstone during his exploration from 1858 to 1860?
A) John Kirk
B) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
C) António da Silva Porto
D) Frederick Stanley Arnot
  • 53. What type of flooding still occurs despite dam construction?
A) Extreme floods
B) Only medium-level floods
C) No flooding at all
D) Seasonal flooding is completely controlled
  • 54. In which year was the Chinde channel north of the Zambezi's main mouths seen?
A) 1900
B) 1878
C) 1895
D) 1889
  • 55. Which river is part of the Middle Zambezi cumulatively?
A) Lower Zambezi
B) Gwembe Catchment
C) Northern Highlands catchment
D) Zambezi Delta
  • 56. What percentage of Zambezi discharge is contributed by the Kafue River?
A) 8%
B) 16%
C) 2%
D) 25%
  • 57. Which reptile is not mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi delta?
A) African rock python
B) Nile crocodile
C) Nile monitor lizard
D) Komodo dragon
  • 58. What type of fish are heavily fished for food in the Zambezi?
A) Tigerfish
B) Yellowfish
C) Cichlids
D) Catfish
  • 59. Which of the following is a migratory waterbird found in the Zambezi floodplains?
A) Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
B) Swan
C) Duck
D) Flamingo
  • 60. Which Zambian agriculture minister asked experts to investigate the EUS outbreak?
A) John Doe
B) Jane Smith
C) Michael Johnson
D) Ben Kapita
  • 61. Which bridge connects Zambia and Botswana?
A) Otto Beit Bridge at Chirundu
B) Second Chirundu Bridge
C) Kazungula Bridge
D) Victoria Falls Bridge
  • 62. Which snake species is nearly endemic to the Zambezi delta?
A) Floodplain water snake (Lycodonomorphus whytei obscuriventris)
B) King cobra
C) Boa constrictor
D) Black mamba
  • 63. What percentage of Zambezi discharge is contributed by the Shire Rivers?
A) 16%
B) 25%
C) 8%
D) 2%
  • 64. Which hill did Frederick Stanley Arnot consider suitable for a mission?
A) Mount Kilimanjaro
B) Kalene Hill
C) Drakensberg Mountains
D) Table Mountain
  • 65. Which national park is located in Zimbabwe along the Zambezi river?
A) Kruger National Park
B) Mana Pools National Park
C) Etosha National Park
D) Serengeti National Park
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