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Mount Longonot National Park - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. Where is Mount Longonot located?
A) Northwest of Nairobi, Kenya
B) East of Mombasa, Kenya
C) Southeast of Lake Naivasha in Kenya's Great Rift Valley
D) Southwest of the Serengeti National Park
  • 2. What is the meaning of 'Longonot' in Maasai?
A) Land of endless plains
B) Place of great waterfalls
C) Home of lions
D) Mountains of many spurs or steep ridges
  • 3. Which organization manages Mount Longonot National Park?
A) Kenya Wildlife Service
B) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
C) African Wildlife Foundation
D) United Nations Environmental Programme
  • 4. How long is the trail from the park entrance to the crater rim?
A) 7.2 km
B) 13.5 km
C) 21 km
D) 3.1 km
  • 5. What is the total distance for a complete tour around Mount Longonot?
A) 7.2 km
B) 3.1 km
C) 21 km
D) 13.5 km
  • 6. How long does the complete tour of Mount Longonot take, including rest breaks?
A) 6–7 hours
B) 8–9 hours
C) 2–3 hours
D) 4–5 hours
  • 7. What is the elevation of Mount Longonot's gate?
A) 2150 m
B) 3000 m
C) 2000 m
D) 2776 m
  • 8. How far is Mount Longonot from Nairobi?
A) 30 kilometers northeast
B) 100 kilometers southeast
C) 60 kilometres northwest
D) 80 kilometers southwest
  • 9. What type of volcano is Mount Longonot?
A) Lava dome
B) Shield volcano
C) Cinder cone
D) Stratovolcano
  • 10. When did Mount Longonot last erupt?
A) 1860s
B) 1900s
C) 1950s
D) 2000s
  • 11. What geological feature forms the base of Mount Longonot's summit cone?
A) A vast plain
B) A large caldera
C) An expansive plateau
D) A deep ravine
  • 12. How old are the eruptions that formed Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 50,000 years ago
B) 10,000 years ago
C) 21,000 years ago
D) 100,000 years ago
  • 13. What is the size of Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 3 x 4 km
B) 8 x 12 km
C) 10 x 15 km
D) 5 x 7 km
  • 14. What geothermal activity has been recorded at Mount Longonot?
A) High levels of seismic activity unrelated to magma
B) Complete dormancy with no geothermal signs
C) Active magmatic systems beneath the volcano
D) Extensive ice formation in the crater
  • 15. What type of trees cover the crater floor?
A) Tall evergreens
B) Small trees
C) Palm trees
D) Cacti
  • 16. Which animals can be found on Mount Longonot?
A) Wildebeests, zebras, and wildebeests
B) Lions, elephants, and rhinos
C) Cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas
D) Plains zebra, giraffe, Thomson's gazelle, buffaloes, and hartebeest
  • 17. What event occurred on March 21, 2009, at Mount Longonot?
A) An earthquake
B) Bush fires burned up the mountain and descended into the crater
C) A volcanic eruption
D) Heavy rainfall causing floods
  • 18. What is located south of Mount Longonot?
A) The Longonot satellite earth station
B) A large city
C) Lake Naivasha
D) A major highway
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