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