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Virunga National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. In which year was Virunga National Park first established?
A) 1934
B) 1996
C) 1979
D) 1925
  • 2. What is the highest elevation found in Virunga National Park?
A) 5,109 m (16,762 ft) in the Rwenzori Mountains
B) 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
C) 2,230 ft
D) 4,500 m
  • 3. Which two countries border Virunga National Park to the east?
A) Uganda and Rwanda
B) Kenya and Tanzania
C) Rwanda and Burundi
D) Tanzania and Uganda
  • 4. How many km² does Virunga National Park cover?
A) 6,300 km²
B) 7,800 km² (3,000 sq mi)
C) 5,920 km²
D) 10,500 km²
  • 5. Which two active volcanoes are located in Virunga National Park?
A) Karisimbi and Mikeno
B) Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira
C) Mikeno and Nyiragongo
D) Rwenzori and Karisimbi
  • 6. Which species endemic to the Albertine Rift is found in Virunga National Park?
A) Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
B) Cape buffalo
C) Lion
D) African elephant
  • 7. In what year was Virunga National Park listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1994
B) 1969
C) 1979
D) 1985
  • 8. Why has Virunga National Park been on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 1994?
A) Civil unrest and increased human presence in the region
B) Deforestation by local communities
C) Volcanic eruptions
D) Wildlife poaching
  • 9. Who were among the proponents of creating a protected area in northeastern Belgian Congo?
A) Jane Goodall, David Attenborough, and Jacques Cousteau
B) Victor van Straelen, Jean Massart and Jean-Marie Derscheid
C) Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and Gregor Mendel
D) Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Louis Pasteur
  • 10. What was the original name of Virunga National Park when it was established in 1925?
A) Virunga Protected Area
B) Rwenzori National Park
C) Albert National Park
D) Kivu National Park
  • 11. Which organization was founded in 1934 to govern national parks in the Belgian Congo?
A) World Wildlife Fund
B) International Union for Conservation of Nature
C) Congo National Parks Authority
D) Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo Belge
  • 12. What was the main aim of Albert National Park when it was first established?
A) To study and preserve wildlife and so-called 'primitive' hunter-gatherer African Pygmies
B) To facilitate oil exploration
C) To promote tourism in the region
D) To establish a military training ground
  • 13. Which ethnic group was moved to nearby Masisi between the late 1930s and 1955?
A) Congolese Hutus
B) Banyarwanda
C) Rwandophone people
D) Tutsis from Rwanda
  • 14. In what year were the two parks merged under the name Virunga National Park?
A) 1985
B) 1979
C) 1969
D) 1994
  • 15. Which company was granted a concession for extracting crude oil near Virunga National Park in 2011?
A) Soco International
B) ENI
C) CNOOC
D) TotalEnergies
  • 16. What significant event occurred at Tchegera Island in August 2015?
A) A military base was constructed
B) A new wildlife reserve was established
C) An oil drilling site was opened
D) It was inaugurated as a tourist destination
  • 17. How many hydropower dams were constructed by 2016 to provide electricity?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Six
D) Two
  • 18. In which years did park staff help combat regional outbreaks of Ebola?
A) 1996 and 2005
B) 2004 and 2010
C) 2012 and 2019
D) 2018 and 2026
  • 19. In which year was Virunga National Park first listed as a World Heritage site in danger?
A) 2021
B) 2010
C) 1994
D) 2005
  • 20. What percentage of management costs are subsidised by the European Commission?
A) 80%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 70%
  • 21. Which community has been forced out or risked arrest and death due to park militarization?
A) Banyamulenge
B) Mbuti
C) Tutsi
D) Hutu
  • 22. What is the estimated annual value of charcoal sourced from Virunga National Park?
A) $40–50 million
B) $28–30 million
C) $20–25 million
D) $10–15 million
  • 23. Who was the Italian ambassador to the DRC kidnapped and killed by militants on February 22, 2021?
A) Luca Attanasio
B) Giuseppe Conte
C) Mario Draghi
D) Enzo Moavero Milanesi
  • 24. Which jihadist group occupied parts of Virunga during the 2026 Ebola epidemic?
A) Al-Shabaab
B) Boko Haram
C) Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
D) Islamic State
  • 25. What was the main reason for park personnel and wildlife being killed between 1996 and 2003?
A) Poaching by locals
B) Natural disasters
C) Confrontations with rebel groups
D) Tourist activities
  • 26. Which sector of Virunga National Park was controlled by FDLR between December 2006 and January 2009?
A) Nyiragongo
B) Bwisha
C) Mikeno
D) Karisimbi
  • 27. How many park rangers were killed in an ambush in January 2021?
A) Twelve
B) At least six
C) Ten
D) Three
  • 28. How many park rangers were killed by militia men attacking a civilian convoy in April 2020?
A) Twenty
B) Five
C) Eight
D) At least twelve
  • 29. Which sector of Virunga National Park is the largest land-based area?
A) All sectors are equal in size
B) The Northern Sector
C) The Southern Sector
D) The Central Sector
  • 30. Which sector of Virunga National Park is dominated by the Virunga Mountains?
A) The Central Sector
B) All sectors are equally dominated
C) The Northern Sector
D) The Southern Sector
  • 31. Which river valley has an elevation of 680 m (2,230 ft) in Virunga National Park?
A) Molindi River valley
B) Ishasha River valley
C) Rwindi River valley
D) Puemba River valley
  • 32. What forms the boundary with Uganda in Virunga National Park?
A) Mount Tshiaberimu
B) Lake Kivu
C) Lake Edward
D) The Ishasha River
  • 33. What percentage of the lower Rutshuru River's water originates from the Molindi River?
A) 50%
B) Nearly 75%
C) 100%
D) 25%
  • 34. Which sector includes the Lulimbi area along the Ishasha River?
A) The Northern Sector
B) The Central Sector
C) None of the sectors include the Lulimbi area
D) The Southern Sector
  • 35. How many plant species are found in Virunga National Park?
A) 1,500
B) 3,000
C) 2,077
D) 1,800
  • 36. Which tree dominates the montane forest between 1,800 and 2,800 m in the southern sector?
A) Yushania alpina
B) Ficalhoa laurifolia
C) Hagenia abyssinica
D) Podocarpus milanjianus
  • 37. Which plant species is known as the African redwood?
A) Hagenia abyssinica
B) Podocarpus milanjianus
C) Ficalhoa laurifolia
D) Yushania alpina
  • 38. What role do African elephants play in the grasslands of Virunga National Park?
A) Predation on small mammals
B) Erosion control
C) Significant role for seed dispersal
D) Pollination of flowers
  • 39. Which plant is endemic to the Albertine Rift?
A) 264 tree species
B) 230 plants
C) 2,077 plant species
D) None
  • 40. How many mammal species are found in Virunga National Park as of 2012?
A) 65
B) 196
C) 706
D) 109
  • 41. Which primate is NOT listed as inhabiting Virunga National Park?
A) Mountain gorilla (G. b. beringei)
B) Baboon (Papio spp.)
C) Golden monkey
D) Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
  • 42. Which animal is NOT mentioned as part of the 'Lion Conservation Unit'?
A) Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi)
B) African lion (Panthera leo)
C) Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
D) Giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea)
  • 43. Which of the following is a species recorded in Virunga National Park's northern sector?
A) Marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus)
B) Harnessed bushbuck (T. scriptus)
C) Giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
D) Water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus)
  • 44. Which primate species is known as the golden monkey?
A) Mountain gorilla
B) Golden monkey
C) Red-tailed monkey
D) Common chimpanzee
  • 45. In which year were Nile crocodiles first observed at the northern shore of Lake Edwards?
A) 2004
B) 1994
C) 1988
D) 2010
  • 46. Which non-endemic bird is found in Virunga National Park?
A) Rwenzori batis
B) Hadeda ibis
C) Mountain masked apalis
D) Red-faced woodland warbler
  • 47. Which documentary features the work of Virunga National Park rangers?
A) Planet Earth
B) Virunga
C) The Last Kingdom
D) Wild Africa
  • 48. Which gorilla from Virunga National Park was featured in a Netflix documentary?
A) Kwita Iziina
B) Mukiza
C) Ndakasi
D) Ndeze
  • 49. Which bird species is endemic to the Albertine Rift and found in Virunga National Park?
A) Grey-crowned crane
B) Archer's ground robin
C) Black-and-white-casqued hornbill
D) African paradise flycatcher
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