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Tsavo East National Park - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. In which year was Tsavo East National Park established?
A) 1952
B) 1963
C) 1975
D) April 1948
  • 2. What is the area of Tsavo East National Park in square kilometers?
A) 5,308 sq mi
B) 8,500 sq mi
C) 22,000 km²
D) 13,747 km²
  • 3. Which river flows through Tsavo East National Park from west to east?
A) Athi River
B) Sabaki River
C) Galana River
D) Tsavo River
  • 4. What is the world's longest lava flow located in Tsavo East National Park called?
A) Mudanda Rock
B) Aruba Dam
C) Yatta Plateau
D) Lugard Falls
  • 5. Which mountain's lava flow formed the Yatta Plateau?
A) Lugard Peak
B) Mount Kenya
C) Ol Donyo Sabuk Mountain
D) Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 6. What is the height of Mudanda Rock in meters?
A) 1,600 m
B) 290 km
C) 180 mi
D) 5,200 ft
  • 7. Who was Lugard Falls named after?
A) Ol Donyo Sabuk
B) Frederick Lugard
C) Watha
D) John Henry Patterson
  • 8. In which year was Aruba Dam built in Tsavo East National Park?
A) 1898
B) 1952
C) 1963
D) 1948
  • 9. Which national park is more mountainous and wetter compared to Tsavo East?
A) Tsavo East National Park
B) Aruba Dam
C) Tsavo West National Park
D) Mudanda Rock
  • 10. What is a notable feature of Tsavo West National Park?
A) Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs
B) Lugard Falls
C) Yatta Plateau
D) Aruba Dam
  • 11. What type of economy thrived in Tsavo from 6,000 to 1,300 years ago?
A) Early Stone Age economy
B) Iron Age economy
C) Late Stone Age economy
D) Middle Stone Age economy
  • 12. What were the primary activities of Late Stone Age inhabitants in Tsavo?
A) Farming and pottery making
B) Mining and metalworking
C) Weaving and trading
D) Hunting wild animals, fishing, and keeping domesticated animals
  • 13. Which river were human settlements in Tsavo focused on during the Late Stone Age?
A) Sabaki River
B) Galana River
C) Tsavo River
D) Athi River
  • 14. Since when did Swahili people trade with inhabitants of Tsavo for ivory and other goods?
A) During British colonization
B) After 1948
C) In the 19th century
D) As early as 700 CE
  • 15. What evidence is there of Swahili trade in Tsavo?
A) Cowry shells and beads recovered from archaeological sites
B) Metal tools
C) Written records on stone tablets
D) Swahili language inscriptions
  • 16. Who documented the Orma and Watha people in the 19th century?
A) John Henry Patterson
B) British and German explorers
C) Swahili traders
D) Kenyan independence leaders
  • 17. What was built by the British through Tsavo in 1898?
A) A dam
B) A road network
C) A telegraph line
D) A railway
  • 18. How many people were killed by the Tsavo Man-Eaters before they were shot?
A) One hundred and thirty five
B) Twenty
C) Fifty
D) Two hundred
  • 19. When was hunting banned in Tsavo East National Park?
A) In 1948
B) Following Kenyan independence in 1963
C) In 1952
D) In 1975
  • 20. Which organization took over the management of Tsavo after Kenyan independence?
A) British Colonial Office
B) United Nations
C) Kenya Wildlife Service
D) Swahili Traders Association
  • 21. How many lions were estimated to be in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem as of 2006?
A) Less than 300
B) Over 1000
C) About 675
D) Approximately 500
  • 22. Which of the following mammals is not found in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Common eland
B) Blue duiker
C) Cape buffalo
D) African bush elephant
  • 23. How many bird species have been recorded in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Approximately 600
B) Over 500
C) Under 300
D) Exactly 400
  • 24. Which of the following birds is NOT mentioned as being in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Penguins
B) Ostriches
C) Hornbills
D) Kestrels
  • 25. In what year did Dida die?
A) 2022
B) 2014
C) 2025
D) 2017
  • 26. What is a major source of human-wildlife conflict around Tsavo East National Park?
A) Lions attacking humans
B) Birds damaging crops
C) Buffaloes invading homes
D) Elephants raiding farms
  • 27. What method do farmers use to deter elephants from their farms?
A) Electric fences
B) Firecrackers
C) Bees
D) Dogs
  • 28. Which animal strayed into Magarini Constituency in 2017, causing livestock deaths?
A) Stray lions
B) Buffaloes
C) Elephants
D) Zebras
  • 29. What were the tusks removed from Satao's body by poachers?
A) During a routine flyover
B) After being struck by a poisoned arrow
C) In 2022 during a severe drought
D) By park rangers
  • 30. When was Satao killed by ivory poachers?
A) December 2021
B) 2017
C) May 2014
D) 2022
  • 31. What happened to Satao II when he was killed by poachers?
A) Two individuals were not arrested
B) He was found with no tusks
C) He was killed in 2014
D) His tusks were still intact when his body was discovered
  • 32. What exacerbated the effects of drought on wildlife in Tsavo East National Park?
A) Deforestation
B) Overgrazing by livestock
C) Unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change
D) Increased tourism
  • 33. What was Wide Satao found in a weakened state after?
A) His tracking collar sent immobility alerts
B) Being attacked by lions
C) Straying into human settlements
D) A severe drought
  • 34. What year did Wide Satao die?
A) 2017
B) May 2014
C) 2022
D) December 2021
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