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Nyanga National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located near the main entrance?
A) Rhodes Dam
B) Pungwe Drift
C) Udu Dam
D) Mare Dam
  • 2. How far is Mare Dam from Rhodes Dam?
A) Ten kilometers south
B) Some eight kilometers east
C) Five kilometers west
D) Three kilometers north
  • 3. Which rest camp in Nyanga National Park is located on the road to Nyangombe Falls?
A) Pungwe Drift
B) Udu Dam
C) Rhodes Dam
D) Mare Dam
  • 4. Where are the two lodges located at Pungwe Drift situated?
A) Next to Mare Dam
B) On each side of the Pungwe River, upstream of the Pungwe Falls
C) Near Nyamuziwa Falls
D) At Rhodes Dam
  • 5. What happened to the isolated chalet at Nyamuziwa Falls?
A) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
B) It was closed in the 1970s
C) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
D) It became a private facility
  • 6. Where is the camping ground located on the Mare River?
A) At Mutarazi Falls
B) Near Nyangombe Falls
C) Half a kilometer west of Rhodes Dam
D) On the Kwaraguza road
  • 7. What happened to the larger Nyangombe camping ground?
A) It became a private facility
B) It was closed in the late 1990s
C) It was relocated to Pungwe Drift
D) It is now part of Rhodes Hotel
  • 8. Which privately owned facility incorporates Cecil Rhodes' old homestead?
A) Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut
B) Rhodes Hotel
C) Pungwe Drift lodges
D) Nyangombe camping ground
  • 9. Where is the Mountain Club of Zimbabwe hut located?
A) Near Pungwe Drift
B) At Rhodes Dam
C) At Mutarazi Falls
D) On the Kwaraguza road from Mount Nyangani to Troutbeck
  • 10. Which part of Nyanga National Park is the most developed?
A) Northern area
B) Eastern area
C) Southern area
D) Central and western area
  • 11. What does the central and western area of the park include?
A) Exclusively archaeological sites
B) Only the two private facilities
C) Just the camping grounds
D) The three rest camps and the five dams
  • 12. Which falls can be accessed by most vehicles?
A) Mutarazi Falls
B) Pungwe Falls
C) Nyangombe Falls
D) Nyamuziwa Falls
  • 13. What type of vehicle is required to access Thomberutedza Falls?
A) Motorcycle
B) Bicycle
C) Four wheel drive
D) Two wheel drive
  • 14. How can the dense Pungwe gorge rainforest be accessed?
A) On foot
B) By motorcycle
C) By car
D) By bicycle
  • 15. What is the Scenic Road in Nyanga National Park?
A) The main road from Rhodes Dam to Mare Dam
B) A path leading to Nyamuziwa Falls
C) A gravel road that runs parallel to the Nyanga to Mutare highway
D) A four-wheel drive track linking Pungwe Drift to Mount Nyangani
  • 16. Where is the Pungwe View located?
A) Near Mare Dam
B) On the edge of the Scenic Road
C) At Rhodes Dam
D) In the central and western area
  • 17. Which fort is one of the two largest archaeological sites in Nyanga National Park?
A) Rhodes Fort
B) Pungwe Fort
C) Nyangwe Fort
D) Mutarazi Fort
  • 18. Which area of the park is administered from the Pungwe Drift substation?
A) Southern area
B) Northern area
C) Eastern area
D) Central and western area
  • 19. What type of geological formations form cliffs and ridges in the highest mountains of Nyanga National Park?
A) Shale
B) Umkondo Group dolerite
C) Limestone
D) Basalt
  • 20. What is the age of the Troutbeck dolerite sill found in Nyanga National Park?
A) 1099 Ma (million years ago)
B) 250 Ma
C) 100 Ma
D) 500 Ma
  • 21. What culture's ruins, dating from the fifteenth to seventeenth century, have been found throughout Nyanga National Park?
A) Ndebele people
B) Bantu people
C) Shona people
D) Ziwa people
  • 22. Which species of tree fern is found on the moorlands in Nyanga National Park?
A) Syzygium
B) Common tree fern
C) Forest tree fern
D) Mulanje cypress
  • 23. What invasive species were planted between Rhodes and Mare Dams?
A) Pine
B) Mulberry
C) Eucalyptus
D) Black wattle
  • 24. Which mammal is known for occasional sightings in Nyanga National Park from the Mozambique lowlands?
A) Zebra
B) Elephant
C) Giraffe
D) Lion
  • 25. Which animal is common in the upper Kairezi River within the park?
A) Blue duiker
B) Klipspringer
C) African clawless otter
D) Samango monkey
  • 26. Which of these animals is endemic to the Eastern Highlands and found in Nyanga National Park?
A) Kudu
B) Buffalo
C) Blue duiker
D) Lion
  • 27. What type of trout is most widespread within the park's dams and streams?
A) Rainbow trout
B) American brook trout
C) Atlantic salmon
D) Brown trout
  • 28. From where is the eastern area of Nyanga National Park administered?
A) Donjera (Gleneagles) Substation
B) Mutare Substation
C) Rusape Office
D) Park headquarters
  • 29. Is Nyanga National Park primarily a game park?
A) Yes
B) Only in the eastern area
C) Partially
D) No
  • 30. Where do short horse-riding trails start in Nyanga National Park?
A) At the Pony Trails office
B) By Lake Gulliver
C) At park headquarters
D) Near Mutarazi Falls
  • 31. Are river waters in Nyanga National Park free of bilharzia?
A) No
B) Only during certain times of year
C) Only in Lake Gulliver and Purdon Dam
D) Yes
  • 32. What is the rank of Mutarazi Falls in terms of height within Zimbabwe?
A) The highest waterfall
B) The second highest waterfall
C) The third highest waterfall
D) Not among the top three waterfalls
  • 33. What can visitors view from the edge of the escarpment near Mutarazi Falls?
A) Lake Gulliver
B) Mutarazi Dam and Rhodes Dams
C) The Honde Valley approximately 800 metres below
D) The entire Nyanga National Park
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