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Marsabit National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. Where is Marsabit National Park located?
A) Southern Kenya near Nairobi
B) Mount Marsabit in northern Kenya
C) Eastern Province of Tanzania
D) Western Kenya near Kisumu
  • 2. How far is Marsabit National Park from Nairobi?
A) 560 km (350 mi) north
B) 300 km (186 mi) south
C) 400 km (249 mi) west
D) 700 km (435 mi) east
  • 3. What is Marsabit National Park noted for?
A) Its crocodile breeding grounds
B) Its zebra population and bird sanctuary
C) Its large rhino population
D) Its extensive desert landscape
  • 4. What type of geographical features are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) Extinct volcanic craters covered in forests
B) Glaciers
C) Large sand dunes
D) River deltas
  • 5. What is the name of a crater near Marsabit National Park?
A) Gof Redo
B) Ol Doinyo Lengai
C) Kilimanjaro Crater
D) Ngorongoro Crater
  • 6. How far is Gof Redo from Marsabit?
A) 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south
B) 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) east
C) Roughly 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north
D) 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west
  • 7. Which animals are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) Kangaroos and koalas
B) Penguins and polar bears
C) Zebras, elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes
D) Camels and dromedaries
  • 8. How many species of birds are found in Marsabit National Park?
A) 100 species
B) 200 species
C) About 350 species
D) 500 species
  • 9. Which bird of prey is not mentioned as inhabiting the park?
A) Ruppell's griffon vultures
B) Eagles
C) Mountain buzzards
D) Peregrine falcons
  • 10. Which bird species are found on Lake Paradise?
A) Flamingos and pelicans
B) Swans and ducks
C) Penguins and albatrosses
D) Red-knobbed coots, hamerkops, ibises
  • 11. Which mammals are found on the lower slopes of the forest in Marsabit National Park?
A) Olive baboons, vervet monkeys, Peter's gazelles
B) Bears and deer
C) Wolves and foxes
D) Lions and tigers
  • 12. What is notable about the elephants in Marsabit National Park?
A) They had reputedly the longest tusks in the world in the 1970s
B) They are known for their small size
C) They can fly short distances
D) They have a unique blue coloration
  • 13. What was the weight of Ahmed's tusks when he died?
A) Less than 100 kg
B) Exactly 200 kg
C) Under 50 kg
D) Over 300 kg
  • 14. What type of trees are found on the road south from Mount Marsabit?
A) Maple trees and birch trees
B) Oak trees and pine trees
C) Strangler figs and low, flat-topped acacias
D) Palm trees and cacti
  • 15. Which birds are known for their neater nests in Marsabit National Park?
A) Mountain buzzards
B) Peregrine falcons
C) Sociable weaver birds
D) Ruppell's griffon vultures
  • 16. What is a characteristic of sparrow weavers' nests?
A) They are 'scruffier'
B) They are underwater
C) They are made of stone
D) They are suspended from cliffs
  • 17. What type of birds are white-bellied turacos?
A) Birds found in the park's mountain-top forest
B) Polar birds
C) Desert-dwelling birds
D) Aquatic birds
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