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Hwange National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. What type of geological formation is found in the north-west of Hwange National Park?
A) Granites and gneisses
B) Basalt lava flows
C) Kalahari Sands
D) Sandstone rockshelters
  • 2. Which river is a tributary of the Nata River in Hwange National Park?
A) Shakwanki
B) Gwabadzabuya River
C) Deka River
D) Lukosi River
  • 3. What type of rock formations are found from Sinamatella going eastwards in the park?
A) Granites and gneisses
B) Kalahari Sands
C) Basalt lava flows
D) Sandstone
  • 4. Which area of Hwange National Park is drained by the Deka and Lukosi rivers?
A) The north and north-west
B) The south
C) Shumba area
D) The main camp and Linkwasha areas
  • 5. What type of archaeological sites are found in Hwange National Park?
A) Medieval castles
B) Colonial forts
C) Iron-age pottery kilns
D) Stone age forager sites with stone tools
  • 6. What type of engravings did Stone Age people leave in Hwange National Park?
A) Animal hoofprints on sandstone rockshelter walls
B) Maps of the stars
C) Geometric patterns on pottery
D) Human figures on cave walls
  • 7. What is one way some pans in Hwange National Park are filled with water?
A) River overflow
B) Natural groundwater seeps
C) Artificial lakes
D) Desalination plants
  • 8. Which area of the park has no rivers but forms seasonal wetlands?
A) Main camp and Linkwasha areas
B) South
C) Shumba area
D) North-west
  • 9. What type of sites did Iron-age people build in Hwange National Park?
A) Bronze statues
B) Large and small stone-walling sites
C) Wooden huts
D) Mud brick towers
  • 10. Which geological formation stretches from south of Bumbusi to the Botswana border?
A) Basalt lava flows of the Batoka Formation
B) Kalahari Sands
C) Granites and gneisses
D) Sandstone rockshelters
  • 11. What type of depressions are found in areas without rivers in Hwange National Park?
A) River deltas
B) Volcanic craters
C) Glacial valleys
D) Grassy pan depressions and pans
  • 12. What is the primary geological substrate of most of Hwange National Park?
A) Basalt lava flows
B) Kalahari Sands
C) Limestone
D) Granites and gneisses
  • 13. Which area in the park is known for pans fed by natural groundwater seeps?
A) Ngweshla, Shakwanki, and Nehimba
B) Main camp and Linkwasha areas
C) Shumba area
D) North-west
  • 14. What is the Bumbusi National Monument known for?
A) Medieval castle ruins
B) Colonial trading post
C) Stone age tool-making site
D) Iron-age stone-walling site
  • 15. What type of wetlands form in the main camp and Linkwasha areas?
A) Seasonal wetlands from fossil drainage channels
B) Swamps
C) Permanent lakes
D) Salt flats
  • 16. Which national park is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with the Okavango Delta?
A) Selous Game Reserve
B) Kruger National Park
C) Serengeti National Park
D) Hwange National Park
  • 17. Which organization operates the Painted Dog Project?
A) National Parks Scientific Services
B) Wildlife Conservation and Research Unit of Oxford University
C) Dete Animal Rescue Trust
D) Painted Dog Conservation organisation
  • 18. What was implemented by parks authorities to manage the elephant population in Hwange National Park?
A) Relocation
B) Sterilization
C) Habitat expansion
D) Culling
  • 19. Which species' distribution and hunting in Hwange is strongly related to the pans and waterholes?
A) Elephant
B) Cheetah
C) Lion
D) Spotted hyena
  • 20. Which project aims to protect and increase the range and numbers of African wild dog both in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in Africa?
A) National Leopard Project
B) Painted Dog Project
C) Hwange Wildlife Management Program
D) Elephant Conservation Initiative
  • 21. What happened to the elephant population in Hwange National Park after culling ended in 1986?
A) The population decreased significantly.
B) The population became extinct.
C) The population remained stable.
D) The population doubled in five years.
  • 22. What was Hwange National Park formerly known as?
A) Bulawayo Wildlife Sanctuary
B) Dete Nature Park
C) Wankie Game Reserve
D) Victoria Falls Reserve
  • 23. In which country is Hwange National Park located?
A) Botswana
B) Zimbabwe
C) South Africa
D) Namibia
  • 24. How large is Hwange National Park in square kilometers?
A) 14,600 km²
B) 20,000 km²
C) 10,000 km²
D) 5,600 km²
  • 25. In what year was Hwange National Park founded?
A) 1900
B) 1980
C) 1928
D) 1950
  • 26. How many mammal species does Hwange National Park host?
A) 75
B) Over 100
C) 50
D) 200
  • 27. Which town is nearest to Hwange National Park?
A) Victoria Falls
B) Harare
C) Dete
D) Bulawayo
  • 28. How many carcasses were identified in the first aerial survey after the 2013 poaching incident?
A) 50
B) 10
C) 19
D) 84
  • 29. Which type of woodland is found in the north and northwest of Hwange National Park?
A) Rainforest
B) Kalahari woodland
C) Mopane woodland
D) Savanna grassland
  • 30. What was Xanda's relationship to Cecil?
A) Xanda was Cecil's brother.
B) Xanda was Cecil's mate.
C) Xanda was Cecil's son.
D) Xanda was a different lion unrelated to Cecil.
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