The Great Bwindi Quiz!

Since Barbara wrote about our experience tracking the gorilla’s, and many of our posts here have been somewhat long winded, I though I’d change it up a bit with a little multiple choice quiz. There’s no way to get them all right without guessing, but hopefully it’ll be fun. Answers at the end.

GETTING THERE AND BACK
1. What side of the road did we drive on?
   a. The right
   b. The left
   c. The shoulder
   d. All of the above

2. Where did our driver stop to relieve himself?
   a. A gas station
   b. A local McDonald’s
   c. The side of the road
   d. A random stranger’s house

3. What obstacles slowed the car down?
   a. People
   b. Speed bumps
   c. Herds of cattle
   d. All of the above
   e. None of the above

4. What music did we listen to on the way to Bwindi?
   a. Yanni
   b. Bob Marley
   c. Eminem
   d. Dave Matthews Band

5. How many times did we listen to it?
   a. One time
   b. Two time
   c. 31
   d. On uninterrupted loop

6. How fast did we go?
   a. 50 kmh
   b. 80 kmh
   c. 100 kmh
   d. As fast as possible

7. What ran in fear from our vehicle?
   a. Chickens
   b. Goats
   c. Palm Sunday revelers
   d. All of the above

8. How close did we come to actually hitting any people?
   a. Less than 3 feet
   b. Less than 1 foot
   c. Less than 6 inches
   d. Ouch!

9. What was the most common thing we heard kids say to us as we drove past?
   a. How are you?
   b. Hello!
   c. Give me!
   d. Help us!

AT BWINDI
10. What did our tour operator forget to bring?
   a. Our lodging reservation
   b. Our gorilla permits
   c. His driver’s license
   d. His cell phone

11. Which group of gorillas did we go to see?
   a. Mubare
   b. Habinyanja
   c. Runyankore
   d. Nkuringo

12. How close did we get to the gorillas?
   a. About 30 feet
   b. About 20 feet
   c. About 10 feet
   d. About 5 feet

13. Which of the gorillas made a brief charge at one of our guides?
   a. The silverback
   b. The black back
   c. The baby
   d. The mom

14. What was in the trees near where we found the gorillas?
   a. Chimpanzees
   b. Red tailed monkeys
   c. Baboons
   d. White colobus monkeys

15. Which of the following was not part of our pack lunch provided for the trek?
   a. A sausage
   b. Biscuits
   c. A peanut butter sandwich
   d. A slice of pineapple
   e. A boiled egg

16. What music was playing at the Uganda Wildlife Authority office when we purchased our tickets for the Muyanga Waterfall Trail?
   a. Yanni
   b. Bob Marley
   c. Eminem
   d. Dave Matthews Band

17. What excuse did our guides give for not seeing any monkies along the Muyanga Waterfall Trail?
   a. They are taking their afternoon nap
   b. They are sheltering from the rain
   c. The gorillas have scared them away
   d. They are shy and have run away from you noisy Americans

18. Who has been kicked out of the park?
   a. Farmers
   b. Poachers
   c. The Batwa Pigmies
   d. All of the above

19. Who received compensation for being kicked out of the park?
   a. Farmers
   b. Poachers
   c. The Batwa Pigmies
   d. a and c

20. Which of the following countries were not represented by people we met at Bwindi?
   a. Australia
   b. Malta
   c. China
   d. Austria
   e. Denmark


Answers:
GETTING THERE AND BACK
1. d - Basically, wherever the ride was the smoothest
2. c - No Big Mac's here
3. d, e - Either is appropriate depending on what part of the drive we're talking about
4. b - Overdubbed with Lugandan commentary
5. d - We had the one tape, and it did not change. I'm convinced it was the same on both sides, too.
6. d - Sometimes, it was a little scary...
7. d - I never got tired of watching things jump out of the way of our car, except when we came close to actually hitting things. Most of the time, things were jumping out of the way well in advance.
8. c - We did come awfully close a few times, and one guy got laughed at mercilessly by his friends for nearly getting hit by us.
9. a - We heard all of the choices, but How are you? was far and away the most common. It did not appear that most of them knew an appropriate English response. Choices c and d were only a couple of times total.

IN BWINDI
10. b - How you forget the permits, I have no idea, but they had the receipt and it all got worked out after I paid for some cell phone air time.
11. a - The M-group as we were called, also had the most difficult hike. Runyankore is the language spoken by most people in southwest Uganda.
12. c - We were told we were supposed to be about 7 meters (23 feet) away, but ultimately were less than half that. It was amazing.
13. b - The silverback grunted and left, but the black back actually made a move towards our guide when he got a little too close.
14. b - Red tailed monkeys were jumping in the trees at the forest edge
15. c - We had a cheese sandwich.
16. c - Dave Matthews may be the proudest monkey, but Eminem inspires the UWA.
17. b - While our gorilla trek was clear sun, we got rained on during our hike through the forest.
18. d - Poachers still go in occasionally, but they're fairly well under control and haven't shot a gorilla in Bwindi in over 10 years.
19. a - The farmers got money to purchase new land because they had lost the land they had cultivated. Sadly, the Batwa got nothing because they hadn't cultivated the land, destroying the forest as the farmers had. When the park was created, Uganda felt they could stay in the forest because they lived in harmony with it, but international donors insisted that no human remain, and all hunting and harvesting in the forest should cease.
20. c - We also met some women from the US and England.