EASTERN REGION
HERITAGE QUIZ FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
FIRST ROUND (CLUSTER 2024)
QUIZ INSTRUCTIONS
1. This quiz is oral.
2. There are five sections in the quiz covering the past, heritage conservation,
environment, science and nature and general knowledge.
3. Each question is asked twice.
4. Team captains raise their answers for the quiz master to see and award points
accordingly.
5. Two points are awarded for each correct answer and one point for partly correct
answers as determined by the quiz master in consultation with the judges.
6. Wrong spelling shall be disregarded unless they are really terrible.
7. In the event of any ties, sudden death questions shall be used to break the
EASTERN REGION
HERITAGE QUIZ FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
FIRST ROUND (CLUSTER 2024)
QUIZ INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION A:HISTORY/PAST
1. This pre-historic group of people is well known for a hunter-gatherer life style.
Name it.
SAN/KHOISAN/KHOI-KHOI etc
2.State any 2 things that gives identity to a person.
NAME,TOTEM,FINGER PRINT etc
3.List 2 world heritage sites in Zimbabwe that are cultural sites.
GREAT ZIMBABWE AND KHAMI
4.In which region of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe do we
find the National Mining Museums.
CENTRAL REGION
5.Dzapasi,Mkushi,Freedom camp and Doroi represents which type of heritage.
LIBERATION
EASTERN REGION
HERITAGE QUIZ FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
FIRST ROUND (CLUSTER 2024)
QUIZ INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION B: HERITAGE CONSERVATION
1.The rock art painting is found in Manicaland.Name it and the nearest town
where it is found.
DIANA’S VOW AND RUSAPE
2.It is a serious crime to kill this type of a snake as it falls under endangered
species Act.Name it.
PYTHON
3.To which class of musical instruments does this musical instrument belong?
IDEOPHONES
4.The image shows the National Heroes Acre of Zimbabwe .What name is given to
a feature shown representing sons and daughters of Zimbabwe who are lying at
unknown places in the forests.
TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
5.Pit structures shown on the image are found in 1 of the districts of
Manicaland .Name the district.
NYANGA
SECTION C: SCIENCE AND NATURE, INVENTIONS AND
TECHNOLOGY
1. This liquid is referred to as the liquid of life and is a necessary ingredient for the
process of photosynthesis. Name it.
WATER
2. Which type of soil has the highest level of aeration?
SAND
3. List any 2 types of rocks.
IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, METARMOPHIC
4. They have 3 body parts namely head, thorax and abdomen and 3 pairs of legs.
To which class of animals does this description properly suit?
INSECTS
5. I am mined at Sabi star mine in Buhera district of Manicaland and iam used to
make batteries.Who am I.
LITHIUM
SECTION D: THE ENVIRONMENT
1. Drinking contaminated water can lead to a disease caused by bacterium
salmonella typhi.Name the disease.
TYPHOID
2. In animal relations where a zebra is a prey, what kind of a consumer is a
leopard.
SECONDARY
3. Which mineral separates into long thin fibers that are fire proof.
ASBESTORS
4. Which 2 gases make up water?
OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN
5. Which is the coldest planet?
PLUTO
SECTION E: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1.Name the football showcase where African senior man soccer team compete for
honors.
AFCON
2.Which United Nations agent is interestin in heritage sites such as Great
Zimbabwe and Khami?
UNESCO
3. Animals and plants are the main 2 sources of food.Give 2 English names we can
use in place of the words plants and animals.
FAUNA AND FLORA
4. Which is the first period in human history we read about in the books?
STONE AGE PERIOD
5.Cecil John Rhodes was buried on the summit of the Malindidzimu hills in 1 of
Zimbabwe’s 5 world heritage sites.Name the site.
MATOPOS
SECTION F: SUDDEN DEATH
1. Name the type of energy we get from the sun.
LUNAR
2. Which girls’ camp was bombed by the Rhodesian forces in 1978 to suppress the
Zimbabwe liberation struggle?
MKUSHI
3. How many days did the Chimoio attacked lasted?
THREE DAYS
4. What are the dark spots in the brightness of the sun called?
SUNSPOTS
5. In Heritage studies what term is given to word of mouth and witness accounts?
ORAL TRADITION/ORAL EVIDIENCE
