Taronga Zoo - Quiz
Taronga Zoo
  • 1. In what year was Lisa born?
A) 1980
B) 1979
C) 1981
D) 1987
  • 2. Who is Lisa's mother?
A) Lulu
B) Susie
C) Spitter
D) Koko
  • 3. Which chimpanzee is the most senior in the community?
A) Lisa
B) Shiba
C) Shona
D) Sasha
  • 4. In what month was Sasha born?
A) May
B) September
C) June
D) August
  • 5. Who was Shiba's mother?
A) Susie
B) Ficha
C) Lulu
D) Koko
  • 6. Which female is the lowest ranking adult?
A) Shona
B) Kuma
C) Sembe
D) Kamili
  • 7. Why has Shona never produced any offspring?
A) She has no mate
B) She was too young
C) She was sterilised
D) She is infertile
  • 8. Who is the mother of Kuma?
A) Ficha
B) Sasha
C) Lulu
D) Shiba
  • 9. Which chimpanzee had an unnamed daughter who died in 2005?
A) Sasha
B) Kamili
C) Kuma
D) Lisa
  • 10. In what year was Sembe born?
A) 2003
B) 2002
C) 2008
D) 2014
  • 11. Where was Naomi born?
A) Adelaide Zoo
B) Taronga Zoo
C) Givskud zoo
D) Perth Zoo
  • 12. When did Cebele die?
A) November 1996
B) September 2002
C) November 2017
D) July 2023
  • 13. Who is currently the youngest chimpanzee in the community?
A) Safiri
B) Cekiri
C) Lemba
D) Sudi
  • 14. Which male chimpanzee took over as alpha male in 2001?
A) Lubutu
B) Samaki
C) Sule
D) Shabani
  • 15. Who did Koko and Kamili attack in 2004?
A) Lobo
B) Samaki
C) Sudi
D) Furahi
  • 16. Which female is known for being independent and tough?
A) Shona
B) Shiba
C) Kamili
D) Kuma
  • 17. Which chimpanzee was exported to Adelaide Zoo in 2008?
A) Kike
B) Sandali
C) Sokwe
D) Shikamoo
  • 18. What is the name of Lisa's son born in September 2014?
A) Lobo
B) Liwali
C) Lubutu
D) Sudi
  • 19. How long is the ferry ride from Circular Quay to Taronga Zoo?
A) 10 minutes
B) 15 minutes
C) 12 minutes
D) 20 minutes
  • 20. Which bus route connects both the top and lower entrances of the zoo?
A) Route 250
B) Route 100
C) Route 200
D) Route 238
  • 21. What percentage of waste does the zoo divert away from landfill?
A) 84%
B) 80%
C) 75%
D) 90%
  • 22. When did the lion escape incident occur?
A) 2 November 2021
B) 2 November 2022
C) 2 October 2022
D) 1 December 2022
  • 23. Approximately how many animals are cared for at Taronga Zoo?
A) 5,000
B) 7,000
C) 3,000
D) 10,000
  • 24. Which animal is featured in the Dingo Country exhibit?
A) Koala
B) Dingo
C) Wallaby
D) Emu
  • 25. Which bird is part of the 'Free Flight' bird show?
A) Barking owl
B) Star finch
C) Spinifex pigeon
D) Southern cassowary
  • 26. Which animal can be found in the African Savannah?
A) Western lowland gorilla
B) Fennec fox
C) Sun bear
D) Chimpanzee
  • 27. Where are Western lowland gorillas housed?
A) Rainforest Trail
B) Gorilla Forest
C) Chimpanzee Sanctuary
D) African Savannah
  • 28. What kind of turtle is housed in the Turtle Pool?
A) Box turtle
B) Sea turtle
C) Long-necked turtle
D) Short-necked turtle
  • 29. What label does the zoo encourage for sustainable seafood choices?
A) Rainforest Alliance label
B) MSC label
C) Fair Trade label
D) Organic label
  • 30. Which transport operator offers combined tickets with the zoo?
A) Captain Cook Cruises
B) Uber
C) Sydney Trains
D) CityRail
  • 31. Where does bus route 100 terminate?
A) The top entrance
B) Circular Quay
C) The lower entrance
D) Bradleys Head Road
  • 32. How many lions escaped in the 2022 incident?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Six
  • 33. Which animal is featured in the Sun Bear Canyon?
A) Polar bear
B) Black bear
C) Sun bear
D) Panda
  • 34. What are the names of the two brother lions that marked the return of lions to Taronga Zoo?
A) Khari and Luzuko
B) Malika and Zuri
C) Ayanna and Lwazi
D) Lwazi and Ato
  • 35. In what year were the five African lion cubs born at Taronga Zoo?
A) 1999
B) 2021
C) 2008
D) 2014
  • 36. What is the name of the lioness who gave birth to the five cubs?
A) Zuri
B) Ayanna
C) Malika
D) Maya
  • 37. For how many years had there been no African lions born at Taronga Zoo before the 2021 litter?
A) 18 years
B) 5 years
C) 10 years
D) 21 years
  • 38. Which institution conducted scientific research on the leopard seals at Taronga Zoo?
A) Taronga Conservation Society
B) Antarctic Seal Foundation
C) Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre
D) Sydney Wildlife Hospital
  • 39. What is the primary reason the rescued leopard seals were not released back into the wild?
A) They were too aggressive
B) Risk of transferring unknown diseases
C) They lacked hunting skills
D) They were too old
  • 40. Which species currently inhabits the Great Southern Ocean Exhibit?
A) Leopard seals
B) New Zealand fur seals
C) African lions
D) Polar bears
  • 41. Where was the leopard seal Brooke found in 1999?
A) Wattamolla
B) Garie Beach
C) Bondi Beach
D) Clontarf Beach
  • 42. What caused the death of the leopard seal Brooke?
A) Dehydration
B) Nocardiosis
C) Shark attack
D) Old age
  • 43. Which leopard seal was found at Clontarf Beach?
A) Casey
B) Sabine
C) Lwazi
D) Brooke
  • 44. Why did the zoo play mating calls for the leopard seal Casey?
A) To attract other wild seals
B) He did not learn his mating call as a pup
C) To soothe him after shark attacks
D) To improve his hearing
  • 45. What was the gender of the leopard seal Casey?
A) Intersex
B) Male
C) Female
D) Unknown
  • 46. When was the leopard seal Casey euthanized?
A) 20 February 2014
B) 1 January 2011
C) 23 May 2008
D) 15 August 2021
  • 47. What exhibit was unveiled during the 2014 Royal visit?
A) Koala exhibit
B) Tiger exhibit
C) Honeyeater exhibit
D) Bilby exhibit
  • 48. What was the bilby renamed in honour of the young prince?
A) Royal Bilby
B) Prince Bilby
C) Bilby George
D) George the Bilby
  • 49. When did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit the zoo?
A) 20 April 2014
B) 16 October 2014
C) 16 October 2018
D) 17 January 2019
  • 50. Which tiger gave birth to three cubs in 2019?
A) Mawar
B) Pemanah
C) Kartika
D) Tengah Malam
  • 51. How many tiger cubs were born at Taronga since 1980?
A) 21
B) 350
C) 3
D) 200
  • 52. How many Sumatran tigers are estimated to be left in the wild?
A) Fewer than 21
B) Fewer than 350
C) Fewer than 200
D) Fewer than 1000
  • 53. How many regent honeyeaters has Taronga released into the wild?
A) Over 200
B) Over 30,000
C) Over 21
D) Over 350
  • 54. What is the name of the male Sumatran tiger cub born in 2019?
A) Tengah Malam
B) Kartika
C) Mawar
D) Pemanah
  • 55. What is the shift in focus that occurred at Taronga more than fifty years ago?
A) From entertainment to conservation
B) From zoo management to habitat restoration
C) From conservation to entertainment
D) From bird breeding to tiger breeding
  • 56. In what year was the Youth at the Zoo (YATZ) program launched?
A) 1999
B) 2016
C) 2009
D) 2003
  • 57. How many species are included in the Legacy Species commitment?
A) Eight
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Ten
  • 58. Who is the father of the first elephant calf born in Australia, Luk Chai?
A) Hari
B) Pathi Harn
C) Gung
D) Bong Su
  • 59. What is the meaning of the name Pathi Harn?
A) Miracle
B) Gift
C) New beginning
D) Strength
  • 60. Which animal currently lives in the exhibit formerly used for elephants?
A) Sumatran tiger
B) Sun bear
C) Koala
D) Greater one-horned rhinoceros
  • 61. Which of these is NOT a native Australian Legacy Species listed in the text?
A) Platypus
B) Southern corroboree frog
C) Bilby
D) Sumatran elephant
  • 62. What is the name of the mother of the calf Pathi Harn?
A) Pak Boon
B) Thong Dee
C) Porntip
D) Tang Mo
  • 63. When was the legacy commitment for the ten critical species launched?
A) 2025
B) 2003
C) 1999
D) 2016
  • 64. How many seats are in the Centenary Theatre?
A) 100
B) 200
C) 250
D) 160
  • 65. When did the Tiger Trek precinct open?
A) June 2020
B) August 2017
C) October 2018
D) October 2019
  • 66. What is the nickname of the Taronga Institute of Science and Learning?
A) The Lab
B) The Node
C) The Centre
D) The Hive
  • 67. Which of the following is NOT one of the immersive classrooms in the Taronga Institute?
A) Woodland
B) Australian Desert
C) Mountain
D) Rainforest
  • 68. What is the name of the facility that preserves genetic material from endangered species?
A) CryoDiversity Bank
B) Biology Bank
C) Genome Centre
D) Gene Vault
  • 69. Which animals can guests view from the Taronga Wildlife Retreat rooms?
A) Sumatran tiger
B) Red kangaroo
C) Giraffe
D) African lion
  • 70. Which precinct includes the 'Waterhole' enclosure?
A) Nura Diya Australia
B) Australian precinct
C) African Savannah
D) Tiger Trek
  • 71. Which animal is the only one of its species living outside its wild range in Papua?
A) Bilby
B) Cotton-top tamarin
C) Barton's long-beaked echidna
D) Short-beaked echidna
  • 72. When is the new Taronga Wildlife Hospital scheduled to open?
A) 2026
B) 2025
C) 2028
D) 2027
  • 73. What kind of architecture inspired 'The Hive'?
A) Bird nest
B) Coral reef
C) Tree canopy
D) Honeycomb
  • 74. What is the name of the new Nocturnal House?
A) Nightwing Nura
B) Darkwing House
C) Night Echo
D) Nocturnal Nura
  • 75. What is the seating capacity of the lecture theatre in the Taronga Institute?
A) 160
B) 300
C) 250
D) 500
  • 76. In which Australian suburb is Taronga Zoo located?
A) Mosman
B) Sydney CBD
C) Moore Park
D) Dubbo
  • 77. What is the meaning of the word 'Taronga'?
A) Animal home
B) Beautiful view
C) Water's edge
D) Northern shore
  • 78. What is the total area of Taronga Zoo Sydney?
A) 100 hectares
B) 9 hectares
C) 28 hectares
D) 43 hectares
  • 79. Where was the first public zoo in New South Wales located before Taronga?
A) Mosman
B) Dubbo
C) Moore Park
D) Hamburg
  • 80. Who was inspired by a 1908 visit to the Hamburg Zoo to envision a new, bar-less zoo?
A) The Department of Education
B) Albert Sherbourne Le Souef
C) The Royal Zoological Society
D) The Zoological Parks Board
  • 81. In which month does the zoo's closing time change from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.?
A) August
B) September
C) October
D) December
  • 82. What year was the Sky Safari gondola lift first installed?
A) 1987
B) 2000
C) 1967
D) 1916
  • 83. What style of architecture was the Rustic Bridge reminiscent of?
A) Italian grottoes
B) Victorian gothic
C) Aboriginal art
D) Modern skyscrapers
  • 84. Which educational facility replaced older attractions like elephant rides in the late 1970s?
A) Friendship Farm
B) The Veterinary Quarantine Centre
C) The Sky Safari
D) The Rainforest Aviary
  • 85. What event led to the 1967 shift toward scientific conservation and education?
A) The opening of the Sky Safari
B) A change in management
C) A critical review
D) A fire at the zoo
  • 86. What is the cost of the proposed gondola redevelopment?
A) $50 million
B) $100 million
C) $250 million
D) $105 million
  • 87. When is construction for the new gondola expected to commence?
A) 2000
B) 2027
C) 2023
D) Early 2026
  • 88. In what year did TCSA commence its 12-year master plan?
A) 2003
B) 2005
C) 2008
D) 2000
  • 89. What is the name of the precinct that houses Asian elephants?
A) Backyard to Bush
B) Chimpanzee Sanctuary
C) Wild Asia
D) Great Southern Oceans
  • 90. What was the Wild Asia precinct later renamed to?
A) Elephant Walk
B) Jungle Precinct
C) Rainforest Trail
D) African Savannah
  • 91. What marine section opened in April 2008?
A) Wild Asia
B) Chimpanzee Sanctuary
C) Backyard to Bush
D) Great Southern Oceans
  • 92. What is the primary reason given for the gondola redevelopment?
A) Increasing the number of tourists
B) Creating a new restaurant
C) Removing all trees
D) Replacing ageing infrastructure
  • 93. What type of hospital does Taronga Zoo plan to construct?
A) A state-of-the-art wildlife hospital
B) An aquatic animal infirmary
C) A veterinary research facility
D) A specialized reptile clinic
  • 94. Which animal is the zoo considering acquiring?
A) Giant panda
B) Philippine crocodile
C) African lion
D) Komodo dragon
  • 95. With which organization does the zoo collaborate for conservation training?
A) University of Melbourne
B) TAFE NSW
C) National Conservation Society
D) Wildlife Australia
  • 96. What is the name of the program that allows groups to stay on site overnight?
A) ZooSleep
B) ZooCamping
C) ZooNight
D) ZooSnooze
  • 97. Which of these species is found in Primate Islands?
A) Cotton-top tamarin
B) Red panda
C) Ring-tailed lemur
D) Andean condor
  • 98. Which chimpanzee is currently the alpha male of the troop according to the text?
A) Lubutu
B) Shabani
C) Sule
D) Samaki
  • 99. Which chimpanzee was born in 2020?
A) Fumo
B) Niambi
C) Sudi
D) Liwali
  • 100. Who is the father of Fumo?
A) Shabani
B) Shikamoo
C) Sule
D) Samaki
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