Paparoa National Park - Quiz
  • 1. In which year was Paparoa National Park established?
A) 2015
B) 1979
C) 1995
D) 1987
  • 2. How large is Paparoa National Park in square kilometers?
A) 130,000 hectares
B) 170 km²
C) 3,580 hectares
D) 430 km²
  • 3. Which of the following ranges is Paparoa National Park located near?
A) Paparoa Range
B) Southern Alps
C) Tararua Ranges
D) Kaikoura Ranges
  • 4. What type of geological area does the park protect?
A) Limestone karst area
B) Sedimentary basin
C) Volcanic region
D) Granite plateau
  • 5. Which cave is a commercial tourist attraction in Paparoa National Park?
A) Honeycomb Hill
B) Waitomo Caves
C) Giant's Gate
D) Metro Cave / Te Ananui Cave
  • 6. What tragic event occurred at the park in 1995?
A) Earthquake
B) Forest fire
C) Cave Creek disaster
D) Flood
  • 7. Which of New Zealand's Great Walks runs through Paparoa National Park?
A) Paparoa Track
B) Milford Track
C) Routeburn Track
D) Heaphy Track
  • 8. Which nearby settlement is known for the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes?
A) Barrytown
B) Westport
C) Punakaiki
D) Greymouth
  • 9. In which year was an area of land added to Paparoa National Park following the liquidation of Pike River Coal?
A) 1995
B) 2015
C) 1987
D) 1979
  • 10. Which two rivers mark the location boundaries of Paparoa National Park?
A) Wanganui River and Rangitata River
B) Waikato River and Clutha River
C) Buller River and Grey River
D) Tasman River and Whanganui River
  • 11. What is the name of the ecological area that was gazetted in 1979?
A) Kahurangi National Park
B) Pororari Ecological Area
C) Westland Tai Poutini National Park
D) Paparoa Wilderness Area
  • 12. Which organization helped propose a national park in the northern Paparoa Ranges?
A) West Coast Regional Council
B) Federated Mountain Clubs
C) New Zealand Tourism Board
D) Department of Conservation
  • 13. What type of vegetation primarily covers the majority of Paparoa National Park?
A) Grassland
B) Desert
C) Tundra
D) Forested
  • 14. Which fault is not part of the major geological structures in Paparoa National Park?
A) Cape Foulwind fault
B) Hawke's Bay Fault
C) Hawera fault
D) Paparoa Tectonic Zone
  • 15. Which river catchment area is not included in Paparoa National Park?
A) Tasman River
B) Pororari River
C) Fox River
D) Punakaiki River
  • 16. Which town lies near Paparoa National Park and is not adjacent to it?
A) Greymouth
B) Westport
C) Christchurch
D) Barrytown
  • 17. During which geological periods were the Paparoa mountains uplifted?
A) Triassic or Permian
B) Late Pliocene or early Quaternary
C) Devonian or Carboniferous
D) Jurassic or Cretaceous
  • 18. What is the height of Mt Lodge, the highest mountain in Paparoa National Park?
A) 1,600 metres (5,249 ft)
B) 1,500 metres (4,921 ft)
C) 1,447 metres (4,747 ft)
D) 1,200 metres (3,937 ft)
  • 19. Which mountains do the Paparoa rocks more closely resemble after being separated?
A) North Island Volcanic Plateau
B) Taupo Volcanic Zone
C) Southern Alps
D) Fiordland
  • 20. When did bush felling and drainage take place in the polje on Bullock Creek?
A) From the 1900s
B) From the 1870s
C) From the 2000s
D) From the 1950s
  • 21. What is the other large polje in New Zealand besides the one at Bullock Creek?
A) Lake Taupo
B) Lake Rotorua
C) Lake Disappear in Waikato
D) Lake Wanaka
  • 22. Which feature is the largest single feature in the karst region of Paparoa National Park?
A) The Fox Glacier
B) Lake Manapouri
C) The Barrytown syncline
D) Mount Cook
  • 23. What contributes to the acidity of the flowing water in Paparoa National Park?
A) Decaying vegetation from the forest
B) Industrial pollution
C) Volcanic ash
D) Chemical runoff
  • 24. Which seabird is considered rare and has a colony located on densely forested terraces just south of the Punakaiki River?
A) Hector's dolphin.
B) The Westland petrel (tāiko).
C) Killer whale.
D) New Zealand fur seal.
  • 25. What type of marine mammals can be observed close to shores with some of the highest population densities in Paparoa National Park?
A) Hector's dolphins.
B) Southern elephant seals.
C) Killer whales.
D) Leopard seals.
  • 26. Which area was proposed for addition to Schedule 4, including 240 hectares of Paparoa National Park?
A) Dolomite Point.
B) The Inangahua sector.
C) The northwest addition.
D) Cape Foulwind.
  • 27. What type of marine life has been observed in small numbers near Paparoa National Park?
A) New Zealand fur seals only.
B) Hector's dolphins exclusively.
C) Various species of whales.
D) Southern elephant seals.
  • 28. What decision was made by Solid Energy regarding the Pike River Mine in 2014?
A) All miners' remains were recovered successfully
B) The mine was reopened for tourism
C) A new memorial was constructed inside the mine
D) It was too risky to re-enter the mine to recover any remains
  • 29. Which of the following athletes is celebrated in The Paparoa event?
A) Lindsey Vonn
B) Michael Phelps
C) Casey Brown
D) Serena Williams
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