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