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