Schönbrunn Zoo - Quiz
Schönbrunn Zoo
  • 1. What is the total area of Schönbrunn Zoo in hectares?
A) 17
B) 12
C) 42
D) 250
  • 2. In what year was Schönbrunn Zoo established?
A) 1778
B) 1745
C) 1752
D) 1759
  • 3. How many species were presented at the zoo as of 2021?
A) 300
B) 8,250
C) 3,000
D) 707
  • 4. Who has been the director of the zoo since 2019?
A) Julius Brachetka
B) Otto Antonius
C) Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck
D) Alois Kraus
  • 5. Who commissioned the design of the original menagerie in 1745?
A) Helmut Pechlaner
B) Jean Nicolas Jadot de Ville-Issey
C) Maria Theresa
D) Francis Stephen of Lorraine
  • 6. What is the function of the octagonal pavilion today?
A) It serves as a restaurant
B) It is an administration building
C) It is a museum
D) It houses the giant pandas
  • 7. When did the first elephant arrive at the zoo?
A) 1770
B) 1752
C) 1781
D) 1800
  • 8. Which animal's arrival in 1828 sparked a major fashion trend in Vienna?
A) Indian rhinoceros
B) Polar bear
C) Giant panda
D) Giraffe
  • 9. What term officially replaced 'menagerie' in 1926?
A) Zoo
B) Park
C) Reserve
D) Garden
  • 10. Who was the first biologist to lead the zoo?
A) Alois Kraus
B) Helmut Pechlaner
C) Otto Antonius
D) Walter Fiedler
  • 11. How many animals survived the end of World War II?
A) 400
B) 1,000
C) 3,000
D) 300
  • 12. What major addition opened in 1959 after the destruction caused by bombing?
A) Aquarium and terrarium building
B) Tirolerhof
C) Rainforest House
D) Children's zoo
  • 13. In what year was the zoo's ensemble declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1996
B) 1959
C) 1991
D) 2002
  • 14. What was the first project completed under Helmut Pechlaner's leadership?
A) Rainforest House
B) Rhino enclosure
C) Giant panda enclosure
D) Small monkey house
  • 15. Which year saw the arrival of the first koalas at the zoo?
A) 2002
B) 1996
C) 2006
D) 1992
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