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