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