Subject: ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD

1. What is the name of the Japanese park where wild deer roam around and bow to visitors for deer crackers?

a. Nara Park; b. Showa Kinen Park; c. Ueno Park; d. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

2. What zoo is nearly 1,300 hectares?

a. North Carolina Zoo; b. Bronx Zoo; c. Tirupati Zoo, India; d. Moscow Zoo

3. Where can visitors see a restored Atlantic Puffin colony in the United States?

a. Cape Cod, Mass; b. Eastern Egg Rock, Maine; c. Hammonasset State Park, Conn; d. Block Island, R.I.

4. What is the name of the knighted penguin that currently resides at Edinburgh Zoo?

a. Nils Olav III; b. Nils Egelien; c. Olav Folkekongen; d. David Allfrey

5. What zoo in Australia is known as the “Home of the Crocodile Hunter,” Steve Irwin?

a. Taronga Zoo, Sydney; b. Australia Zoo, Queensland; c. Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne; d. Territory Wildlife Park, Darwin

6. How many snow leopards are in the wild?

a. 2,500-5,000; b. 8,000-9,000; c. 6,500-8,000; d. 4,500-7,500

7. What is the other name for the Philippine Eagle, the national bird of the Philippines?

a. Snake-eating Eagle; b. Bald Eagle; c. Monkey-eating Eagle; d. great Philippine Eagle

8. What species of bear is Paddington Bear based on?

a. Black Bear; b. Andean Bear; c. Brown Bear; d. Sun Bear

9. How fast can a great white shark swim?

a. 35 mph; b. 50 mph; c. 30 mph; d. 70 mph

10. What country is home to the Okavango Delta, known for its water-based safaris?

a. Namibia; b. Uganda; c. Botswana; d. Tanzania

ANSWERS

1. a. Nara Park; 2. c. Tirupati Zoo, India; 3. b. Eastern Egg Rock, Maine; 4. a. Nils Olav III; 5. b. Australia Zoo, Queensland; 6. d. 4,500-7,500; 7. c. Monkey-eating Eagle; 8. b. Andean Bear; 9. a. 35 mph; 10. c. Botswana

Italia Caro is a native to Colorado, an aspiring journalist who enjoys traveling the world and learning about different cultures.