Tuesday | Rātū Conservation Week quiz
Introduction
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Questions
- About how many types of sharks are found in New Zealand’s waters?
- 50
- 70
- 90
- What is the minimum distance a boat should be from a mother whale and her calf?
- 50 m
- 100 m
- 200 m
- True or false – a baby wētā looks like a grub before turning into an adult?
- What is ‘Neptune’s necklace’?
- a type of fish
- a type of shark
- a type of seaweed
- How long can the Canterbury mudfish survive out of water in a drought?
- 3 days
- 2 weeks
- 3 months
Tūturuatu/shore plover
Image: Helen Gummer | © - The shore plover is a plucky bird known for its curiosity. It is in the same threat category as kākāpō, how many of this bird remain?
- 1,050
- 120
- 260
- How old is the oldest known kākāpō?
- 46 years old
- 32 years old
- 96 years old
- Which parent cares for the young in the endemic Archey’s and Hamilton’s frogs?
- New Zealand peripatus/ngaokeoke (Velvet worms) have how many pairs of legs?
- 13–16 pairs
- 23–32 pairs
- up to 43 pairs
- Which is bigger – the male or female kiwi?
Answers
Questions – Te reo Māori
- E hia ngā momo mangō kei ngā wai o te moana o Aotearoa?
- 50
- 70
- 90
- He aha te itinga rawatanga o te tawhiti tika mō tētahi poti, i tētahi tohorā uha me tana punua?
- 50 m
- 100 m
- 200 m
- He pono, he parau rānei – He rite tonu ngā punua wētā, i muri i te huringa hei kātua.
- He aha tēnei mea te ‘Neptune’s necklace’?
- he momo ika
- he momo mangō
- he momo karengo
Tūturuatu/shore plover
Image: Helen Gummer | © - Pēhea te roa o te āhei o te Canterbury mudfish kia ora ahakoa kāore he wai, i ngā wā o te tauraki?
- 3 rā
- 2 wiki
- 3 marama
- E mōhiotia ana anō te tūturuatu mō tana pākiki. He rite tōna momo whakamōrea ki te kākāpō, e hia ēnei manu e toe ana?
- 1,050
- 120
- 260
- E hia te pakeke o te kākāpō kaumātua rawa?
- 46 tau te pakeke
- 32 tau te pakeke
- 96 tau te pakeke
- Ko tēhea ira te matua taurima i ngā punua o ngā pepeketua taketake e kīa nei ko Archey’s frog me Hamilton’s frog?
- E hia ngā waewae takirua o te ngāokeoke New Zealand peripatus (e mōhiotia ana hoki te ingoa Velvet worm)?
- 13-16 takirua
- 23-32 takirua
- Tae atu ki te 43 takirua
- Ko tēhea te mea rahi rawa – te kiwi toa, te kiwi uha rānei?
Answers