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Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson made an international star of Elsa, the lion cub she raised along with her third husband, George.
2 quizzes and 25 trivia questions.
1.
  Elsa the Lioness    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about Elsa the lioness who was returned to the wild by her adopted parents, the Adamsons.
Tough, 10 Qns, DAKOTANORTH, Apr 26 06
Tough
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  Elsa The Lioness Part Two    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
For people who enjoyed the first part, this is part 2.
Tough, 15 Qns, dakotanorth, Apr 26 06
Tough
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trivia question Quick Question
Who did Elsa go through thornbushes to get to (was a friend of Joy)?

From Quiz "Elsa the Lioness"




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Joy (Born Free) Adamson Trivia Questions
1. What was the name given to the lioness whom Elsa had to fight?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: The Fierce Lioness

Elsa had to fight the Fierce Lioness to be able to stay where she was at. It seemed that Elsa made her home in the territory of the Fierce Lioness.

2. In what year did the Adamsons adopt Elsa?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: 1956

In 1956 Elsa and her sisters were brought to Mrs. Adamson after their mother was shot to death.

3. What did Elsa do when she was upset or nervous (you do this to a body part)?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: suck Joy's thumb

Whenever Elsa was upset or nervous she sucked Joy's thumb, she always did it even when released to the wild and had her own babies.

4. What were her adopted parents' names?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Joy and George Adamson

Joy and George Adamson adopted Elsa and her sisters in 1956,in 1980 Joy was murdered near her camp in Kenya and in 1989 George was shot to death by poachers in Kora National Park.

5. When Elsa was a cub, she and her sisters had a special friend. What is the name and kind of animal of this special friend?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Pati Pati, a Rock Hyrax

When Elsa and her sisters were cubs, Pati Pati a Rock Hyrax, played and looked out for them until they got too big for her to play with.

6. What were the names given to Elsa's sisters?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Lustica and The Big One

Lustica and The Big One were the names given to Elsa's sisters by Joy Adamson. sadly, they were given to Rotterdam Zoo when they were about 6 months old.

7. Elsa went to the Indian Ocean with Joy and George and did what with them?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Swam in the ocean with them

Elsa went swimming in the Indian Ocean and she loved it!

8. What animals did Elsa love to tease and play with?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Elephants

Elsa loved to play and tease the elephants, even causing a stampede of a herd which caused damage to a nearby village.

9. As a cub, What did Elsa drag between her front legs as if it were a kill?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: groundsheet

10. Where was Elsa's final home?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Meru Reserve

Meru Reserve( now the Meru National Park) was Elsa's final home.

11. Elsa LOVED to roll in what?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Elephant Dung

12. How many cubs did Elsa have?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: 3

Elsa had three cubs which she would not let Joy see until six weeks later. They made their first appearance to Joy on the far side of the river bank, Elsa and her cubs swam through croc infested waters to reach her.

13. What was in the milk that the Adamsons fed Elsa and her sisters when they were newborn cubs?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Cod liver oil

In order for the cubs to survive they were fed a formula created by George which consisted of powered milk and cod liver oil.

14. What names did Joy give Elsa's cubs?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Jespah, Gopa, Little Elsa

The cubs were named Jespah (which means God sets free),Gopa ( which means timid) and Little Elsa (she was the spitting image of her mother at the same age).

15. What did Elsa's cubs do after she died (since she could not teach them to hunt)?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Raided the stock of nearby villages

After Elsa died, her cubs were only 1 year old and not mature enough to kill wild animals, they turned to the nearby villages and raided their stock.

16. Elsa hated what kind of insect (Joy used to slap them off of her)?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Tsetse flies

Elsa hated Tsetse flies because they would bite her to leave their eggs under her skin, which would cause a big lump the size of a cherry which was extremely painful.

17. When Elsa was young she had a favorite toy, what was it?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: A football

18. What did Elsa die from?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Babesia

Elsa died from a tick born disease called Babesia, she was 5 years old. George Adamson gave permission to have a smear taken to find out what it was so the cubs wouldn't be in danger. After George buried her, George and his scouts fired 20 volleys of shots over her grave in the hopes that her mate may have heard them and paused.

19. What did Elsa do to the first fish caught by George?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Placed it on the tent bed

Whenever George went fishing Elsa went with him, she loved taking the first fish by George and depositing them on the tent bed.

20. Who did Elsa go through thornbushes to get to (was a friend of Joy)?

From Quiz Elsa the Lioness

Answer: Billy Collins

Elsa went through thornbushes to get to Billy Collins.He was Joy's publisher and when she and George heard him yell out they rushed to him only to find Elsa sitting on top of him. She was trying to be friendly.

21. What was the first big kill by Elsa (over 1,000lbs)?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Water Buffalo

Elsa's first major kill was a Water Buffalo which slipped on the rocks in the river and Elsa had the presence of mind to take full advantage of the situation.

22. What was Elsa's favorite place to lie down on to get away from the attention of her cubs?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: The Land Rover roof

Whenever her cubs got to out of hand for her she escaped by getting on the Land Rover roof.

23. What was taken off of Elsa as a symbol of her freedom?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Her collar

When first released Joy took Elsa's collar off as a symbol of her freedom.

24. What was the name of the charity that Joy created in memory of Elsa?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Elsa Wild Animal Appeal

The ELSA WILD ANIMAL APPEAL was named in memory of Elsa in the hopes that it could help other wild animals.

25. What is the first book about Elsa called?

From Quiz Elsa The Lioness Part Two

Answer: Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds

BORN FREE: A LIONESS OF TWO WORLDS is the name of the book.

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