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Cute Koalas Trivia Quiz

The Koala is unique, fascinating and native to Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by ayatollah. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ayatollah

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,552

Updated
Aug 03 24

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
2858

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Question 1 of 20

1. Just before Europeans arrived in Australia, koalas appear to have been widespread but at very low abundance. This was probably the result of ? Hint

lack of suitable food.

a fatal virus

Aborigines, who were superb hunters.

a genetic weakness

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Question 2 of 20

2. Many of the Aboriginal tribes believed that the koala controlled the ? Hint

wind

sleeptime

rains

tree growth

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Question 3 of 20

3. The Queensland male koala has an average body weight of 6.5kg. What is the average body weight of the Victorian male koala ? Hint

20kg

12kg

8.5kg

16kg

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Question 4 of 20

4. Koalas are marsupials and give birth to a single young in mid-summer. At birth, the koala is ? Hint

covered in soft, yellow fuzz.

naked and looks like a pink jellybean.

crying tears and looking for food.

given to the father for feeding.

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Question 5 of 20

5. After five months, weaning commences. This is initiated when the mother ejects partially digested leaf, known as 'pap' from her ? Hint

mouth

pouch

nose

anus

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Question 6 of 20

6. A baby koala is called a ? Hint

skippy

ju-ju

kukka-kiri

joey

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Question 7 of 20

7. After the start of weaning, where does the baby koala spend another six months? Hint

at the feet of the father

on the branch beside her mother

on her mother's back

on the father's back

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Question 8 of 20

8. Koalas are very fussy eaters. The major part of their diet is what? Hint

flying insects

gum bark

eucalyptus leaves

eucalypt flowers

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Question 9 of 20

9. Koalas are arboreal, spending most of their time in trees. They are also? Hint

diurnally active

nocturnally active

nest-builders

cave-dwellers

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Question 10 of 20

10. Koalas change trees frequently. How do they do this? Hint

By hitching a ride on a male's back.

By swinging from limb to limb.

By walking along the ground.

By jumping across.

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Question 11 of 20

11. How many fresh leaves will a koala eat daily? Hint

about 1kg

about 0.5kg

about 2kg

about 100gms

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Question 12 of 20

12. For how long do koalas sleep? Hint

Up to 6 hours per day.

Up to 18 hours per day.

Up to 8 hours per day.

Up to 12 hours per day.

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Question 13 of 20

13. Sexually mature at 2 years, when do koalas reach their full body size? Hint

2 years

5 years

3 years

4 years

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is the gestation period of the koala? Hint

35 days

95 days

60 days

120 days

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Question 15 of 20

15. A disease which is widespread in many koala populations causing infertility, blindness and other complications which can be fatal is? Hint

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Koala Immuno Virus

Chlamydia psitacci

Hepatitis A virus

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Question 16 of 20

16. It is far more interesting to look at koalas in their natural home, the bush rather than in zoos and wildlife parks. A good time to look for them is ? Hint

in the hour before dawn.

midday.

midnight.

in the hour before dusk.

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Question 17 of 20

17. The best time of the year to go koala spotting is: ? Hint

late summer and early autumn.

mid-winter

late autumn

late spring and early summer.

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Question 18 of 20

18. When you spot a koala, just stand still and watch it. Try not to frighten it (a pair of binoculars will be useful), because koalas have ? Hint

acute hearing

acute sense of smell

infra-red vision

far-sightedness

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Question 19 of 20

19. An Aboriginal dreamtime story tells of how the koala raced the moon across the sky. The koala lost the challenge and consequently lost his ? Hint

tail

ability to talk

energy

night vision

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Question 20 of 20

20. The fossil remains of a koala ancestor have been found in Central Australia. How old is the fossil? Hint

40, 000 years old

15 million years old

1 million years old

5 million years old

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Just before Europeans arrived in Australia, koalas appear to have been widespread but at very low abundance. This was probably the result of ?

Answer: Aborigines, who were superb hunters.

Early accounts describe the rituals that Aborigines were required to observe in killing and eating koalas.

2. Many of the Aboriginal tribes believed that the koala controlled the ?

Answer: rains

...and if they treated its body with disrespect, there would be drought and their tribe would suffer.

3. The Queensland male koala has an average body weight of 6.5kg. What is the average body weight of the Victorian male koala ?

Answer: 12kg

Queensland koalas have short, pale grey fur, which together with their small body size, is thought to be an adaptation to the warmer climate.

4. Koalas are marsupials and give birth to a single young in mid-summer. At birth, the koala is ?

Answer: naked and looks like a pink jellybean.

However, it has well developed forearms and claws on its forepaws which it uses to climb up the fur of the mother's belly to find the pouch opening.

5. After five months, weaning commences. This is initiated when the mother ejects partially digested leaf, known as 'pap' from her ?

Answer: anus

The baby feeds on this. This is how the bacterial culture required to digest the special leaves it eats is introduced to the young's gut.

6. A baby koala is called a ?

Answer: joey

7. After the start of weaning, where does the baby koala spend another six months?

Answer: on her mother's back

This occurs when the joey is too large to live in the pouch any longer.

8. Koalas are very fussy eaters. The major part of their diet is what?

Answer: eucalyptus leaves

While there are hundreds of different species of eucalypt in Australia, koalas will feed from only a small number of these. Favourites include the Manna Gum and Swamp Gum in Victoria and Grey Gum and Red Gum are preferred in NSW and Qld.

9. Koalas are arboreal, spending most of their time in trees. They are also?

Answer: nocturnally active

Although spending much of their time in trees, they do not build nests or seek shelter in bad weather, but rely on their very thick fur to protect them from the elements and keep them warm.

10. Koalas change trees frequently. How do they do this?

Answer: By walking along the ground.

11. How many fresh leaves will a koala eat daily?

Answer: about 0.5kg

About a shopping bag full.

12. For how long do koalas sleep?

Answer: Up to 18 hours per day.

Outside their breeding season they do little but eat and sleep.

13. Sexually mature at 2 years, when do koalas reach their full body size?

Answer: 4 years

Although capable of breeding at 2 years, they seldom do.

14. What is the gestation period of the koala?

Answer: 35 days

15. A disease which is widespread in many koala populations causing infertility, blindness and other complications which can be fatal is?

Answer: Chlamydia psitacci

While this bacterium poses no threat to the species it increases problems for koala populations already under pressure in urban areas.

16. It is far more interesting to look at koalas in their natural home, the bush rather than in zoos and wildlife parks. A good time to look for them is ?

Answer: in the hour before dusk.

Koalas become active in the hour before dusk and this is a good time to get a look at them.

17. The best time of the year to go koala spotting is: ?

Answer: late spring and early summer.

At this time of year, the females often have large babies sitting on their backs. Also you will hear the males bellowing, as this is the start of the breeding season.

18. When you spot a koala, just stand still and watch it. Try not to frighten it (a pair of binoculars will be useful), because koalas have ?

Answer: acute hearing

Noises such as cracking twigs will disturb koalas so be quiet.

19. An Aboriginal dreamtime story tells of how the koala raced the moon across the sky. The koala lost the challenge and consequently lost his ?

Answer: ability to talk

The male koala can be heard bellowing loudly, especially at breeding season.

20. The fossil remains of a koala ancestor have been found in Central Australia. How old is the fossil?

Answer: 15 million years old

Source: Author ayatollah

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