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Gap in Nature Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your extinct animals?

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

Author
saracen

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,945

Updated
Aug 19 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1875 on the Mascarene Islands? Hint

Labrador Duck

Broad-faced Potoroo

Himalayan Quail

Newton's Parakeet

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1889 in the South-Eastern inland of Australia? Hint

Southen White Dingo

Gumnut Koala

Eastern Hare-Wallaby

Thorny Devil

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1892 in the Hawaiian Islands? Hint

Lesser Koa Finch

Ula-ai-hawane

Brace's Emerald

Hawaiian Spotted Rail

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1800 in South-western South Africa? Hint

Upland Moa

White Gallinule

Bluebuck

Raiatea Parakeet

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1843 in the Moore River Area, South-western Australia? Hint

White-footed Rabbit-rat

Big-eared Hopping-mouse

Blue-tail Kookaburra

Albino Magpie

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1897 in the Maria Madre Island, Mexico? Hint

Pig-footed Bandicoot

Mamo

Nelson's Rice-rat

Guadalupe Caracara

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1907 on the North Island of New Zealand? Hint

Kiwi

Pine-vole

Dodo

Huia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1952 off the Coasts of Florida? Hint

Caribbean Monk Seal

Three-ring Octopus

Placadermi

Great Auk

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in the early 1800's in Mascarenes? Hint

Mysterious Starling

Small Mauritian Flying-fox

Kosrae Starling

Kittlitz's Thrush

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1870 on the North Island of New Zealand? Hint

Kona Grosbeak

Large Palau Flying-fox

Kawekaweau

Bonin Wood-pigeon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1875 on the Mascarene Islands?

Answer: Newton's Parakeet

Newton's Parakeet (or Psittacula exsul) was restricted to a single island Rodrigues, in the Mascarene Islands. Only two specimens of Newton's Parakeet survive in museum collections today.

2. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1889 in the South-Eastern inland of Australia?

Answer: Eastern Hare-Wallaby

The Eastern Hare-Wallaby (or Lagorchestes leporides) was one of the most common marsupials on the inland plains of south-eastern Australia.

3. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1892 in the Hawaiian Islands?

Answer: Ula-ai-hawane

In Hawaiian, the Ula-ai-hawane's (or Ciridops ana) name means 'the red bird that feeds upon the hawane palm'.

4. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1800 in South-western South Africa?

Answer: Bluebuck

The Bluebuck (or Hippotragus leucophaeus) was a relative of the roan and sable antelopes.

5. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1843 in the Moore River Area, South-western Australia?

Answer: Big-eared Hopping-mouse

The Big-eared Hopping-mouse (or Notomys macrotis) was possibly the first Australian mammal to succumb to European wrought changes in the environment.

6. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1897 in the Maria Madre Island, Mexico?

Answer: Nelson's Rice-rat

Nelson's Rice-rat (or Oryzomys nelsoni) inhabited damp thickets in the vicinity of springs near the summit of the Maria Madre Islands, off the coast of Western Mexico.

7. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1907 on the North Island of New Zealand?

Answer: Huia

The Huia (or Heteralocha acutirostris) was the largest and most peculiar member of a family of perching birds unique to New Zealand, characterised by fleshy wattles at the base of the beak.

8. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1952 off the Coasts of Florida?

Answer: Caribbean Monk Seal

The Caribbean Monk Seal (or Monachus tropicalis) was hunted for its skin and oils in the mid-nineteenth century.

9. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in the early 1800's in Mascarenes?

Answer: Small Mauritian Flying-fox

Specimens of the Small Mauritian Flying-fox (or Pteropus subniger) exist in museums in Paris, London, Berlin and Sydney.

10. Which animal was last recorded as being seen in 1870 on the North Island of New Zealand?

Answer: Kawekaweau

The Kawekaweau (or Hoplodactylus delcourti) was long believed to have been a legendary or fantastical creature, as no specimen was ever kept.

Source: Author saracen

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