WWF’s
Earth Hour
2016 - Quiz
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1. In which country can you find giant
pandas in the wild?
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a. India
b. China
c. Brazil
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2. How many Sumatran tigers are there
left in the wild?
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a. More than 1,000
b. Around 450
c. About 5,000
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3. Which of these four things does the
Bornean orang-utan not eat?
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a. Bark
b. Insects
c. Wheat
d. Fruit
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4. What percentage of our DNA do we
share with mountain gorillas?
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a. 5%
b. 45%
c. 98%
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a. 2
b. 20
c. 14
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5. How many different species of tree
kangaroos are there?
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6. What is the orang-utan also known
as?
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a. The king of the
jungle
b. The man of
the woods
c. The great
thinker
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7. What type of habitat do clouded
leopards prefer?
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a. Tropical
rainforests
b. Deserts
c. The Arctic
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a. Poaching
b. Drowning
c. Roads
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8. What is the main threat to black
rhinos?
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9. What do giant pandas eat?
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a. Fruit
b. Bamboo
c. Ants
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10. What is the largest animal in the
world?
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a. The African
elephant
b. The blue
whale
c. The albatross
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11. How do snow leopards keep warm?
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a. Running on the spot
b. Wrapping their tail
around themselves
c. Burying themselves
in the snow
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12. What do blue whales eat?
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a. Tiny animals
called krill
a. Smaller whales
b. Seaweed
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13. Up to how much can an African
elephant weigh?
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a. Up to 1 tonne
b. Up to 3 tonnes
c. Up to 6 tonnes
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14. Which of these is one of the main
threats to leatherback turtles?
a. Killer whales
b. Fishing gear
c. Surfers
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a. Their ears
b. Their nose
c. Their tail
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15. Which part of their body do tree
kangaroos use to balance whilst
they are climbing through
the trees?
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1. In which country can you find giant
pandas in the wild?
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Answer:
a. China
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2. How many Sumatran tigers are there
left in the wild?
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Answer:
b. Around 450
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3. Which of these four things does the
Bornean orang-utan not eat?
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Answer:
b. Wheat
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4. What percentage of our DNA do we
share with mountain gorillas?
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Answer:
c. 98%
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Answer:
c. 14
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5. How many different species of tree
kangaroos are there?
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6. What is the orang-utan also known
as?
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Answer:
b. The man of
the woods
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7. What type of habitat do clouded
leopards prefer?
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Answer:
a. Tropical
rainforests
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Answer:
a. Poaching
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8. What is the main threat to black
rhinos?
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9. What do giant pandas eat?
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Answer:
b. Bamboo
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10. What is the largest animal in the
world?
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Answer:
b. The blue
whale
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11. How do snow leopards keep warm?
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Answer:
b. Wrapping their
tail around
themselves
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12. What do blue whales eat?
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Answer:
a. Tiny animals
called krill
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13. Up to how much can an African
elephant weigh?
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Answer:
c. Up to 6 tonnes
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14. Which of these is one of the main
threats to leatherback turtles?
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Answer:
b. Fishing gear
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Answer:
c. Their tail
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15. Which part of their body do tree
kangaroos use to balance whilst
they are climbing through
the trees?
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