16 October 2020
Quiz: How well do you know Western Australia's wildlife and nature?
Western Australia, with its wealth of national parks and protected areas, is home to some of the world's most spectacular natural and wildlife experiences. But how much do you know about it?
Western Australia, with its wealth of national parks and protected areas, is home to some of the world's most spectacular nature and wildlife experiences. We've teamed up with Trailfinders to bring you this fun, challenging quiz. Good luck!
1. How many kilometres of coastline does Western Australia have?
1,000 km
3,000 km
7,000km
11,000km
2. In which national park would you find the Pinnacles?
Nambung National Park
Yanchep National Park
Kalbarri National Park
Bungle Bungle National Park
3. What are these cute little animal called?
Capybara
Quokka
Giant Squirrel
Marsupial
4. Where is the best place in Western Australia to swim with whale sharks?
Shark Bay
Whale Shark Reef
Ningaloo Reef
Monkey Mia
5. What is this rock formation in Kalbarri National Park aptly called?
Golden Bridge
Golden Arch
Stone Henge
Nature’s Window
6. What is this creature that can be found in Shark Bay called?
Giant seal
Dugong
Dumbo
Cow fish
7. How old is Western Australia’s Kimberley Region?
100,000 years old
10 million years old
1 billion years old
2 billon years old
8. Shark Bay is home to the world’s largest population of what animal?
Dugongs
Kangaroos
Sharks
Dolphins
9. Where would you find the bright pink Lake Hillier?
Middle Island
Pink Island
Rottnest Island
Dirk Hartog Island
10. How much of the ocean does Ningaloo Reef cover?
500 square kilometeres
1,000 square kilometres
5,000 square kilometres
10,000 square kilometres
11. This natural phenomenon of the full moon reflected on the mudflats can be seen between March and October in the North West Region. But what is it known as?
The Lighthouse
The Ladder to Sun
The Staircase to the Moon
The Golden Path
12. During which month can you NOT see turtles laying eggs on the beaches of Ningaloo?
November
December
January
February
13. Western Australia is home to one of the largest collections of wildflowers on earth. Roughly how many species of wildflowers can be found here?
5,000
7,000
10,000
12,000
14. Monkey Mia is famous for its huge numbers of what?
Monkeys
Wild dolphins
Kangaroos
Koalas
15. What’s so special about the penguins on Penguin Island?
They can fly
They can’t swim
They are the smallest penguins in the world
They are the biggest penguins in the world
