Possum Quiz

KCC Quiz

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2. The possum is a native of which country?
a - New Zealand
b - Fiji
c - Australia
d - England

3. Why were possums brought to New Zealand?
a - To round up sheep
b - For their fur
c - To be pets
d - To kill flies

4. Approximately how many possums are there in New Zealand?
a - 700 (seven hundred)
b - 7000 (seven thousand)
c - 700,000 (seven hundred thousand)
d - 70,000,000 (seventy million)

5. Approximately how many million tonnes of vegetation do possums eat per year in NZ?
a – 2.5 million tonnes
b – 4.5 million tonnes
c – 6.7 million tonnes
d – 7.3 million tonnes

6. What is the name of the main poison used to kill possums in New Zealand?
a – 1080
b – 2020
c – 747
d – 8010

7. What colour is the bait used to poison possums?
a – Green
b – Blue
c – Red
d – Yellow

8. What is the disease that possums can spread to cattle and deer?
a - Mad Cow Disease
b – Bovine Tuberculosis (TB)
c – Measles
d - Chicken Pox

9. Possums love living in cold, damp places.
a – True
b – False

10. There are two trees in particular that need to be saved from the destruction of possums. Which two?
a - Rata and Kowhai
b - Rimu and Pohutukawa
c - Pohutukawa
d - Pohutukawa and Rata

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