Bronx Zoo Quiz

The zoo opened in which year?

• 1902

• 1899

• 1889

• 1900

What was the original name of the zoo?

• Bronx Zoological Gardens

• Hornaday Wildlife Park

• New York Zoological Park

• The zoo never changed names

Who was the zoo's first director?

• William T. Hornaday

• Jim Breheny

• Joe Exotic

• Charles Townsend

What is the first organization the zoo founded in 1905 with the help of Theodore Roosevelt?

• Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy

• American Bison Society

• Wildlife Conservation Society

• Association of Zoos & Aquariums

How large is the zoo (in acres)?

• 250

• 107

• 400

• 265

Which now-Extinct species did the zoo hold four of between 1902 and 1919?

• Passenger Pigeon

• Carolina Parakeet

• Thylacine

• Sea Mink

The zoo was the first in North America to exhibit which of the following species? (Check all that apply)

• Aardvark

• Przewalski's Wild Horse

• Snow Leopard

• Okapi

• American Bison

After rediscovering this thought-to-be-extinct species, the zoo was the first in the world to exhibit ___________ in 1960?

• Kihansi Spray Toad

• Chacoan Peccary

• Golden Coin Turtle

• James's Flamingo

The Wildlife Conservation Society operates which other collections besides the Bronx Zoo? (check all that apply)

• Central Park Zoo

• Staten Island Zoo

• Utica Zoo

• New York Aquarium

• Prospect Park Zoo

The zoo owned which private breeding center from 1974 to 2005?

• LEO Zoological Conservation Center (Greenwich, CT)

• Shadow Nursery (Winchester, TN)

• Wildlife Survival Center (St. Catherines Island, GA)

• White Oak Conservation (Yulee, FL)