FRANKLIN RIVER QUIZ SPACE

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In which state is the Franklin River? South-west contains a) Victoria ’s largest area of: b) Tasmania a) Tropical rainforest c) South Australia b) Savannah woodland d) New South Wales c) Cool temperate rainforest d) Mangrove forests What was one of the main reasons for building a dam One of the most distinctive on the Franklin River? participants in the protests against a) To provide clean energy for Tasmania the damming of the Franklin River b) To improve access to the river was a character called Greedozer. c) To reduce flooding a) True b) False The Tasmanian Wilderness, including the Franklin River, Whose photographs were used as was added to the World Heritage part of the campaign to stop the List in 1982. damming of the Franklin River? a) True a) b) False b) c) Malcolm Fraser What critically endangered bird is known to breed only in Which animal is not naturally found the Tasmanian Wilderness? in the Tasmanian Wilderness? a) Yellow-tailed black cockatoo a) Tasmanian devil b) Red-winged parrot b) Ground parrot c) White-faced heron c) Eastern quoll d) Orange-bellied parrot d) Crocodile

Which significant archaeological Where was the final decision to site is found on the Franklin River? end construction of the Franklin a) Kutikina Cave River dam made? b) Dinosaur Cove a) Tasmanian Parliament c) Devil’s Lair b) Supreme Court of Tasmania d) Cuddie Springs c) High Court of Australia d) Federal Parliament

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How much do you know about the Franklin River?

In which state is the Franklin River? South-west Tasmania contains a) Victoria Australia’s largest area of: b) Tasmania a) Tropical rainforest c) South Australia b) Savannah woodland d) New South Wales c) Cool temperate rainforest d) Mangrove forests What was one of the main reasons for building a dam One of the most distinctive on the Franklin River? participants in the protests against a) To provide clean energy the damming of the Franklin River for Tasmania was a character called Greedozer. b) To improve access to the river a) True c) To reduce flooding b) False

The Tasmanian Wilderness, Whose photographs were used as including the Franklin River, part of the campaign to stop the was added to the World Heritage damming of the Franklin River? List in 1982. a) Bob Hawke a) True b) Peter Dombrovskis b) False c) Malcolm Fraser

What critically endangered Which animal is not naturally found bird is known to breed only in in the Tasmanian Wilderness? the Tasmanian Wilderness? a) Tasmanian devil a) Yellow-tailed black cockatoo b) Ground parrot b) Red-winged parrot c) Eastern quoll c) White-faced heron d) Crocodile d) Orange-bellied parrot Where was the final decision to Which significant archaeological end construction of the Franklin site is found on the Franklin River? River dam made? a) Kutikina Cave a) Tasmanian Parliament b) Dinosaur Cove b) Supreme Court of Tasmania c) Devil’s Lair c) High Court of Australia d) Cuddie Springs d) Federal Parliament

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