Chester Zoo Mastermind
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taun
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Now thats interesting. Thanks Bongorob.
taun
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Is it odd that as a 17 year old, I got more than the woman actually competing?
I was surprised I could answer some of the questions she didn't get and most of the others.
zoogiraffe
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What can i say the knowledge on here is greater than MASTERMIND!!!!!
I wouldn't have expected you not too...
and CZJimmy, that's because you are smart....If anyone's interested here are the questions...
1) Who, as a child said he wanted to have a zoo without any bars and went on to found Chester Zoo?
2) What did the zoo adopt as its motto after its rapid expansion after the second world war?
3) In 1939, which woman (who went on to become one of the chief benefactors) adopted the polar bear, Punch, giving a small weekly payment for his upkeep?
4) To which South African game reserve did fred and june williams travel to in 1962 to oversee the transportation of the zoo's first pair of white rhino?
5) What is the name of George Mottershead's eldest daughter who is regarded as being the zoo's first keeper when it opened in 1931?
6) What did Ozzy the Ostrich swallow in 1953 and discovered using a mine detector before being surgically removed?
7) Which BBC presenter officially opened Realm Of The Red Ape in June 2007?
8) The proposed design of the enclosure of which animals caused such uproar when presented to the zoo's governing council in 1937 that half of them resigned?
9) What was the name of the chimp given to the zoo in 1969 by an author after it outgrow her new york apartment?
10) The maori chief blessed the enclosure of which new zealand reptiles when he accompanied 8 of them to the zoo in 1994?
11) What feature built into the aquarium in 1952 attracted the attention of seagulls from miles around?
12) NEZS awarded it's gold medal in 2000 to which member of parliament and former cabinet minister?
13) An outbreak of which disease caused the death of a number of elephants at the zoo?
14) Which country is the Tsavo national park found after which the zoo's rhino experience is named?
The ones I couldn't answer were 3, 4 and 11
1) Who, as a child said he wanted to have a zoo without any bars and went on to found Chester Zoo?
2) What did the zoo adopt as its motto after its rapid expansion after the second world war?
3) In 1939, which woman (who went on to become one of the chief benefactors) adopted the polar bear, Punch, giving a small weekly payment for his upkeep?
4) To which South African game reserve did fred and june williams travel to in 1962 to oversee the transportation of the zoo's first pair of white rhino?
5) What is the name of George Mottershead's eldest daughter who is regarded as being the zoo's first keeper when it opened in 1931?
6) What did Ozzy the Ostrich swallow in 1953 and discovered using a mine detector before being surgically removed?
7) Which BBC presenter officially opened Realm Of The Red Ape in June 2007?
8) The proposed design of the enclosure of which animals caused such uproar when presented to the zoo's governing council in 1937 that half of them resigned?
9) What was the name of the chimp given to the zoo in 1969 by an author after it outgrow her new york apartment?
10) The maori chief blessed the enclosure of which new zealand reptiles when he accompanied 8 of them to the zoo in 1994?
11) What feature built into the aquarium in 1952 attracted the attention of seagulls from miles around?
12) NEZS awarded it's gold medal in 2000 to which member of parliament and former cabinet minister?
13) An outbreak of which disease caused the death of a number of elephants at the zoo?
14) Which country is the Tsavo national park found after which the zoo's rhino experience is named?
The ones I couldn't answer were 3, 4 and 11
Can we have all the answers please? I only knew a few of them
(such as; Mottershead/the Beaver/'Always Building'/Anthrax/Tuatara/Nick Knowles etc) White Rhino reserve I would have made a guess- probably Hleulwe?And CZJimmy- did you make it to Bristol?
1) George Mottershead
2) "Always Building"
3) can't remember the name that was given, but it was a long triple-barrelled one
4) Umfolozi
5) June Mottershead
6) 2 padlocks
7) Nick Knowles
8) Lions
9) Boris
10) Tuatara
11) Glass tank full of goldfish
12) John Prescott
13) Anthrax
14) Kenya
and Pertinax, unfortunately wasn't able to get to Bristol but i am definately going at Easter time, along with a few other zoos that are new to me
2) "Always Building"
3) can't remember the name that was given, but it was a long triple-barrelled one
4) Umfolozi
5) June Mottershead
6) 2 padlocks
7) Nick Knowles
8) Lions
9) Boris
10) Tuatara
11) Glass tank full of goldfish
12) John Prescott
13) Anthrax
14) Kenya
and Pertinax, unfortunately wasn't able to get to Bristol but i am definately going at Easter time, along with a few other zoos that are new to me
Thanks for the answers. Yes, Umfolozi (not Hluelwe, what was I thinking of
) is the obvious source of White Rhinos- its where the big herds at San Diego and Whipsnade came from and lots of others too.Lions- was that because it was planned as an open-topped enclosure, not a cage, I wonder?
I'll probably have a couple of queries for you about Bristol when you do get there. Remember it will only take you a couple of hours to see everything though as it is tiny compared to Chester...
I think I read that it was because the only barrier would've been a single piece of chain-link fence seperating humans and lions (a bit like the longleat anxieties)
I'm well aware Bristol will only take a short time, but with travelling times included I think it works out just fine (main motive for going is to spend a bit of time observing a functional gorilla group for the first time in 4 years - since Jersey, i've only been to Twycross and London which have gorillas)
Bristol Gorilla behaviour.
You are exactly right over it fitting in with your travel time. Be aware the buses from Temple Meads station are frequent but take you on quite a roundabout route around some of the smarter suburbs before arriving at the zoo.(maybe 20 minutes plus-can be irritating when you are impatient to get to the zoo)
Re the gorillas- while they are a functional (breeding) group don't expect to see very much(if any) interaction. The two females Romina & Salome tend to stay well away from each other, so their respective offspring stay with their mothers. 'Romina' is often near the silverback 'Jock' much of the time and as he spends nearly all the time indoors, so does she (and her daughter). Salome & Komale(son) are often outside in the windbreak shelter- last time I went she was keeping as far away from Jock as possible to the extent of staying outside if he was inside, and vie versa.
Jock usually only comes outside for the 'feed & talk' - your best chance for photos. Both the females give him a wide berthwhile he is eating...
down near the moat and you can get good photos. Provided its not bad weather in which case they just do the talk inside.
Things may have changed somewhat though since the arrival of the younger handraised female 'Kera' who I'm told is in with the others much of the time now and I have not been since she arrived. Maybe she will create more play activity with the two youngsters, particularly the elder one, Namoki.
They are certainly worth seeing but don't expect a 'busy' active group such as at Howletts/Port Lympne as they are not like that- at least not yet(still not enough animals and also the two adult females aren't related so there is not a strong 'family' bond which is what really makes for a cohesive group.....)
You are exactly right over it fitting in with your travel time. Be aware the buses from Temple Meads station are frequent but take you on quite a roundabout route around some of the smarter suburbs before arriving at the zoo.(maybe 20 minutes plus-can be irritating when you are impatient to get to the zoo)
Re the gorillas- while they are a functional (breeding) group don't expect to see very much(if any) interaction. The two females Romina & Salome tend to stay well away from each other, so their respective offspring stay with their mothers. 'Romina' is often near the silverback 'Jock' much of the time and as he spends nearly all the time indoors, so does she (and her daughter). Salome & Komale(son) are often outside in the windbreak shelter- last time I went she was keeping as far away from Jock as possible to the extent of staying outside if he was inside, and vie versa.
Jock usually only comes outside for the 'feed & talk' - your best chance for photos. Both the females give him a wide berthwhile he is eating...
down near the moat and you can get good photos. Provided its not bad weather in which case they just do the talk inside.
Things may have changed somewhat though since the arrival of the younger handraised female 'Kera' who I'm told is in with the others much of the time now and I have not been since she arrived. Maybe she will create more play activity with the two youngsters, particularly the elder one, Namoki.
They are certainly worth seeing but don't expect a 'busy' active group such as at Howletts/Port Lympne as they are not like that- at least not yet(still not enough animals and also the two adult females aren't related so there is not a strong 'family' bond which is what really makes for a cohesive group.....)
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I only knew the answers to six of the 14 questions (but then, I've never claimed to be an expert on Chester Zoo 
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(and I've never been there )
)(and I've never been there
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