What happened to Daintree National Park in 2021?

It was returned to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji

Daintree Rainforest Quiz: Cassowaries and Ancient Plants

One of the world's oldest tropical rainforests grows in Far North Queensland, home to cassowaries and ancient plants, and this Daintree Rainforest quiz explores it. Play 10 interactive questions on its age, the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Cape Tribulation, southern cassowaries, the idiot fruit, the cable ferry, saltwater crocodiles, Mossman Gorge, the Eastern Kuku Yalanji and the 2021 handback.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

State
In which Australian state is the Daintree?
Age
Why is the Daintree famous among rainforests?
Reef
Where does the rainforest meet the Great Barrier Reef?
UNESCO
Which World Heritage Area includes the Daintree?
Bird
Which large flightless bird lives in the Daintree?
Fruit
Which ancient flowering plant was rediscovered there in 1970?
Ferry
How do most visitors cross the Daintree River?
Croc
Which dangerous reptile lives in the Daintree River?
Owners
Who are the Traditional Owners of much of the Daintree?
Handback
What happened to Daintree National Park in 2021?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which Australian state is the Daintree?
Answer: Queensland
It is in the far north.
Q2: Why is the Daintree famous among rainforests?
Answer: It is one of the oldest surviving tropical rainforests
Its lineage stretches back many millions of years.
Q3: Where does the rainforest meet the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer: Cape Tribulation
Two World Heritage sites touch.
Q4: Which World Heritage Area includes the Daintree?
Answer: The Wet Tropics of Queensland
It was listed in 1988.
Q5: Which large flightless bird lives in the Daintree?
Answer: The southern cassowary
It helps spread seeds.
Q6: Which ancient flowering plant was rediscovered there in 1970?
Answer: The idiot fruit
It is one of the most primitive flowering plants.
Q7: How do most visitors cross the Daintree River?
Answer: By a cable ferry
There is no bridge across.
Q8: Which dangerous reptile lives in the Daintree River?
Answer: The saltwater crocodile
Swimming is unsafe.
Q9: Who are the Traditional Owners of much of the Daintree?
Answer: The Eastern Kuku Yalanji
Mossman Gorge is on their country.
Q10: What happened to Daintree National Park in 2021?
Answer: It was returned to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji
It is now jointly managed.

Daintree Rainforest Quiz – Cassowaries and Ancient Plants

The Daintree in Far North Queensland is one of the oldest surviving tropical rainforests on Earth. It is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area, listed in 1988, and at Cape Tribulation it meets the Great Barrier Reef.

Southern cassowaries roam the forest, spreading seeds, and the idiot fruit, one of the most primitive flowering plants, was rediscovered there in 1970. Visitors cross the Daintree River on a cable ferry, watching for saltwater crocodiles.

The Eastern Kuku Yalanji are Traditional Owners of much of the region, including Mossman Gorge. In 2021 Daintree National Park was returned to them and is now jointly managed.

What This Quiz Teaches

Nature and travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the Daintree is
Why it is special
Which wildlife lives there
How visitors travel
Who the Traditional Owners are

Did You Know?

Many plant species there are found nowhere else.
Boyd's forest dragons live in the trees.
The region gets heavy wet-season rain.
Electricity is limited north of the river.
Night walks reveal glowing fungi.