Which country did Steve Irwin come from?
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Australia
Grew up in Queensland.
💡 Did you know? Irwin was born in Victoria in 1962; when he was eight the family moved to Queensland, where his parents opened a reptile park.
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Which TV series made Steve Irwin famous worldwide?
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The Crocodile Hunter
Ran from 1996, later in over 130 countries.
💡 Did you know? The first episode was filmed on his honeymoon: Steve and Terri trapped crocodiles together while a camera crew followed.
Which wildlife park in Queensland did Steve Irwin run with his wife?
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Australia Zoo
In Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast.
💡 Did you know? His parents founded it in 1970 as a small reptile park; Steve and Terri took it over in 1991 and turned it into one of the country's best-known zoos.
Which exclamation became Steve Irwin's trademark?
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“Crikey!”
An Australian cry of amazement.
💡 Did you know? A land snail discovered in 2009 bears the scientific name Crikey steveirwini.
Which animal caused Steve Irwin's death in 2006?
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a stingray
While filming on the Great Barrier Reef.
💡 Did you know? Irwin was filming the documentary Ocean's Deadliest off Port Douglas when a stingray's barb pierced his chest.
What is the name of the American woman Steve Irwin married in 1992?
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Terri
She comes from Eugene, Oregon.
💡 Did you know? They met in 1991 when Terri toured the park during a visit to Australia; they married nine months later.
What is the name of Steve Irwin's daughter, who later became a TV conservationist herself?
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Bindi
Born in 1998.
💡 Did you know? As a child Bindi already had her own series, Bindi the Jungle Girl, and in 2015 she won Dancing with the Stars in the US.
Which kind of animal did Steve Irwin discover with his father in 1997 (it now bears his name)?
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a turtle
Scientific name: Elseya irwini.
💡 Did you know? The turtle lives in the Burdekin River in Queensland; his father Bob Irwin was a renowned reptile expert.
What is the name of the conservation organisation Steve Irwin founded?
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Wildlife Warriors
Founded in 2002.
💡 Did you know? Among other things it runs a large wildlife hospital at Australia Zoo that treats thousands of injured animals every year.
Which marine conservation group named a ship after Steve Irwin in 2007?
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Sea Shepherd
The ship was previously called Robert Hunter.
💡 Did you know? Terri Irwin supported the renaming: Steve had said he would like to sail with Sea Shepherd against whaling.
On which date is “Steve Irwin Day” celebrated every year?
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15 November
Since 2007, mainly at Australia Zoo.
💡 Did you know? People mark the day by wearing khaki (Irwin's trademark) and it raises money for Wildlife Warriors.
Foto: Richard Giles · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Which adventurer is shown here?
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Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin was an Australian wildlife presenter and conservationist, known as “The Crocodile Hunter”.
💡 Did you know? The photo was taken in December 2005 at a crocodile show at Australia Zoo: khaki shirt and shorts were his working clothes.
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