gone but not forgotten

1 The dodo, considered the archetypal extinct species, was endemic to which island in the Indian Ocean?

2 Which US author wrote the novels on which the first two Jurassic Park films were based?

3 The thylacine, an extinct Australian marsupial, is commonly known by what name?

4 The sub-species of zebra that once inhabited southern Africa but has been extinct since 1883 was called the a) quagga b) quokka or c) quastor?

5 Which volcano was thought to be extinct before it famously erupted in AD79?

6 Name the American zoologist who died while attempting to save Rwanda's mountain gorillas from extinction?