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Animals

53 questions

Discover the animal kingdom! Answer questions about wildlife, domestic pets, animal behavior, habitats, endangered species, animal facts, and the incredible diversity of life on Earth.

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Easy Questions

Question 1easy

What is the collective noun for a group of crows?

A.Gaggle

B.Herd

C.Murder

D.Pack

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Murder

Question 2easy

What do you call a baby bat?

A.Chick

B.Cub

C.Kid

D.Pup

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Pup

Question 3easy

The Kākāpō is a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot native to which country?

A.Australia

B.Madagascar

C.New Zealand

D.South Africa

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. New Zealand

Question 4easy

Which class of animals are newts members of?

A.Amphibian

B.Fish

C.Mammals

D.Reptiles

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Amphibian

Question 5easy

What is the name of a rabbit's abode?

A.Burrow

B.Den

C.Dray

D.Nest

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Burrow

Question 6easy

What colour is the female blackbird?

A.Black

B.Brown

C.White

D.Yellow

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Brown

Question 7easy

What is the scientific name for modern day humans?

A.Homo Erectus

B.Homo Ergaster

C.Homo Neanderthalensis

D.Homo Sapiens

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Homo Sapiens

Question 8easy

How many teeth does an adult rabbit have?

A.24

B.26

C.28

D.30

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. 28

Question 9easy

What is Grumpy Cat's real name?

A.Broccoli

B.Minnie

C.Sauce

D.Tardar Sauce

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Tardar Sauce

Question 10easy

By definition, where does an abyssopelagic animal live?

A.At the bottom of the ocean

B.In the desert

C.Inside a tree

D.On top of a mountain

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. At the bottom of the ocean

Question 11easy

What is the fastest land animal?

A.Cheetah

B.Lion

C.Pronghorn Antelope

D.Thomson’s Gazelle

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Cheetah

Question 12easy

How many legs do butterflies have?

A.0

B.2

C.4

D.6

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. 6

Question 13easy

Hippocampus is the Latin name for which marine creature?

A.Dolphin

B.Octopus

C.Seahorse

D.Whale

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Seahorse

Medium Questions

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Question 1medium

What is the scientific name of the Common Chimpanzee?

A.Gorilla gorilla

B.Pan paniscus

C.Pan troglodytes

D.Panthera leo

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Pan troglodytes

Question 2medium

The now extinct species "Thylacine" was native to where?

A.Baluchistan, Pakistan

B.Oregon, United States

C.Tasmania, Australia

D.Wallachia, Romania

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Tasmania, Australia

Question 3medium

What are rhino's horn made of?

A.Bone

B.Ivory

C.Keratin

D.Skin

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Keratin

Question 4medium

What does "hippopotamus" mean and in what langauge?

A.Fat Pig (Greek)

B.Fat Pig (Latin)

C.River Horse (Greek)

D.River Horse (Latin)

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. River Horse (Greek)

Question 5medium

What is the collective noun for bears?

A.Drove

B.Husk

C.Sloth

D.Tribe

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Sloth

Question 6medium

What color/colour is a polar bear's skin?

A.Black

B.Green

C.Pink

D.White

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Black

Question 7medium

What is the name of the family that the domestic cat is a member of?

A.Cat

B.Felidae

C.Felinae

D.Felis

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Felidae

Question 8medium

What is the world's longest venomous snake?

A.Green Anaconda

B.Inland Taipan

C.King Cobra

D.Yellow Bellied Sea Snake

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. King Cobra

Question 9medium

What is the scientific name for the "Polar Bear"?

A.Polar Bear

B.Ursus Arctos

C.Ursus Maritimus

D.Ursus Spelaeus

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Ursus Maritimus

Question 10medium

Which of these species is not extinct?

A.Japanese sea lion

B.Komodo dragon

C.Saudi gazelle

D.Tasmanian tiger

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Komodo dragon

Question 11medium

Cashmere is the wool from which kind of animal?

A.Camel

B.Goat

C.Llama

D.Sheep

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Goat

Question 12medium

What is the collective noun for rats?

A.Drift

B.Mischief

C.Pack

D.Race

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Mischief

Question 13medium

What type of animal is a natterjack?

A.Bird

B.Fish

C.Insect

D.Toad

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Toad

Question 14medium

What is the fastest animal?

A.Cheetah

B.Golden Eagle

C.Horsefly

D.Peregrine Falcon

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Peregrine Falcon

Question 15medium

The dish Fugu, is made from what family of fish?

A.Bass

B.Mackerel

C.Pufferfish

D.Salmon

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Pufferfish

Question 16medium

What is the common term for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)?

A.Foot-and-mouth disease

B.Mad Cow disease

C.Milk fever

D.Weil's disease

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Mad Cow disease

Question 17medium

For what reason would a spotted hyena "laugh"?

A.Aggression

B.Excitement

C.Exhaustion

D.Nervousness

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Nervousness

Question 18medium

"Decapods" are an order of ten-footed crustaceans. Which of these are NOT decapods?

A.Crabs

B.Krill

C.Lobsters

D.Shrimp

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Krill

Question 19medium

A carnivorous animal eats flesh, what does a nucivorous animal eat?

A.Fruit

B.Nothing

C.Nuts

D.Seaweed

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Nuts

Question 20medium

What is the name for a male bee that comes from an unfertilized egg?

A.Drone

B.Male

C.Soldier

D.Worker

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Drone

Question 21medium

Which animal was part of an Russian domestication experiment in 1959?

A.Alligators

B.Bears

C.Foxes

D.Pigeons

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Foxes

Question 22medium

What dog breed is one of the oldest breeds of dog and has flourished since before 400 BCE.

A.Boxers

B.Bulldogs

C.Chihuahua

D.Pugs

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Pugs

Hard Questions

Question 1hard

Which of these animals is NOT a lizard?

A.Gila Monster

B.Green Iguana

C.Komodo Dragon

D.Tuatara

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Tuatara

Question 2hard

Unlike on most salamanders, this part of a newt is flat?

A.Feet

B.Head

C.Tail

D.Teeth

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Tail

Question 3hard

What is the name of the copper-rich protein that creates the blue blood in the Antarctic octopus?

A.Cytochrome

B.Hemocyanin

C.Iron

D.Methionine

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Hemocyanin

Question 4hard

What scientific suborder does the family Hyaenidae belong to?

A.Caniformia

B.Ciconiiformes

C.Feliformia

D.Haplorhini

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Feliformia

Question 5hard

What is the scientific name of the cheetah?

A.Acinonyx jubatus

B.Felis catus

C.Lynx rufus

D.Panthera onca

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Acinonyx jubatus

Question 6hard

What is the scientific name of the Budgerigar?

A.Ara macao

B.Melopsittacus undulatus

C.Nymphicus hollandicus

D.Pyrrhura molinae

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Melopsittacus undulatus

Question 7hard

What scientific family does the Aardwolf belong to?

A.Canidae

B.Eupleridae

C.Felidae

D.Hyaenidae

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Hyaenidae

Question 8hard

What is the collective noun for vultures?

A.Ambush

B.Building

C.Gaze

D.Wake

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Wake

Question 9hard

How many known living species of hyenas are there?

A.2

B.4

C.6

D.8

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. 4

Question 10hard

Which species is a "mountain chicken"?

A.Chicken

B.Fly

C.Frog

D.Horse

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Frog

Question 11hard

What is the Gray Wolf's scientific name?

A.Canis Aureus

B.Canis Latrans

C.Canis Lupus

D.Canis Lupus Lycaon

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Canis Lupus

Question 12hard

What was the name of the Ethiopian Wolf before they knew it was related to wolves?

A.Amharic Fox

B.Canis Simiensis

C.Ethiopian Coyote

D.Simien Jackel

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Simien Jackel

Question 13hard

What bird is born with claws on its wing digits?

A.Cassowary

B.Cormorant

C.Hoatzin

D.Secretary bird

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Hoatzin

Question 14hard

Which species of Brown Bear is not extinct?

A.Atlas Bear

B.California Grizzly Bear

C.Mexican Grizzly Bear

D.Syrian Brown Bear

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Syrian Brown Bear

Question 15hard

What type of creature is a Bonobo?

A.Ape

B.Lion

C.Parrot

D.Wildcat

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Ape

Question 16hard

Which of the following is another name for the "Poecilotheria Metallica Tarantula"?

A.Gooty

B.Hopper

C.Silver Stripe

D.Woebegone

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Gooty

Question 17hard

To which biological phylum do all mammals, birds and reptiles belong?

A.Annelida

B.Chordata

C.Echinodermata

D.Placazoa

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Chordata

Question 18hard

Which of these is a colony of polyps and not a jellyfish?

A.Irukandji

B.Portuguese Man-of-War

C.Sea Nettle

D.Sea Wasp

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Portuguese Man-of-War