Medium Animals Questions

22 questions

Test your knowledge with 22 medium animals trivia questions. Each question includes multiple choice options and the correct answer.

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

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