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Those Cute Baby Animals Trivia Quiz

We just got a new puppy (so cute!) and it made me think about other baby animals. Hope you'll have fun with this!

A multiple-choice quiz by catamount. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
catamount

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,147

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
19027

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: HumblePie7 (3/10), Guest 98 (7/10), Guest 174 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is not called a kitten? Hint

Serval

Lion

Cat

Squirrel

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Question 2 of 10

2. A lamb can be called a cosset.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these baby animals is called a pluteus? Hint

Oyster

Platypus

Star fish

Porpoise

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Question 4 of 10

4. A baby turkey is called a cria.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following babies is NOT called a calf? Hint

Whale

Armadillo

Tapir

Elephant

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Question 6 of 10

6. One name for a baby swan is "flapper".

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name for a baby eel? Hint

Elver

Nymph

Tadpole

Ephyna

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these baby animals are called "joeys"? Hint

Koala

Kangaroo

All of them

Wallaby

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Question 9 of 10

9. What kind of baby animal is a puggle? Hint

Codfish

Pig

Turtle

Echidna

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which baby animal is called a squab? Hint

Otter

Squid

Dove

Clam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is not called a kitten?

Answer: Lion

I guess once they're over a certain size they're cubs.

2. A lamb can be called a cosset.

Answer: True

Cosset also means "to pamper".

3. Which of these baby animals is called a pluteus?

Answer: Star fish

They are called this in the free-swimming stage, same as sand dollars and sea urchins.

4. A baby turkey is called a cria.

Answer: False

A cria is a baby llama. A baby turkey is called a poult or chick.

5. Which of the following babies is NOT called a calf?

Answer: Armadillo

A baby armadillo is a pup.

6. One name for a baby swan is "flapper".

Answer: True

Of course the more usual name is cygnet.

7. What is the name for a baby eel?

Answer: Elver

It's hard to think of some of these animals as babies. A nymph is a baby cockroach (also some other insects are called nymphs) and an ephyna is a baby jellyfish.

8. Which of these baby animals are called "joeys"?

Answer: All of them

A koala "bear" is not a bear at all but a marsupial, like a kangaroo.

9. What kind of baby animal is a puggle?

Answer: Echidna

The echidna is one of only two oviparous mammals; the other one is the platypus. The echidna lays a single egg in the mother's pouch. The baby hatches after ten days and gets milk from a gland in the pouch. Within a few weeks the baby grows sharp spines and must leave the pouch.

10. Which baby animal is called a squab?

Answer: Dove

It originally meant "a very young bird".

Source: Author catamount

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