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1. How do female Siberian tigers signal their readiness to breed?


Answer: by leaving scent marks

Interesting Information:
Females signal that they are ready to mate by leaving scent marks and scratches on trees. A breeding pair may stay together for up to a week, however, the female will raise her cubs alone. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Born in the Wild: Tiger
 
Some incorrect choices:
by howling, by waving their tails, by rolling around on their backs

2. There are five types of tigers found today. They are the Bengal tiger, the Sumatran tiger, the Siberian tiger, the South China tiger and the Indochina tiger. Where is the Bengal tiger found?


Answer: India, Nepal, China, Bhutan and Bangladesh

Interesting Information:
The Indochina tiger is found in South-East Asia. The Sumatran tiger is found in Sumatra while the Siberian tiger is found in Russia. The South China tiger is found in China. The Bengal tiger is the national animal of India. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, None of these

3. The tiger is one of four species of the genus Panthera, the others being the jaguar, the leopard and the lion. On which continent does the tiger live in the wild?


Answer: Asia

Interesting Information:
The tiger lives across Asia but more specifically India, Bangladesh, Russia, Sumatra, Burma, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China. The tiger, jaguar, leopard and lion are the only cat species that roar, due to the structure of their hyoid bone at the back of their neck. Tigers have distinctive stripes across their body which they use as camouflage in tall, long grasslands. No two tigers are identical. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
 
Some incorrect choices:
Europe, Africa, South America

4. At what age do male Bengal tigers reach sexual maturity?


Answer: five years

Interesting Information:
Males reach sexual maturity at around five years of age while females are able to breed at around four years. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Born in the Wild: Tiger
 
Some incorrect choices:
one year, two years, ten years

5. What is the physically-largest known subspecies of tiger still around today?


Answer: Siberian tiger

Interesting Information:
Siberian tigers are the largest cats in the world. They can grow up to 10.5 feet long, and Siberian tigers weighing up to 700 pounds have been recorded. They can be found in the snowy regions of eastern Russia and northeastern China. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
Bengal tiger, Malayan tiger, Sumatran tiger

6. The tiger is a strong swimmer. Why does it spend a lot of time in water?


Answer: to regulate its temperature

Interesting Information:
A tiger mostly lives in mangrove forests. Tigers are found swimming to cool themselves from the hot blazing sun, but their habitat is being destroyed by deforestation and the water bodies are getting polluted. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
to regulate its fluidity, to regulate its sebaceous gland secretions, to regulate its lacrimal gland secretions

7. Tiger is taken from the Persian word for "tigris", which is also an important river that runs through Turkey and Iraq. What is the rough translation of the word "tigris"?


Answer: Swift

Interesting Information:
The word tigris roughly translates to mean "swift" or "arrow", describing the speed in which something is being driven along. Tigers are very fast land mammals, reaching 35-40 miles per hour to catch their prey. The Tigris river through south west Asia joins the Euphrates River before flowing into the the Persian Gulf. It is an important feature for transport and survival for the indigenous people living in the desert. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
 
Some incorrect choices:
Roar, Hunt, Beast

8. Which sub-species of tiger is extinct?


Answer: All of these

Interesting Information:
Sadly, all of the Bali, Caspian, and Javan tigers are extinct. Bali tigers were extinct around the 1940s; Caspian tigers were extinct around 1970, and the Javan became extinct in the 1980s. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
Bali, Caspian, Javan

9. Once a suitable partner has been found, tigers will engage in the act of mating several times over a short time-frame. Why?


Answer: it increases the female's chance of having cubs

Interesting Information:
Females are only receptive for between three and six days, so engaging in the act of mating several times over a short time-frame increases the female's chance of having cubs. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Born in the Wild: Tiger
 
Some incorrect choices:
because it's fun, no-one knows, it increases the male's fertility

10. The scientific name "Panthera tigris amoyensis" belongs to which subspecies of tiger?


Answer: South China tiger

Interesting Information:
The South China tiger's scientific name is Panthera tigris amoyensis. The Sumatran tiger is Panthera tigris sumatrae. The Bengal tiger is Panthera tigris tigris, and the Indochinese tiger is Panthera tigris corbetti. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
Indochinese tiger, Sumatran tiger, Bengal tiger

11. How does a tiger hunt?


Answer: it ambushes its prey from behind and bites its neck

Interesting Information:
A tiger hunts alone at night. It has to work very hard as only one in 10-20 attempts is successful. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
it ambushes its prey from front and bites its neck, it ambushes its prey from front and bites its back , it ambushes its prey from behind and bites its back

12. There are six subspecies of tiger still alive today, all on the endangered, or critically endangered list. Which subspecies of tiger is the most populous?


Answer: Bengal

Interesting Information:
The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) has made its home in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. It is believed there are less than 2,000 of these tigers left in the wild, with the majority being in India. They tend to have a red-orange coat with dark brown or black stripes and a white underbelly. The white tiger with black stripes can be seen in captivity, but these are not pure bred, but a cross between a Bengal and Siberian tiger. Bengals eat deer, wild boar and they have also been known to eat a human if no other food is available! Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
 
Some incorrect choices:
Siberian, South China, Sumatran

13. What is the scientific name for the tiger?


Answer: Panthera tigris

Interesting Information:
THe scientific name for the tiger is Panthera tigris. The name for the leopard is Panthera pardus. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
Tigris panthera, Pardus tigris, Tigris pardus

14. How many of the nine subspecies of tiger are extinct today?


Answer: 3

Interesting Information:
Nine subspecies of tiger were known around the world. Today, six are left and three are officially extinct: the Caspian tiger, the Bali tiger, and Javan tiger. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
2, 5, 4

15. The tiger has the largest upper ________ of all the cats.


Answer: Canines

Interesting Information:
A tiger is a carnivore. The upper canines help it to tear the flesh of its prey. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
Incisors, Molars, Premolars

16. The Siberian tiger is the largest of all the tiger subspecies, living in the wooded mountain regions of eastern Russia. What is the alternative name for this beast?


Answer: Amur

Interesting Information:
The Amur is the 10th longest river in the world and runs between China and Russia. It was the main habitat for the Siberian tiger until its decline in numbers due to poaching and habitat destruction. The Amur, or Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), has been known to weigh up to 700 lb, although their chunky body stands on fairly short legs. The rusty yellow colour fur with dark brown/black stripes is thicker in winter as insulation against colder climes. They feed on deer, wild boar and brown bear. They live in remote areas to keep away from humans although hunting still takes place. It is believed there are under 450 Siberian tigers left living in the wild. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
 
Some incorrect choices:
Sunda, Pallas, Bay

17. What do you call a tiger that was born with white fur instead of orange/brownish fur?


Answer: a white tiger

Interesting Information:
Tigers that are white in color are called white tigers. Siberian tigers cannot be white tigers; White tigers are not albino, they are just Bengal tigers that are born looking different. White tigers usually have dark brown or reddish brown stripes. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
a Siberian tiger, a snow tiger, an albino tiger

18. Which big cats are closest in size to tigers?


Answer: Lions

Interesting Information:
Tigers are the largest living species of cat in the world. Lions are the second-largest, followed by jaguars and then leopards. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
Jaguars, Leopards, Cougars

19. An allele gene can cause a small number of birth defects in tigers. These genes can also sometimes change colouration, resulting in cubs being born with what colour fur?


Answer: white

Interesting Information:
It's unlikely that you'd ever find a white tiger living in the wild. However, they're frequently bred in captivity, though there's a greater chance of birth defects including cleft palate and scoliosis. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Born in the Wild: Tiger
 
Some incorrect choices:
gold, blue, black

20. A tigress usually gives birth to 2-4 cubs at a time. One cub generally dies due to weakness or disease. What is that cub called?


Answer: runt of the litter

Interesting Information:
The tigress takes care of the remaining cubs and suckles them. She teaches her cubs to hunt normally by playing games. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
pint of the litter, punt of the litter, rint of the litter

21. Malayan tigers tend to inhabit the agricultural areas of Malaysia and Thailand. What do they feed on?


Answer: Deer, wild boar and livestock

Interesting Information:
We know the least amount about the Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) than any other tiger because the subspecies was only classified in 2004. They were named after Peter Jackson, a tiger expert who contributed towards the 1999 conservation book "Riding the Tiger". The Malayan people call the animal "pak belang" which literally means "Uncle Stripes"; the name repeated through generations in old folklore stories. Only about 500 Malayan tigers remain living in the wild. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
 
Some incorrect choices:
Black and brown bear, Giant beaver, Malayan orangutan

22. Between the ages of eighteen and twenty-eight months, what do Indochinese tiger cubs start doing?


Answer: leaving their mothers

Interesting Information:
This is the time when the cubs will start leaving their mothers. They will seek out their own places to live and begin hunting independently. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Born in the Wild: Tiger
 
Some incorrect choices:
eating solid food, breeding, learning to swim

23. What are a tiger's most common prey?


Answer: Deer

Interesting Information:
Tigers are known to prey on deer most of the time, but may sometimes hunt monkeys, wild boars, or smaller animals like frogs. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
Monkeys, Frogs, Boars

24. Where is the Jacobson's organ of a tiger located?


Answer: in its mouth

Interesting Information:
The Jacobson's organ is used to pick up the scents of the boundaries of their territory. With this organ, it knows when it enters another tiger's territory or vice verse. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
in its nose, in its ears, in the middle of the eyebrows

25. The Indochinese tiger is worth more to local people and poachers dead than alive. This is due to them being valuable for which type of market?


Answer: Medicine

Interesting Information:
The Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) can be found in south west China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. They have a deep orange coat with thin black lines and can be located in remote hilly terrains which make it an additional challenge for the poacher to catch them. Conservationists are fighting against old Chinese myth and tradition as it is believed the ground down bones of tigers have strong healing properties. Access is restricted to explore the Indochinese tiger habitat but there could be as few as 300 living in the wild. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
 
Some incorrect choices:
Fur trade, Food, Taxidermy

26. The pupils of a small cat have vertical slits. What is the shape of the pupils of a tiger?


Answer: round

Interesting Information:
The eyes of a tiger are in the front of the head. This adaptation helps it to judge distances better for being a predator. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
square, vertical slits, triangular

27. How long is the gestation period of the Siberian tiger?


Answer: three months

Interesting Information:
The cubs are born in a den. After three to four months, they leave their sheltered birthplace and start exploring the big wide world. Their mother will spend the next two to three years teaching them important survival skills before they finally venture out alone. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Born in the Wild: Tiger
 
Some incorrect choices:
thirteen months, seven months, ten months

28. The tiger has black stripes all over to blend with its surroundings at night. What is this characteristic called?


Answer: Camouflage

Interesting Information:
A tiger hunts when it is night. It blends with the grass in order to hunt. Migration is the movement of going to warmer places in winter to escape the cold weather. Aestivation is the continuous sleep of some animals in summer to escape the heat. Hibernation is the continuous sleep of some animals in winter to escape the cold weather. Difficulty: Very Easy.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
Migration, Aestivation, Hibernation

29. Although the average litter size for an Indochinese tiger is three, how many cubs are the females capable of giving birth to?


Answer: seven

Interesting Information:
During the first year of life, there's a 35% mortality rate which is usually the result of floods, fire or cubs being killed by unrelated adult males. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: Born in the Wild: Tiger
 
Some incorrect choices:
twenty-one, fourteen, twenty-eight

30. Which subspecies of tiger is the smallest?


Answer: Sumatran

Interesting Information:
While the largest subspecies of tiger is the Siberian (Panthera tigris altaica), the smallest subspecies of tiger is the Sumatran (Panthera tigris sumatrae) which can be found on the island of Sumatra, hence its name.
Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
South China, Malayan, Bengal

31. In a food chain, what function does a tiger play?


Answer: Consumer

Interesting Information:
It's a consumer. It eats other animals. So it is a secondary and in some cases, tertiary consumer. Producers are green plants producing food. Decomposers are bacteria and fungi who eat the decayed matter in the soil. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Tigers
 
Some incorrect choices:
Decomposer, Producer, None of these

32. The World Wildlife fund set a target to double the number of tigers in the wild by the year 2022. Why was the year 2022 chosen as a target?


Answer: It is a Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar

Interesting Information:
Many zoos and wildlife parks run a breeding programme to save the tiger from extinction. There are also charities set up throughout the world to help fund breeding of these majestic animals. Actions are being taken to save the tiger, but is it too late?

http://www.savetigersnow.org/ Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
 
Some incorrect choices:
When the White Tiger constellation is next visible to the naked eye, The 1000 year birthday of the famous Chinese philosopher, Confucius, The year when the Chinese space station is due to be launched

33. What is the collective noun for a group of tigers?


Answer: Streak

Interesting Information:
A group of tigers is called a streak. Although tigers are solitary animals, which means they prefer to live and hunt alone, there is a name for a group of tigers. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
Pride, Pack, Herd

34. Which country is home to the most wild tigers in the world?


Answer: India

Interesting Information:
India is home to more wild tigers than any other country. India's national animal is the tiger. Figures on the numbers of wild tigers range from about 2,000 to 8,000 today, with 4,000 being the general consensus. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
China, Bhutan, Indonesia

35. Which subspecies of tiger has the scientific name Panthera tigris virgata?


Answer: Caspian tiger

Interesting Information:
Caspian tigers are an extinct subspecies, but its scientific name is Panthera tigris virgata. They are the largest of the three extinct tiger subspecies. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
Bali tiger, Javan tiger, Malayan tiger

36. What is the most critically endangered subspecies of tiger?


Answer: South China

Interesting Information:
Habitat loss and poaching has reduced the number of tigers in the wild substantially, with 93% of their previous habitat now having no tigers at all. All tiger subspecies are endangered, but the most critically endangered is the South China tiger. Many organizations are trying to put a stop to poaching, and trying to preserve tigers in the wild. Tigers are beautiful animals that should never be hunted for our own benefit. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Tigers: The Striped Cats
 
Some incorrect choices:
Indochinese, Siberian, Sumatran
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