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Quiz about Great Expectorations
Quiz about Great Expectorations

Great Expectorations Trivia Quiz


Spitting is not limited to Western saloons and hockey team benches! Here are a few of our animal kingdom friends that can also lob a loogie, more or less.

A photo quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
reedy
Time
4 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
379,156
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
812
Last 3 plays: driver88 (6/10), Guest 200 (8/10), Guest 49 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This drooler is well known for its ability to spit when agitated. What is the name of this animal, that comes with either one hump or two?

Answer: (One Word)
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Question 2 of 10
2. This tiny little insect uses a liquid secretion to form a protective cocoon of bubbles around itself. Appropriately to this quiz, it is called by what descriptive name? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. There are 14 species of spitting cobras in the world. What is it that they spit? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. This is one of two species of wild camelids in South America. Like its cousins, it will spit when threatened. What is the name of this animal? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. This fish has the ability to spit at its land-based prey with great accuracy and knock it down into the water. By what fitting name is it known? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Another spitting camelid of South America, this domesticated species comes in two breeds; Suri and Huacaya. What is this camelid called? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. This water-loving mammal loves clams so much that it will spit water out in a fast stream, digging them out of the seabed. What animal? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. This insect is named for its appearance rather than its weird mating habits that involve spitting out a sticky saliva to attract mates. Which insect? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. The bombardier beetle can spit out a saliva mix that is a hot, noxious chemical spray.


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Question 10 of 10
10. Here is another expectorating camelid from South America, and a personal favourite, given my FunTrivia team affiliation. Which animal has the binomial name Lama glama?

Answer: (One Word)
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This drooler is well known for its ability to spit when agitated. What is the name of this animal, that comes with either one hump or two?

Answer: Camel

There are two species of camel: the dromedary (one hump) camel that lives in the Middle East and Northeast Africa; and the Bactrian (two hump) camel of Central Asia.

So, what's up with camels spitting? It's actually more like vomit than spittle. A camel will mix its saliva with the contents of its stomach and launch it as a warning at another creature that is aggravating it, such as a predator or bothersome people. It can actually be considered something like a cat hissing or a dog growling to warn others away.
2. This tiny little insect uses a liquid secretion to form a protective cocoon of bubbles around itself. Appropriately to this quiz, it is called by what descriptive name?

Answer: Spittlebug

Spittlebugs (superfamily Cercopoidea) are also known as froghoppers, due to their frog-like facial features. They are typically 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch long and are generally considered a minor garden pest.

They form their bubble cocoons for three primary reasons: as a protection from predators; as an insulation against extreme temperatures; and to keep them from dehydrating.
3. There are 14 species of spitting cobras in the world. What is it that they spit?

Answer: Venom

Pictured in this question is the Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana), which is endemic to several countries in Southeast Asia. It is also known as the black spitting cobra, the golden spitting cobra, the Malayan spitting cobra, or the Sumatran spitting cobra, depending on who you're talking to and where they're from.

This particular species of spitting cobra can eject its venom from its fangs to a distance of three to four feet when cornered, and it does so quite accurately. Spitting cobra venom can cause permanent blindness (if it gets you in the eye) if not treated immediately.
4. This is one of two species of wild camelids in South America. Like its cousins, it will spit when threatened. What is the name of this animal?

Answer: Guanaco

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is the parent species of the domesticated llama, although the wild guanaco is less variegated in colouring than their llama relatives. While the species is still considered wild, there are roughly 500 specimens in domesticated herds and in zoos around the world.

The range of the guanaco is the altiplano of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. The other wild camelid species, the vicuņa, has a range that is somewhat more northerly, in the central Andes.
5. This fish has the ability to spit at its land-based prey with great accuracy and knock it down into the water. By what fitting name is it known?

Answer: Archerfish

There are seven species of archerfish within the genus Toxotes found primarily in the warm waters of Southeast Asia, extending from India to Australia. They are typically comfortable in brackish estuaries that mark the boundaries of fresh and salt water bodies, but can also be found in the open ocean, and sometimes upstream in fresh water.

The different species of archerfish (or spinner fish) are generally on the small side (5-10 cm in length), but Toxotes chatareus can grow as large as 40 cm long.

Archerfish are extremely accurate shots, almost always hitting their prey on the first attempt, and accurate up to a distance of three metres!
6. Another spitting camelid of South America, this domesticated species comes in two breeds; Suri and Huacaya. What is this camelid called?

Answer: Alpaca

Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) are a domesticated breed of camelids, akin to llamas, but alpacas have been bred primarily for their fiber, and not as beasts of burden. They are kept in herds in the countries of the Andes mountains at elevations of 3,500 to 5,000 metres throughout the year.

There are no known wild alpacas, but their parent species, the vicuņa, is still wild.

As with their camelid cousins, alpacas are known to spit when agitated or threatened.
7. This water-loving mammal loves clams so much that it will spit water out in a fast stream, digging them out of the seabed. What animal?

Answer: Walrus

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is an Arctic marine mammal that has three subspecies, depending on the location in which it lives: the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens); the Atlantic walrus (O. r. rosmarus); and the Laptev walrus (O. r. laptevi).

Walruses have a history of being hunted for their blubber and tusk ivory over the centuries. The large creatures are typically between 800 and 1,700 kg in weight, but can reach up to 2,000 kg in weight.
8. This insect is named for its appearance rather than its weird mating habits that involve spitting out a sticky saliva to attract mates. Which insect?

Answer: Scorpionfly

Scorpionflies are the common name of the insect order Mecoptera, which is comprised of about 550 species. The appendage that looks like a scorpion's stinger is actually a male scorpionfly's genitals. After attracting a female scorpionfly with their nutritious offering, the male will take advantage of the female while she is eating the substance.
9. The bombardier beetle can spit out a saliva mix that is a hot, noxious chemical spray.

Answer: False

Bombardier beetles (of the Carabidae family) actually eject their noxious compound (hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide) from the tip of their abdomen. The two compounds are stored separately in the abdomen and are combined when ejected.
10. Here is another expectorating camelid from South America, and a personal favourite, given my FunTrivia team affiliation. Which animal has the binomial name Lama glama?

Answer: Llama

Llamas (Lama glama) are a domesticated camelid and are raised for their fiber as well as for their meat. They are also used as pack animals, and because of this great variety of use to which the llama is put, it is a very popular herd stock in South America, numbering in the millions.

Llamas vary in size and colour, being most often white, brown, or piebald, and to a lesser extent grey or black. They usually live to between 15 and 25 years old.
Source: Author reedy

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