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9 for 10 - Mammals 2 Trivia Quiz

Another quiz about mammals for children. The first letters of the first nine answers spell the name of the mammal that is the answer to question 10.

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

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,290

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
17276

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This mammal likes to eat termites. Arthur, the star of children's books and television shows is one of these animals. Hint

sloth

bear

aardvark

rabbit

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Question 2 of 10

2. This North American mammal has a masked face and a ringed tail and likes to wash its food. What animal is it?

Answer: (One Word - seven letters)

3. This small burrowing mammal has velvet like fur. It has very poor eyesight and spends most of its life underground. One of the main characters in "The Wind in the Willows" is one of these creatures.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Most types of this mammal live in Africa. It has horns and hooves and looks like a deer, although it isn't. It is a very fast runner.
What is it? Hint

caribou

gnu

antelope

cheetah

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the wild dog that lives in Australia? Hint

hyena

coyote

Tasmanian wolf

dingo

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the wild goat that lives in the Alps and Himalayas? Hint

ibis

yak

yeti

ibex

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Question 7 of 10

7. This small primate, is only found in Madagascar. What is it? Hint

gibbon

orangutan

howler monkey

lesser lemur

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Question 8 of 10

8. This mammal lives in South America. It has a very long neck and is used as a beast of burden in the Andes. What is it? Hint

camel

llama

giraffe

goat

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Question 9 of 10

9. This mammal is the only marsupial in North America. What is it? Hint

opossum

beaver

wallaby

wolverine

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first letters of the answers to the first nine questions spell the name of a mammal who is covered with bony plates.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This mammal likes to eat termites. Arthur, the star of children's books and television shows is one of these animals.

Answer: aardvark

The aardvark lives in Africa. It is sometimes called an anteater, but anteaters do not have teeth, an aardvark does.

2. This North American mammal has a masked face and a ringed tail and likes to wash its food. What animal is it?

Answer: raccoon

Raccoons like to eat just about anything. In the wild they will eat fish, frogs, insects and eggs. However, they will eat most things that humans do and can be a nuisance. Do not try to feed them by hand
a bite can be harmful.

Answer: mole

Gardeners do not like moles very much as they burrow under lawns, and throw up piles of dirt on the grass.

4. Most types of this mammal live in Africa. It has horns and hooves and looks like a deer, although it isn't. It is a very fast runner. What is it?

Answer: antelope

Antelopes are found only in Africa and Asia. Their horns are hollow and they are permanent, not shed like a deer's antlers.

5. What is the name of the wild dog that lives in Australia?

Answer: dingo

The dingo has a yellowish colored coat. It is carnivorous, that means it eats meat.

6. What is the name of the wild goat that lives in the Alps and Himalayas?

Answer: ibex

The ibex is a wild goat that has very large, backward curving horns.

7. This small primate, is only found in Madagascar. What is it?

Answer: lesser lemur

The lemur is a small mammal with big eyes and a pointed face. It lives mostly in trees. Many types of lemur are endangered.

8. This mammal lives in South America. It has a very long neck and is used as a beast of burden in the Andes. What is it?

Answer: llama

Male llamas have been used for transporting goods in the mountains of Peru and Boliva for over four thousand years.

9. This mammal is the only marsupial in North America. What is it?

Answer: opossum

Marsupials are animals whose babies live in the mother's pouch for some time after they are born. Most marsupials, like kangaroos and wombats live in Australia.

10. The first letters of the answers to the first nine questions spell the name of a mammal who is covered with bony plates.

Answer: armadillo

The armadillo lives in the southern North America and in South America. Many armidillos can curl up to protect themselves from their enemies, as their bony plates overlap to form an armor like covering.

Source: Author minch

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