FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

All About Beavers Trivia Quiz

Here are some questions about one of the most industrious mammals in the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by ArtieChoke. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ArtieChoke

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,588

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1537

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (5/10), Guest 172 (7/10), Thbigbopper (8/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many different species of beaver are there in the world? Hint

It depends on what biologist you ask.

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Beavers belong to their own genus: Castor. Why were they given this name? Hint

It's a Latin word meaning "large rodent".

It comes from the name of an oily substance that beavers produce.

It's a Latin word meaning "teeth".

The biologist that named the beaver liked the constellation Gemini.

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Casteroides is the name given to the prehistoric beaver that swam the freshwater lakes of North America long ago. How large was this beaver ancestor? Hint

About the size of modern beavers.

About the size of an adult black bear.

About the size of an adult elephant.

About twice the size of modern beavers.

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. How many incisors does a beaver have? Hint

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. True or False: Beavers have an adaptation for underwater woodcutting.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. A Beaver's diet consists mainly of bark and twigs, but what else do beavers eat? Hint

Skunk Cabbage

Berries

All of these

Grass

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Beavers are coprophagous. What does that mean? Hint

They eat wood.

They defecate through a cloaca.

They have large stomachs.

They eat their own feces.

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. True or False: Beavers are often found living in small colonies of 6 or 7 beavers.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. A beaver's tail is one of its most recognizable characteristics. Which of the following is NOT a way beavers use their tails? Hint

Fat Storage

Towing Sticks, Mud, or Rocks

Rudder when Swimming

Helps with Balance while Standing

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, everyone knows that the only rodent larger than the beaver is the capybara. But where do capybara live? Hint

Eurasia

Africa

South America

Australia

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Dec 15 2024 : Guest 98: 5/10
Dec 07 2024 : Guest 172: 7/10
Nov 16 2024 : Thbigbopper: 8/10
Nov 07 2024 : Guest 1: 5/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 71: 3/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many different species of beaver are there in the world?

Answer: It depends on what biologist you ask.

Traditionally, biologists thought that there were two species: Castor canadensis, the North American beaver, and Castor fiber, the Eurasian beaver. However, since North American beavers introduced to Eurasian populations readily breed with the Eurasian beavers, many biologists consider them to be the same species, Castor fiber.

2. Beavers belong to their own genus: Castor. Why were they given this name?

Answer: It comes from the name of an oily substance that beavers produce.

The oily substance is called castoreum. It comes from two large glands that are aptly called castoreum glands. Beavers use this pungent yellow secretion to mark their territory.

3. Casteroides is the name given to the prehistoric beaver that swam the freshwater lakes of North America long ago. How large was this beaver ancestor?

Answer: About the size of an adult black bear.

Casteroides was monstrous. It probably weighed around 800 pounds and measured 8 to 9 feet in length.

4. How many incisors does a beaver have?

Answer: 4

Two on the top and two on the bottom. They also have 16 molars.

5. True or False: Beavers have an adaptation for underwater woodcutting.

Answer: True

Beavers have a fur flap between their front incisors and back molars to prevent water and wood chips from entering their mouths.

6. A Beaver's diet consists mainly of bark and twigs, but what else do beavers eat?

Answer: All of these

Beavers supplement their fibrous diets with these extra items in the spring and summer.

7. Beavers are coprophagous. What does that mean?

Answer: They eat their own feces.

It's true. Most rodents are actually coprophagous. Beavers eat so much that their digestive system can't absorb all of the nutrients in the food in one pass. Beavers defecate green, then eat the green feces, then defecate brown.

8. True or False: Beavers are often found living in small colonies of 6 or 7 beavers.

Answer: True

Yearling beavers will help raise their younger siblings but will then leave to start a lodge of their own. Therefore, around 6 or 7 beavers will live in a lodge at a time.

9. A beaver's tail is one of its most recognizable characteristics. Which of the following is NOT a way beavers use their tails?

Answer: Towing Sticks, Mud, or Rocks

Beavers do all of their towing with their arms and legs.

10. Finally, everyone knows that the only rodent larger than the beaver is the capybara. But where do capybara live?

Answer: South America

Capybara are some freaky looking animals! Hope you enjoyed my beaver quiz.

Source: Author ArtieChoke

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor crisw before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.