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All About Pandas Trivia Quiz

Take this quiz about China's most famous mammal, the Giant Panda.

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

Author
DigitalAngel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
168,837

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Pandas are widely known to come from China, but in which Chinese province are you mostly likely to find pandas living in the wild? Hint

Guangdong

Hubei

Sichuan

Henan

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Question 2 of 10

2. We all know that pandas love to eat bamboo and, as a result, pandas have true opposable thumbs in order to allow them to eat their favourite food. True or false?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. A panda needs to eat so much bamboo because of its digestive system. True or false?

True

False

4. A problem exacerbating the panda population problem is the fact that female pandas have very few cubs during their fertile years. How many cubs does a female panda living in the wild produce during each pregnancy and how often? Hint

Two cubs every two years

Two cubs every ten months

One cub every seven years

One cub every two to three years

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Question 5 of 10

5. Do pandas hibernate?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Aside from black patches around the eyes, black limbs, black eyes, black claws and a black nose, which other body parts of a panda are black? Hint

Tail

Abdomen

Ears

Face

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pandas can get quite vocal. How many distinct calls have been identified in the wild? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. The most well-known panda reserve in China is known by which name? Hint

Shanghai Reserve

Wolong Nature Reserve

Sichuan Mountain Reserve

Panda Paradise Reserve

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these four statements is true of pandas? Hint

They live in groups of three

They live in small groups

They are solitary animals

They live in very large groups

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Question 10 of 10

10. The panda we all know so well is in fact a species known as the Giant Panda. There is another species of panda, known as the Red Panda, which resembles which other animal? Hint

Giant Panda (but in red and white instead)

Spectacled Bear

Raccoon

Squirrel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pandas are widely known to come from China, but in which Chinese province are you mostly likely to find pandas living in the wild?

Answer: Sichuan

Pandas are found mostly in the mountainous south-western province of Sichuan, particularly in the Sichuan Basin (source - http://www.china.org.cn/english/2001/Sep/18737.htm). Pandas can also be found in the nearby provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi, and it is believed that pandas were also once found in Myanmar (Burma) and North Vietnam (source - http://www.worldwildlife.org/pandas/nat_hist.cfml)

2. We all know that pandas love to eat bamboo and, as a result, pandas have true opposable thumbs in order to allow them to eat their favourite food. True or false?

Answer: False

Although most people think that the pandas have opposable thumbs as we do, the "thumb" was found to actually be an elongated wrist bone. (sources - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb and http://www.athro.com/evo/pthumb.html)

3. A panda needs to eat so much bamboo because of its digestive system. True or false?

Answer: True

The digestive system of a panda is in fact very similar to that of a carnivore so a lot of the bamboo's nutrition is lost as waste. This means that the panda must eat a large amount of bamboo a day -between 20 and 40 pounds of it each day - in order to get all the nutrition it needs.

Answer: One cub every two to three years

The average for a female panda living in the wild is actually just one panda cub every two to three years. Two pandas every two years is a possibility, but twins are somewhat rarer. Even in captivity, a female panda is likely to produce just one cub every two years. (http://www.worldwildlife.org/pandas/reproduction.cfml)

5. Do pandas hibernate?

Answer: No

Pandas do not hibernate. As bamboo is a year-round plant, there is a plentiful supply of nutrition and this prevents the need for hibernation. (See http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Giant_Panda.asp for more information on why pandas do not hibernate)

6. Aside from black patches around the eyes, black limbs, black eyes, black claws and a black nose, which other body parts of a panda are black?

Answer: Ears

Pandas are white except for their limbs, the region around their eyes, their noses and their ears. Their eyes and claws are black. There is a very cute little story about the origin of the panda's colouring that can be found on the Chinese WWF's website.

7. Pandas can get quite vocal. How many distinct calls have been identified in the wild?

Answer: 11

Apparently 11 different calls have been identified in the wild, although scientists have yet to determine their individual functions. (taken from http://www.bearbiology.com/gpdesc.html)

8. The most well-known panda reserve in China is known by which name?

Answer: Wolong Nature Reserve

The leading reserve in China for panda breeding and protection is the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan and is primarily run by scientists and researchers from the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda. Wolong also receives funding and support from the WWF.

9. Which of these four statements is true of pandas?

Answer: They are solitary animals

Pandas are by nature solitary creatures and, with the exception of spending its first two years with its mother, pandas will normally only seek out company during the mating season.

10. The panda we all know so well is in fact a species known as the Giant Panda. There is another species of panda, known as the Red Panda, which resembles which other animal?

Answer: Raccoon

The red panda looks very different from the giant panda and in fact resembles a raccoon. Like its "big cousin", the red panda eats bamboo and is also found in mountainous bamboo forests. It is also a rare and endangered species and can be found in Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar, as well as China. You can read more about red pandas at http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailufulg.htm

Source: Author DigitalAngel

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