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Animal Magic Trivia Quiz

Animals(birds,mammals,reptiles,fish) often survive by camouflage. See if you can earn 100 points by correctly identifying the ten creatures in the following questions. Good luck have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,152

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3209

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Can you correctly identify the animal here? Hint

piker

picotee

pika

picoline

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is a fish? Hint

grody

gri-gri

grogram

grunt

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Question 3 of 10

3. Can you find the whale here? Hint

roque

rorqual

rocquefort

roorback

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is a lizard? Hint

skink

skyros

skirl

skiffle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is a great nest builder? Hint

hammerkop

hammett

hammerhold

halvah

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of these is a mammal? Hint

kinnikinnick

kinkajou

kino

kippa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is a bird? Hint

tinea

timor

tincal

tinamou

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can you identify the most endangered crocodilian here? Hint

gharry

gharial

gee

ghat

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is a native of Madagascar? Hint

ayr

aye aye

ayin

ayacucho

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these words describes a species of deer? Hint

muon

muntjac

muntin

mural

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Can you correctly identify the animal here?

Answer: pika

The pika is a cute mammal which looks like a hamster but is a first cousin to the rabbit. It loves sunbathing on rocks and uses its pepper/salt coat as camouflage.

2. Which of these is a fish?

Answer: grunt

A grunt is a bony, tropical fish of the carp family. When caught they grunt, hence the name, by rubbing together tooth plates in their throats.

3. Can you find the whale here?

Answer: rorqual

A rorqual is a large streamlined baleen whale.The name comes from Norwegian 'furrow whale'.

4. Which of these is a lizard?

Answer: skink

The skink is the most diverse group of lizards. Some have small limbs while others have no limbs and move like snakes.

5. Which of these is a great nest builder?

Answer: hammerkop

The hammerkop(hammerhead) is one of the most impressive builders in the bird world. A pair work for 6 weeks collecting sticks, grasses, weeds, mud etc. which they form into a huge, domed structure, up to 6 feet high and weighing up to 110 lbs. The actual nest is inside the stick framework, with the entrance reduced in size by mud.

6. Which one of these is a mammal?

Answer: kinkajou

The kinkajou belongs to the raccoon family and is directly related to the red panda from Asia. The long tongue is used for retrieving honey, they also love fruit. They are nocturnal tree dwelling creatures.

7. Which of these is a bird?

Answer: tinamou

Tinamous are one of the most ancient group of birds and have no known close relatives. They are classified as a single family within their own order, Tinamiformes.

8. Can you identify the most endangered crocodilian here?

Answer: gharial

The gharial is a fish eating river crocodilian native to India. By the 1970s it was almost extinct. As it is now protected in nine sites in India, a very small recovery has been made. It takes its name from 'gharra' an Indian pot shaped like the bulbous nose of the adult male.

9. Which of these is a native of Madagascar?

Answer: aye aye

This little creature is endangered because of loss of habitat. In parts of Madagascar it is regarded as magical, with the belief that if it is seen(which it rarely is) there will be death in the village.
The eyes are truthfully hypnotic. It makes a curious tapping sound which you can hear for yourselves at www.thewildones.org/animals.

10. Which of these words describes a species of deer?

Answer: muntjac

These deer, also called barking deer, have been around a very long time, 15-35 million years. They are, not surprisingly, the oldest known form of deer. Are they the deer on the Caves of Lascaux? I think so.
All information drawn from Wikipedia, Microsoft College Dictionary and an extensive web trawl.

Source: Author Fiachra

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