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Animals You Thought You Knew Trivia Quiz

Off-beat information about animals...

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

Author
sampras

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,064

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4825

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which animal is responsible for the most human deaths per year along the Nile River? Hint

the hippo

the lion

the crocodile

the hyena

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Question 2 of 10

2. Aside from humans, the animal most likely to have long-lasting visible effects on its immediate environment is which of these? Hint

the honey-bee

the alligator

the beaver

the ladder-backed woodpecker

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Question 3 of 10

3. How can alligators be distinguished from crocodiles? Hint

life-span

tail thickness

exposed teeth

number of eggs laid

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Question 4 of 10

4. The last large mammal to be discovered in Africa was which of these? Hint

the Gorilla

the Olive Baboon

the Basilisk

the Okapi

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Koala can exist by eating the leaves of what tree? Hint

Beech

Eucalyptus

Oak

Pine

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Question 6 of 10

6. The name 'white' rhino actually derives from the Dutch word for: Hint

white

wheel

large

wide

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Question 7 of 10

7. Cetacean refers to: Hint

Rodents

Whales

Ungulates

Hominids

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you were a lepidopterist, you would spend your time doing what? Hint

Hunting leopards

Hunting felines

Hunting rodents

Hunting butterflies

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the earliest known member of the horse family? Hint

merychippus

eohippus

urhorse

eohorse

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Question 10 of 10

10. Stephen Jay Gould was a paleontologist who specialized, perhaps slowly, in what? Hint

Carribbean dinosaurs

Mexican cytomorphs

Brazilian amber deposits

Bahamian snails

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which animal is responsible for the most human deaths per year along the Nile River?

Answer: the hippo

2. Aside from humans, the animal most likely to have long-lasting visible effects on its immediate environment is which of these?

Answer: the beaver

The ponds created by a beaver's dam eventually silt up, forming meadows, hence, totally new environments.

3. How can alligators be distinguished from crocodiles?

Answer: exposed teeth

Crocodiles show more teeth than alligators.

4. The last large mammal to be discovered in Africa was which of these?

Answer: the Okapi

5. The Koala can exist by eating the leaves of what tree?

Answer: Eucalyptus

6. The name 'white' rhino actually derives from the Dutch word for:

Answer: wide

When it comes to rhinos, the terms 'white' and 'black' have nothing to do with color. The 'white' rhino has a wide lip, this is from the Dutch word for 'wide'--the Dutch colonized South {Africa;} the 'black' rhino has a 'hooked' lip. Both are endangered.

7. Cetacean refers to:

Answer: Whales

8. If you were a lepidopterist, you would spend your time doing what?

Answer: Hunting butterflies

Lepidoptera is the name for butterflies... it means, 'scaled wing'

9. What is the earliest known member of the horse family?

Answer: eohippus

Horses evolved in North America, died out (here), and were later introduced by the Spanish in the 16th century.

10. Stephen Jay Gould was a paleontologist who specialized, perhaps slowly, in what?

Answer: Bahamian snails

Source: Author sampras

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