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Quiz about Collectively Speaking
Quiz about Collectively Speaking

Collectively Speaking Trivia Quiz


There are some weird and wonderful collective nouns used to describe groups of animals, here are ten of them. All questions are multi-choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by DoveHouse. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
DoveHouse
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
354,347
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
826
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which beautiful birds come in a 'lamentation'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How is a group of woodcocks described? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How are wild boars collectively known? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which lofty animal group is known as a 'tower'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How could a group of rhinoceroses be known? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How would you describe a lot of mosquitoes? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What noisy amphibians or reptiles would a 'rhumba' describe? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What voracious fish would come in a 'battery'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What word looks likely to describe a group of raccoons? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Finally, what long horned animal would be described in a 'cluster'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which beautiful birds come in a 'lamentation'?

Answer: Swans

Geese come in a 'wedge' or 'gaggle'.
Partridges can be a 'covey' or a 'bevy'.
Gulls flock in a 'colony'.
2. How is a group of woodcocks described?

Answer: A Fall

A 'flight' is of goshawks.
A 'wisp' is a group of snipe.
A 'brace' is of grouse or pheasants.
3. How are wild boars collectively known?

Answer: A Sounder

A 'lodge' is a family of beavers.
A 'company' is the name for a group of moles.
A 'band' is a pack of coyotes.
4. Which lofty animal group is known as a 'tower'?

Answer: Giraffes

Elks are known as a 'gang'.
Elephant families are know as a 'parade'.
Donkey herds are known as a 'drove'.
5. How could a group of rhinoceroses be known?

Answer: A Stubbornness

A 'thunder' describes hippopotami.
A 'team' describes a herd of oxen.
A 'school' describes whales, dolphins and some fish.
'Crash' is another name for a group of rhinos.
6. How would you describe a lot of mosquitoes?

Answer: A Scourge

An 'army' is of ants or caterpillars.
A 'cloud' describes grasshoppers and gnats.
A 'colony' is the name for termites or wasps.
7. What noisy amphibians or reptiles would a 'rhumba' describe?

Answer: Rattlesnakes

Toads are known as a 'knot'.
Dragons are known as a 'weyr'.
Cobras are known as a 'quiver'.
8. What voracious fish would come in a 'battery'?

Answer: Barracudas

Cod would be classed as a 'school'.
Eels congregate in a 'swarm'.
Swordfish gather together in a 'flotilla'.
9. What word looks likely to describe a group of raccoons?

Answer: A Gaze

A 'romp' is a group of otters.
A 'group' describes a band of guinea pigs.
A group of goats comes in a 'trip'.
10. Finally, what long horned animal would be described in a 'cluster'?

Answer: An Antelope

An 'array' is the collective term for hedgehogs.
Buffalo come in a 'gang'.
Groups of skunks are known as a 'surfeit'.
Source: Author DoveHouse

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