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Double Latin Trivia Quiz

All animals have Latin names as well as English names. Sometimes these Latin names are the same for the genus and species. Here are some of them. See if you know what their English names are. All of these are British or European birds.

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

Author
canonbash

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
356,383

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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316

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Question 1 of 10

1. Quickly! What is the English name for the Apus apus? Hint

Swallow

Kestrel

Nightjar

Common swift

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the English name for the tasty bird Perdix perdix? Hint

Common pheasant

Grey partridge

Common quail

Andalusian hemipode

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of Britain's smallest birds, what is the English name for Troglodytes troglodytes? Hint

Eurasian wren

Song thrush

Robin

Goldcrest

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Question 4 of 10

4. The largest British finch, what is the English name for Coccothruastes coccothruastes? Hint

Goldfinch

Chaffinch

Hawfinch

Greenfinch

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the less than obvious English name for Puffinus puffinus? Hint

Manx shearwater

Razorbill

Gannet

Atlantic puffin

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the English name for Crex crex? Hint

Common pheasant

Red-legged partridge

Grey swan

Corncrake

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Question 7 of 10

7. Amongst the largest of the owl family, what is the English name for Bubo bubo? Hint

Pygmy owl

Tawny owl

Eurasian eagle-owl

Little owl

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Question 8 of 10

8. Famous for stealing shiny objects what is the English name for Pica pica? Hint

Eurasian magpie

Rook

Raven

Jackdaw

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the English name for Anser anser? Hint

Barnacle goose

Greylag goose

Snow goose

Egyptian goose

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Question 10 of 10

10. Almost as large as a small goose, what is the English name for Tadorna tadorna? Hint

Goosander

Mallard

Common shelduck

Mandarin duck

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Quickly! What is the English name for the Apus apus?

Answer: Common swift

Strangely, the common swift's nearest relatives are thought to be hummingbirds. Incredibly, when not breeding, the common swift spends almost its entire life flying. It even sleeps on the wing. Often their nests are built out of airborne material caught whilst on the wing and stuck together by the bird's saliva.

2. What is the English name for the tasty bird Perdix perdix?

Answer: Grey partridge

The female grey partridge can lay up to as many as twenty eggs in one clutch. This species has been introduced to many countries for hunting and it now exists over much of North America where it is known as the Hungarian partridge.

3. One of Britain's smallest birds, what is the English name for Troglodytes troglodytes?

Answer: Eurasian wren

In winter, these tiny birds have been known to sleep in bird boxes, sometimes in groups of as many as twenty individuals. Despite its diminutive size, it sings much louder than some birds that are twice as big.

4. The largest British finch, what is the English name for Coccothruastes coccothruastes?

Answer: Hawfinch

A hawfinch's favorite food are the kernels of cherry stones which it accesses by cracking the cherry stones with its very powerful beak. It is a bird that is distributed throughout Europe and parts of Asia, but its two closest relatives are the evening grosbeak of North America and the hooded grosbeak of Central America.

5. What is the less than obvious English name for Puffinus puffinus?

Answer: Manx shearwater

This bird is named Manx after the Isle of Man - the island was once the home of a very large breeding colony which now no longer exists owing to the accidental introduction of rats from 18th century ship wrecks.This relatively small bird migrates over 10,000 kilometers to winter off the eastern coast of South America.

6. What is the English name for Crex crex?

Answer: Corncrake

Although a threatened and seriously declining breeding bird in Britain, recent population estimates of corncrakes across their European and Asian breeding ranges are between five and ten million individuals. Its Latin name of Crex crex closely resembles the sound of its call.

7. Amongst the largest of the owl family, what is the English name for Bubo bubo?

Answer: Eurasian eagle-owl

Hedgehogs are amongst the favorite prey of this bird which they eat after skinning the spines off their back. Because of its large size, this bird is capable of preying upon fully grown foxes and young deer.

8. Famous for stealing shiny objects what is the English name for Pica pica?

Answer: Eurasian magpie

The magpie is considered to be one of the most intelligent of birds and there is evidence that individuals can recognize themselves in a mirror. The brain to size ratio of these birds is similar to that of chimpanzees.

9. What is the English name for Anser anser?

Answer: Greylag goose

The greylag goose is the largest of the grey geese species and is believed to be the ancestor of the domesticated goose in Europe and North America. It's thought that its name derives from it being one of the last species to migrate, therefore lagging behind other birds.

10. Almost as large as a small goose, what is the English name for Tadorna tadorna?

Answer: Common shelduck

Common shelducks gather annually in large flocks (sometimes as many as 100,000) to moult. They commonly use old rabbit burrows as a nest site.

Source: Author canonbash

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