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Feathered Animals Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on birds and all information was verified in the book "Feathered and Furry Animals" by Mary Packard and Deborah De Fond.

A multiple-choice quiz by cmt101. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cmt101

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
278,679

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1215

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Question 1 of 10

1. What are the outer feathers of a bird called? Hint

contour

outer

down

ontour

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Question 2 of 10

2. The beaks of oxpeckers can be what colour, other than yellow? Hint

red

blue

black

green

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Question 3 of 10

3. How do birds cool their body temperature? Hint

gliding

sweating

panting

licking themselves

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Question 4 of 10

4. A cygnet, on hatching, will follow the first thing that moves, even if it is not a creature of the same species.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Burrowing owls know how to copy the sound of which other creature? Hint

anteater

hawk

rattlesnake

bee

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Gila woodpecker nests in a saguaro cactus.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. The word 'penguin' was originally applied to the great auk of the North Atlantic.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which bird behaves like a squirrel, storing acorns in autumn? Hint

robin

jay

crow

stark

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ravens belong to which family? Hint

Corvidae

Otididae

Passeriformes

Gruiformes

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Question 10 of 10

10. The robin is Britain's national bird.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are the outer feathers of a bird called?

Answer: contour

The outer feathers of a bird are smooth and stiff and give the bird its shape.

2. The beaks of oxpeckers can be what colour, other than yellow?

Answer: red

Oxpeckers are little grey birds which ride on the backs of oxen and other large animals, picking fleas off them, as well as removing rotting flesh from wounds.

3. How do birds cool their body temperature?

Answer: panting

Birds do not have sweat glands and therefore cannot perspire in order to reduce body temperature, instead they pant, much in the same way as dogs.

4. A cygnet, on hatching, will follow the first thing that moves, even if it is not a creature of the same species.

Answer: True

A female swan, known as a 'pen' will swim at the end of a line of cygnets in order to keep an eye on them. When a cygnet gets tired the mother will often carry the cygnet on her back.

5. Burrowing owls know how to copy the sound of which other creature?

Answer: rattlesnake

Burrowing owls imitate the sound of a rattlesnake in order to ward off predators from their underground tunnels.

6. The Gila woodpecker nests in a saguaro cactus.

Answer: True

When the Gila woodpecker moves out of the cactus, the elf owl moves in to raise its family.

7. The word 'penguin' was originally applied to the great auk of the North Atlantic.

Answer: True

The auk, now extinct, was a large black and white flightless bird with an upright posture, which lived in the northern hemisphere.

8. Which bird behaves like a squirrel, storing acorns in autumn?

Answer: jay

Jays spend the autumn making stores of acorns, but can't always remember where they're hidden! Woodpeckers, nuthatches and Clark's nutcrackers also store nuts in the winter.

9. Ravens belong to which family?

Answer: Corvidae

Ravens belong to the crow family, but are scientifically classified as being part of the Corvidae family, in the Passeriformes order.

10. The robin is Britain's national bird.

Answer: True

The robin was elected as Britain's national bird through The Times newspaper in 1960, and the title conferred in 1961 by the Council for Bird Preservation.

Source: Author cmt101

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