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FunTrivia Animals Mix: Vol 1 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Animals questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
FTBot

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
407,765

Updated
Jan 06 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
895

Last 3 plays: Starlight5656 (8/10), Liz5050 (9/10), Guest 12 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the sea creatures listed here is a crustacean? Hint

Catfish

Monkfish

Dogfish

Crayfish

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these geographically named breeds is the odd one out? Hint

Abyssinian

Persian

Siamese

Dalmatian

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which dog, famously portrayed in a Disney film where there were 101 of them, is also known as a spotted coach dog? Hint

Alsatian

Dalmatian

Poodle

Labrador

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which critically endangered animal, native to Eastern and Southern Africa, has had its population almost double in the first two decades of the twenty-first century? Hint

Tamaraw

Mountain Anoa

Ictibus

Black Rhinoceros

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these beings usually fails the "mirror test", where they are placed in front of a mirror and watched to see if they can identify themselves? Hint

European magpie

Elephant

Newborn human

Bonobo ape

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Chartreux cat breed is also commonly known as what? Hint

The smiling cat

The sensitive cat

The obedient cat

The scaredy cat

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which animal has cube-shaped faeces? Hint

Numbat

Wombat

Zubat

Cricketbat

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Question 8 of 10

8. British comedian John Cleese was honored by having a species named after him, as acknowledgment of his conservation work. The endangered animal is found only in Madagascar. What is it? Hint

A lemur

A spider

A bear

An antelope

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does "lasso locomotion" allow brown tree snakes to do? Hint

Catch moving prey more efficiently

Lay eggs more efficiently

Mate more efficiently

Climb smooth cylinders more efficiently

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Question 10 of 10

10. It's not a rodent, but what sort of animal was once known as a reremouse? Hint

Bat

Cat

Bird

Beaver

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the sea creatures listed here is a crustacean?

Answer: Crayfish

Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans founds in North America and Australia. They look similar to lobsters.

Question by player WrathOfKing

2. Which of these geographically named breeds is the odd one out?

Answer: Dalmatian

Siamese, Persian and Abyssinian are all well-known and popular cat breeds. A Dalmatian, however, is a dog!

Question by player WesleyCrusher

3. Which dog, famously portrayed in a Disney film where there were 101 of them, is also known as a spotted coach dog?

Answer: Dalmatian

The name Dalmatian comes from its Croatian heritage. Dalmatia is a region within Croatia where images of the dog were originally found.

Question by player timence

4. Which critically endangered animal, native to Eastern and Southern Africa, has had its population almost double in the first two decades of the twenty-first century?

Answer: Black Rhinoceros

From 1960 to 1995 the Black Rhino population dropped by a staggering 98% to less than 2,500. Even though poaching and black-market trafficking of horns is still a threat, the numbers have increased to approximately 5400 by 2019. Thanks to persistent conservation efforts across Africa, poaching numbers are slowly decreasing but it continues to be a threat.

Question by player sally0malley

5. Which of these beings usually fails the "mirror test", where they are placed in front of a mirror and watched to see if they can identify themselves?

Answer: Newborn human

The mirror test places animals in front of a mirror, often with a spot of dye or rouge placed on them to be visible in a mirror, to see if they understand that they are looking at themselves or another animal. Elephants, bonobos, and European magpies have all passed the test - the latter the first non-mammal to have done so. Humans typically cannot pass the test until about 12-18 months.

Question by player bisaacs90

6. The Chartreux cat breed is also commonly known as what?

Answer: The smiling cat

A Chartreux's fur is medium length and, when stroked, feels like sheep's wool. Its eyes are of a gold or copper hue and its voice appears to tweet. The Chartreux breed is a subtle and highly intelligent breed, but rather playful. They also have the reputation of being among the best mouse catchers in the feline realm.

Question by player Lilady

7. Which animal has cube-shaped faeces?

Answer: Wombat

The faeces are probably this shape to keep them in place when marking its turf.

Question by player miranda101

8. British comedian John Cleese was honored by having a species named after him, as acknowledgment of his conservation work. The endangered animal is found only in Madagascar. What is it?

Answer: A lemur

"Avahi cleesei" is a tiny species of wooly lemur weighing under 1 kg. It was discovered and named for Cleese in 1990.

Question by player kscleaves

9. What does "lasso locomotion" allow brown tree snakes to do?

Answer: Climb smooth cylinders more efficiently

The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)) is an invasive species in Guam. Since it's arrival in the 1940s, the snake has decimated many local bird populations. To help the birds, scientists built special nesting boxes that had a smooth cylindrical metal baffle underneath them that was designed to encourage slipping and prevent the snakes from climbing to the boxes.

The brown tree snakes were then observed engaging in a new behaviour, called "lasso locomotion" by the scientists. The snakes wrapped themselves around the cylinder, tied themselves in a knot, and squeezed the smooth baffle very tightly as they wriggled their way up to the nesting box.

In 2021, scientists report that new baffles to protect the nests are being designed.

Question by player Trivia_Fan54

10. It's not a rodent, but what sort of animal was once known as a reremouse?

Answer: Bat

Reremouse is an archaic term for a bat. The term comes from Anglo-Saxon, meaning "moving mouse," presumably because bats can fly. Despite being a small, furry mammal, bats are not closely related to mice. There are over 1200 known species of bats.

Question by player daver852

Source: Author FTBot

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