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Geckos: Fun, Fact, Fantasy Trivia Quiz

A short quiz on everybody's favorite type of lizard.

A multiple-choice quiz by pacmanfrog. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pacmanfrog

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,466

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1459

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these geckos aren't found in Asia? Hint

Leopard gecko

Banded gecko

Tokay gecko

Flying gecko

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Question 2 of 10

2. Eublepharid geckoes have eyelids.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the scientific name for a Tokay gecko? Hint

Gekko Gecko

Colenxy Brevis

Eublepharis Macularis

Gecko Tokas

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many eggs do most leopard geckos lay at one time? Hint

6-9

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Question 5 of 10

5. There are lavender yellow morph leopard geckos.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Geckos only eat meat.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. All geckos are members of what family? Hint

Squmata

Lizardae

Reptillia

Gekkonidae

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Question 8 of 10

8. What distinguishes geckos from other lizards? Hint

A tail that falls off

They eat bugs

A voice box

Bone structure

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Question 9 of 10

9. What gecko was believed to be extinct until the 1990s? Hint

Web footed gecko

Eyelash gecko

Moorish gecko

Moth hunter gecko

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Question 10 of 10

10. The largest gecko ever to live was found on what country? Hint

China

New Zealand

South Africa

Brazil

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these geckos aren't found in Asia?

Answer: Banded gecko

Banded geckos are found throughout Southwest and Central America.

2. Eublepharid geckoes have eyelids.

Answer: True

Eublepharids have eyelids, and are unable to climb smooth surfaces.

3. What is the scientific name for a Tokay gecko?

Answer: Gekko Gecko

Tokay geckos get their name from the barking sound- "to-kay"- that they make.

4. How many eggs do most leopard geckos lay at one time?

Answer: 2

Most geckos lay two eggs, but some lay dozens.

5. There are lavender yellow morph leopard geckos.

Answer: True

Leopard geckos come in a wide range of genetic morphs from albino to orange.

6. Geckos only eat meat.

Answer: False

Day geckos from Madagascar eat insects, fruit, and nectar.

7. All geckos are members of what family?

Answer: Gekkonidae

Gekkonidae is split into several smaller subgenera.

8. What distinguishes geckos from other lizards?

Answer: A voice box

A gecko's voice box allows most species to make a wide range of sounds.

9. What gecko was believed to be extinct until the 1990s?

Answer: Eyelash gecko

Only a few specimens of eyelash geckos where found in 1860, but they vanished until one was found in the 1990s. Now eyelash geckos are popular in the pet trade.

10. The largest gecko ever to live was found on what country?

Answer: New Zealand

The giant geckos of New Zealand died out when people first reached New Zealand.

Source: Author pacmanfrog

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