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Quiz about Hope is the Thing With Feathers

Hope is the Thing With Feathers Quiz

"Hope Is the Thing with Feathers" is both a poem by Emily Dickinson and a book by Christopher Cokinos. The book focuses on six extinct North American birds, which is what this quiz is about. Do you think you can ace it?

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

Author
bobthebirder

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,328

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

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6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The last specimens of the Carolina parakeet were thought to have been collected in 1905, but there have been many later unconfirmed sightings. One, in 1937, was in this Georgia swamp. Hint

The Santee

The Everglades

The Great

The Okefenokee

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1935, this bird was photographed and caught on film. It was found in a Louisiana swamp. Which of these was it? Hint

bald eagle

passenger pigeon

ivory-billed woodpecker

Carolina parakeet

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Question 3 of 10

3. Last found on Martha's Vineyard, this extinct prairie chicken was one of the first animals that mankind tried to save from extinction. Hint

sage hen

greater prairie-chicken

heath hen

lesser prairie-chicken

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1900, the last wild member of this species was thought to have been shot by Press Clay Southworth, a 14 year old boy in Ohio. Hint

heath hen

Carolina parakeet

passenger pigeon

great auk

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Question 5 of 10

5. The last of this poorly-documented species of sea duck is thought to have been killed in Elmira, New York. Hint

Labrador duck

mallard

bufflehead

None of the above

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Question 6 of 10

6. This flightless sea bird was once found through-out the North Atlantic Ocean. Quickly killed off in Europe, it was rediscovered by European explorers, who found it very useful. Hint

great auk

great gull

Labrador duck

North Atlantic clawed penguin

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Question 7 of 10

7. This Carolina parakeet was a pet owned by Paul Bartsch. It is now a specimen at the Smithsonian, and has an interesting name. What is it? Hint

Scribbles

Doodles

Incas

Lady Jane

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Question 8 of 10

8. The ivory-billed woodpecker had many nicknames. Which of these is one of them? Hint

imperial bird

Lord God bird

shotgun bird

Tiny Tim

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Question 9 of 10

9. This extinct pigeon is estimated to have had a population of three to five billion before the settlement of the Americas. Hint

mourning dove

North American rock pigeon

rock dove

passenger pigeon

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Question 10 of 10

10. An 1891 expedition by Bowdoin Collage claimed to have seen a female with her brood of this extinct bird. Which is it? Hint

heath hen

passenger pigeon

Labrador duck

Carolina parakeet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The last specimens of the Carolina parakeet were thought to have been collected in 1905, but there have been many later unconfirmed sightings. One, in 1937, was in this Georgia swamp.

Answer: The Okefenokee

During the sighting, the parakeet was actually caught on video. However, the film has been lost and experts who have seen it agree that it showed a parrot of some kind, though it is impossible to tell which species.

2. In 1935, this bird was photographed and caught on film. It was found in a Louisiana swamp. Which of these was it?

Answer: ivory-billed woodpecker

In an expedition led by Cornell University, the ivory-billed woodpecker was rediscovered for the second time, and photographed by James Tanner. In 2005, another Cornell led expedition claimed to have caught it on video in 2004 in Arkansas. Although it is generally thought to be an ivory-bill, there have been multiple challenges against it. Reasons for these challenges include the fact that the video is blurry, and that there has not been any second sighting, despite the fact that the searches have continued in the area since the sighting.

3. Last found on Martha's Vineyard, this extinct prairie chicken was one of the first animals that mankind tried to save from extinction.

Answer: heath hen

The heath hen was one of the first species that we tried to save. We actually were doing well, raising its population from 400 in 1913 to about 2000 in 1916. However, a series of natural disasters pushed it into extinction.

4. In 1900, the last wild member of this species was thought to have been shot by Press Clay Southworth, a 14 year old boy in Ohio.

Answer: passenger pigeon

This passenger pigeon, now called Buttons, is on display at the Ohio Historical Center. Martha, who died in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo, was the last living passenger pigeon.

5. The last of this poorly-documented species of sea duck is thought to have been killed in Elmira, New York.

Answer: Labrador duck

The Labrador duck was always rare, and the specimen collected in Elmira has been lost. Strangely, Elmira is far inland, and is the burial city of author Mark Twain.

6. This flightless sea bird was once found through-out the North Atlantic Ocean. Quickly killed off in Europe, it was rediscovered by European explorers, who found it very useful.

Answer: great auk

The great auk looked a lot like a penguin. In fact, it looked so similar that the word penguin was originally invented by sailors for this bird!

7. This Carolina parakeet was a pet owned by Paul Bartsch. It is now a specimen at the Smithsonian, and has an interesting name. What is it?

Answer: Doodles

Doodles' owner wrote much of him. We know that Doodles played with pigeons and squirrels. There are also many pictures of him.

8. The ivory-billed woodpecker had many nicknames. Which of these is one of them?

Answer: Lord God bird

It was called the Lord God bird after what settlers would exclaim when they saw its size. It had a two and a half foot wingspan!

9. This extinct pigeon is estimated to have had a population of three to five billion before the settlement of the Americas.

Answer: passenger pigeon

I know what you're thinking. How could a bird with that many members of its species die off? Well, it mainly has to do with hunting. A busy hunter could easily kill ten-thousand by simply firing up into the sky because they flew over in huge flocks of thousands, or even millions, of birds! Other reasons for the extinction include habitat loss and breeding failure.

10. An 1891 expedition by Bowdoin Collage claimed to have seen a female with her brood of this extinct bird. Which is it?

Answer: Labrador duck

The duck makes sense when you hear where the expedition took place, in Labrador, Canada. The duck was always poorly documented and may have survived long after its probable extinction in either 1875 or 1878.

Source: Author bobthebirder

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