Kings of the Animal World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Germany

The Emperor Bird-of-paradise is endemic to Papua New Guinea and is mainly found in the forests of the Huon peninsula. The bird was discovered by German ornithologist, Carl Hunstein and named Paradisaea guilielmi in honour of the German emperor, Wilhelm II.
Other royal titled birds of this species are the King Bird-of-paradise, King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise, Queen Carola's Parotia and Princess Stephanie's Astrapia.

Answer: Mount Lamington

With a wingspan measuring between 19-28 centimeters and a body length of almost 8 centimeters, the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is the largest butterfly in the world. The birdwing has an extremely limited range with its habitat restricted to the lowland forests of Papua New Guinea.

The eruption of Mount Lamington in 1951 resulted in over 3000 deaths with the damage extending to an area of approximately 12 kilometers around the volcano. It also destroyed a significant portion of this creature's natural habitat. Threats to its habitat also include loss of land due to farming and logging. Other royal titled birds of this species are Queen Victoria's Birdwing and Rajah Brooke's Birdwing.

Answer: Kookaburra

The Kookaburra belongs to the Halcyinidae family also known as the terrestrial or tree kingfishers. Its name is based on its distinctive call which is similar to the sound of human laughter. Kookaburras are carnivorous birds whose diet includes lizards, insects and other small birds.

Answer: False

The Purple Emperor belongs to the Nymphalidae family and is found mainly in Central Europe and Southern England with its natural habitat being deciduous woodlands. Unlike most butterflies, its diet consists mainly of the honeydew secreted by aphids. It also feeds on animal dung and carcasses.

Answer: Magenta

The albino colour mutation is a combination of the blue and lutino variants. The Princess parrot was named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark who later went on to become the Queen of England. Its natural habitat spans western central Australia which is largely a desert area.

Answer: Chinook

Other names for this species include Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon, black salmon, blackmouth and Tyee salmon. While salmon are ocean dwelling fish, they return to fresh water sources for spawning. The king salmon is native to the northern part of the Pacific Coast and is designated as the state fish of Alaska.

Answer: Colouring which helps to camouflage it from predators

The colouring of the Emperor penguin is similar to that of other penguin species with the white belly making it difficult for the predators to distinguish the birds from their surroundings. The other adaptations mentioned help the Emperor penguin to survive the harsh temperatures of the Antarctic where it spends its entire life.

The Emperor and King penguins are the only two species to belong to the genus Aptenodytes.

Answer: Violet-eared Waxbill

The Queen whydah and the Violet-eared waxbill are both found in the southern parts of Africa. While the Queen whydah mainly lays its eggs in the nest of the Violet-eared waxbill, occasionally it also lays them in the nests of the Black-faced and Blue waxbills. Unlike cuckoos, which also lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, whydahs don't destroy the eggs of the host birds.

Answer: True

All cobras are commonly grouped under the genus Najas. The king cobra, however, is the only member of the genus Ophiophagus. The name of the genus translates from Greek to mean 'snake eater' and is derived from the cobra's diet which consists mainly of other snakes.

Answer: Isle of Man

These are medium sized scallops that belong to the Pectinidae family. They have even been found to exist in deeper waters upto 400 meters below mean sea level with a diet consisting of plankton.Also called Queenies, they are renowned as a seafood delicacy. The Isle of Man Queenie Festival is a week long event with the scallops featuring prominently on the menus.
Isle of Wight is an English county.