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Animals Quiz: Penguins: 10 Questions | Specific Bird Species

Test your penguin knowledge here! Have fun.

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

Author
Starpenguin

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,066

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3973

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Kalibre (8/10), Guest 204 (8/10), Guest 204 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The penguin is one of the few birds that cannot do what? Hint

Lay eggs

Breed

Fly

Eat

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many penguin species are there? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which hemisphere do all penguins except one species live? Hint

Southern Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

Eastern Hemisphere

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the smallest penguin species? Hint

Fairy Penguin

Gentoo Penguin

Adelie Penguin

Chinstrap Penguin

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the biggest penguin species? Hint

Emperor Penguin

King Penguin

Royal Penguin

Magellanic Penguin

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following foods is eaten by penguins? Hint

Squid

Bird eggs

Seaweed

Lizards

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following is NOT a danger to adult penguins? Hint

Whale Shark

Killer Whales

Seals

Fishing nets

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is the most northern, natural habitat, (not in a zoo) for a penguin species located? Hint

Hawaiian Islands

Galapagos Islands

Easter Island

New Zealand

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following penguins has a crest of yellow feathers on its head? Hint

Emperor penguin

African penguin

King penguin

Macaroni penguin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which penguin is a part of the 'Pygoscelis' genus? Hint

Fjordland Penguin

Adelie Penguin

Humboldt Penguin

Yellow-eyed Penguin

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Dec 20 2024 : Kalibre: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The penguin is one of the few birds that cannot do what?

Answer: Fly

Penguins, along with Emus and Ostriches, are some of the birds that can not fly. Penguins instead hop, slide on their bellies, run, and swim.

2. How many penguin species are there?

Answer: 17

Amazingly enough, there are only 17 species of penguins in 6 genera.

3. In which hemisphere do all penguins except one species live?

Answer: Southern Hemisphere

Almost all penguins live in the southern hemisphere, ranging from the coasts of South America to seas of ice off of Antarctica. Galapagos penguins are the only ones that live in the northern hemisphere.

4. What is the smallest penguin species?

Answer: Fairy Penguin

The Fairy or Little Blue penguin only weighs 2 pounds and stands only 16 inches tall.

5. What is the biggest penguin species?

Answer: Emperor Penguin

The Emperor Penguin is around 88 pounds and about 40 inches tall, while the second is the King Penguin at around 30 inches tall and only 20 to 30 pounds.

6. Which of the following foods is eaten by penguins?

Answer: Squid

Penguins also eat small fish, crustaceans, and krill, as well as squid.

7. Which of the following is NOT a danger to adult penguins?

Answer: Whale Shark

Adult penguins do not have to worry about whale sharks because the whale shark, even though it is related to the shark and is as big as a whale, eats nothing but krill or plankton.

8. Where is the most northern, natural habitat, (not in a zoo) for a penguin species located?

Answer: Galapagos Islands

The only penguin species to live that far north is the Galapagos Penguin. It is so hot for them that they have to hold out their flippers to cool them down as well as taking a good dip into the cold current waters.

9. Which of the following penguins has a crest of yellow feathers on its head?

Answer: Macaroni penguin

The Macaroni penguin, along with the erect-crested, Fjordland, Rockhopper, Royal, and Snares Island penguins, all have yellow crest feathers that serve many purposes for them.

10. Which penguin is a part of the 'Pygoscelis' genus?

Answer: Adelie Penguin

The word 'Pygocelis' means brush-tailed. There are only three penguins in this genus: Adelie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo. This is the type of penguin many people associate with when they hear 'penguin' becauses they are the typical black and white, while other penguins have crest feathers or yellow around their necks and eyes.

Source: Author Starpenguin

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