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Primates Trivia Quiz

Apes, monkeys and prosimians.

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

Author
greyshark

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
257,407

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2328

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which of these places are prosimian species not found in the wild? Hint

Asia

Madagascar

South America

Africa

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Question 2 of 10

2. Chimpanzees are a type of monkey.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is strikingly unusual about the proboscis monkey? Hint

large eyes

bright chest

large nose

no tail

4. "In the gloom it came along the branches towards me, its round, hypnotic eyes blazing, its spoon-like ears turning to and fro like radar dishes, its white whiskers twitching and moving like sensors; its black hands, with their thin fingers, the third seeming terribly elongated, tapping delicately on the branches as it moved along." What is the primate being described? Hint

weeper capuchin

aye-aye

lar gibbon

white-cheeked gibbon

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which primate is also known as the 'bleeding-heart baboon'? Hint

gelada

olive baboon

guinea baboon

mandrill

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a siamang? Hint

gibbon

tamarin

baboon

capuchin

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Question 7 of 10

7. At what time does the dusky titi monkey sing a duet with its partner? Hint

after intercourse

around three in the afternoon

just after dawn

at first sight of the moon

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Question 8 of 10

8. The monk saki is usually relatively quiet.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. When a mandrill feels threatened, what may it do? Hint

laugh

yawn

dance

sing

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Question 10 of 10

10. All primates are mammals, under the class 'Mammalia'. But what is the scientific name of the primate order? Hint

Primatae

Primatea

Primatia

Primates

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which of these places are prosimian species not found in the wild?

Answer: South America

Lemurs are of Madagascar, the galagos and pottos are of Africa, and lorises are of Asia. It is monkeys that are found in South America.

2. Chimpanzees are a type of monkey.

Answer: False

The chimp is an ape, like the orangutans and gorillas, although it is perhaps smaller than one's expectations of an ape species.

3. What is strikingly unusual about the proboscis monkey?

Answer: large nose

Both sexes have an unusually large nose, although it is most prominent in males. It being long and pendulous may be irresistable to a potential mate. Nasalis larvatus honks loudly and waves his erect penis at aggressors.

Answer: aye-aye

The aye-aye is infamous for its strange appearance. Daubentonia madagascariensis taps trees at night with its long middle finger, and listens intently with its huge ears for grubs under the bark, before exposing them with its rodent-like teeth. The quote in the question is from "The Aye-aye and I" by Gerald Durrell.

5. Which primate is also known as the 'bleeding-heart baboon'?

Answer: gelada

Thesopithecus gelada has a unique and striking pink chest.

6. What is a siamang?

Answer: gibbon

The siamang is the largest gibbon species. A gibbon is a lesser ape, unlike the larger and more human-like greater apes such as the gorilla. The throat skin of Hylobates syndactylus inflates to the size of a grapefruit, and acts as a resonator to amplify its deafening calls.

7. At what time does the dusky titi monkey sing a duet with its partner?

Answer: just after dawn

At dawn a pair will intertwine tails and sing a 'duet' to reinforce their pair-bonds, and to proclaim their territory.

8. The monk saki is usually relatively quiet.

Answer: True

Pithecia monachus prefers to stay high in the trees, keep still and remain unnoticed. Under threat however it can make a loud alarm call.

9. When a mandrill feels threatened, what may it do?

Answer: yawn

A wide yawn shows off its impressive teeth, which can be 2.5" long. There is a strict hierarchy in a group of mandrills, with one dominant male fathering all the infants. A sole male mandrill may even live in a harem, with 20 females.

10. All primates are mammals, under the class 'Mammalia'. But what is the scientific name of the primate order?

Answer: Primates

The scientific name of the order is 'Primates' which means "First."

Source: Author greyshark

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