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Ralph's Great Escape Trivia Quiz

Following a day visit to the Funtrivia Zoo, Ralph the Llama feels compelled to return at night and try to release some of these fantastic creatures into the wild. Impossible, you say? Take this quiz and find out.

A multiple-choice quiz by doublemm. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
doublemm

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,222

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
418

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Question 1 of 10

1. Ralph the Llama is able to unlock the door to the giant panda enclosure, but an instrument is needed to hold it open. Eager to return to China, the giant panda graciously offers his last stick of bamboo, which he positions perfectly. Why are giant pandas able to handle bamboo shoots with such dexterity? Hint

They have a ball and socket wrist joint

They have an elongated wrist bone, which acts as a thumb

Their fingers are double jointed

The pads on their paws have great gripping power

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ralph finds a fellow mammal in this next enclosure, a tree pangolin. Though concerned about escaping with this animal and her two month old son, Ralph is assured by the pangolin that they'll be just fine. As the mother tree pangolin scampers away to freedom, what will the baby do? Hint

Ride on her tail

Climb inside her pouch

Scamper behind her

Curl up and roll after her

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ralph has his work cut out with this next animal, the giraffe. Though the giraffe is far from inconspicuous, it is able to reach the external switch to the park gates, which it unlocks using its ossicone. What is an ossicone? Hint

A long tongue

A horn

A hoof

A tufted tail

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Question 4 of 10

4. As Ralph continues on his one llama mission to free the animals of Funtrivia Zoo, he now enters the Reptile Room. He cannot make heads or tails of the pair of lizards in front of him, as they, curiously, are monogamous and will give birth to live young. However, Ralph soon shakes off the confusion and escorts them out. What type of lizard is being described here? Hint

The rock agama

The marine iguana

The common chameleon

The shingleback

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Question 5 of 10

5. Though he first thought he was observing a snake, Ralph the Llama soon realises that this next creature is actually a limbless amphibian, a caecilian. This caecilian is a mother and appears prepared for the long journey home with her young, even having what she calls a "packed lunch." Which of these strange methods of feeding is true about some caecilians? Hint

The mother will kill the male she mated with and will gradually feed him to her young

The mother will kill the weakest newborn and feed it to its siblings

The young suckle milk from a teat-like structure on the mother's body

The young will tear off the mother's layer of fatty skin

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ralph the Llama can sense that time is running out and so gives a quietly urgent call up to the trees in this next enclosure. The animal which answers, luckily, is one of the swiftest arboreal movers and can climb down a tree faster than almost any other, thanks to flexible ankles which allow its feet to point backwards. What animal is this? Hint

The aye-aye

The galago

The orangutan

The fossa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Though many of the animal encounters Ralph the Llama has had so far were amicable, some are not so happy about being "rescued". With a frenzied cry of "draw!" from this next animal, Ralph is covered in a glue-like substance which it squirted from a pair of modified legs. Which animal has Ralph just encountered? Hint

The tiger beetle

The crab spider

The velvet worm

The sea cucumber

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Question 8 of 10

8. As Ralph the Llama enters the bird sanctuary at Funtrivia Zoo, he releases a North American bird which earlier caught his eye, with its stunning flashes of yellow, red and blue feathers. Which type of bird is being described here? Hint

The blue-winged goose

The northern oriole

The hairy woodpecker

The painted bunting

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Question 9 of 10

9. Another of Ralph's escapees is the slow loris which, as well as holding up the group, is carrying a baby. Why is this baby likely to get on the nerves of the animals surrounding it? Hint

It lets out a constant wail

It smells terrible

It grabs at anything nearby with its sharp claws

It must stop to defecate every 30 minutes

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Question 10 of 10

10. The escape route of Ralph and his many animal escapees is blocked by a series of motion detecting lasers, which use ultraviolet (UV) light, invisible to Ralph. Three animals, however, step forward and offer their services to the group. They are named Tom, Dick and Harry, and each is able to detect UV light. Which of these animals cannot be Tom, Dick or Harry? Hint

A honeybee

A common kestrel

A jumping spider

A king cobra

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: They have an elongated wrist bone, which acts as a thumb

The radial sesamoid bone which protrudes out, resembling a thumb, is not mobile, but is very effective in holding and handling bamboo. This striking feature has been used by some to argue in favour of the theory of evolution, as it is a prime example of natural selection.

Moreover, the jaw muscles of the panda are very strong, allowing bamboo shoots to be crushed, though the digestive system of the panda is more similar to that of a carnivore and so is very inefficient.

Answer: Ride on her tail

This behaviour has been likened to a piggy-back and will continue until the young is about three months old. When about five months old, the young tree pangolin will leave its mother and go off to live its solitary life, only meeting with others to breed.

The tail of the tree pangolin is long, mobile, and covered in hard plates. The first two qualities help it to climb trees and grasp branches.

Answer: A horn

Though giraffes possess all of the above features, ossicones are the horns which are found on the tops of the heads of both cow and bull giraffes. They are hard (made from ossified cartilage) and may be used in territorial and mating disputes, so those possessed by males are predictably larger.

Answer: The shingleback

The shingleback (or shingleback skink) is found in Australia and its unhurried way of life has led to locals nicknaming it "the sleepy lizard." These lizards are unusual in that they tend to be monogamous, remaining in a breeding pair with the same partner for up to twenty years.

Some may find it difficult at a glance to tell which end of the shingleback is which, as the tail is short, bulbous, and similar in form to its head.

Answer: The young will tear off the mother's layer of fatty skin

Despite living in several parts of the world, caecilians remain the most mysterious order of amphibians, perhaps due to their living underground.

In some species of this elongated amphibian, the mother is known to grow a new layer of fatty skin every three days. The young will feed on this skin, tearing off shreds with their small, sharp teeth. This is a fairly recent discovery, and scientists had been previously baffled by the presence of teeth in young caecilians, which they believed to feed exclusively on a liquid secretion from the mother's rear.

Answer: The fossa

The fossa has a cat-like appearance, though it is actually more closely related to the mongoose. They are found on the island of Madagascar and are naturally gifted tree-dwellers. As well as their flexible ankles, their long tails help maintain balance, their sharp claws help prevent falls, and their strong legs allow for large jumps between branches.

Answer: The velvet worm

Velvet worms possess several pairs of short legs and are able to fire a sticky, glue-like substance from the front pair. This "glue" hardens quickly and serves to trap large prey, usually crickets, which the velvet worm hunts at night. This animal has poor eyesight and so will fire the sticky liquid only after its antennae make contact with its prey.

Answer: The painted bunting

The painted bunting is part of the Cardinal family and males of the species display just about every colour of the rainbow, whereas the females tend to be olive-green. These impressive birds can be found in several southern states of the USA.

9. Another of Ralph's escapees is the slow loris which, as well as holding up the group, is carrying a baby. Why is this baby likely to get on the nerves of the animals surrounding it?

Answer: It smells terrible

An inhabitant of Southeast Asia, the slow loris is known to cover its young with saliva, as well as a terrible-smelling toxin secreted by a gland in its arm. This acts as a deterrent to predators.

Answer: A king cobra

Many animals have evolved the ability to detect UV light for various reasons. The honeybee (Tom, if you were wondering) can see UV light and so is able to see flowers more easily. The jumping spider (Dick) uses UV light during courtship rituals - he will reflect UV light from specially adapted scales in order to attract a female. Harry, the common kestrel, can also detect UV light, which is reflected from the urine of its prey (usually small rodents), making them easier for this bird to track down food.

Source: Author doublemm

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