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The Living World Trivia Quiz

Just a few questions to test your knowledge in the animal kingdom.

A multiple-choice quiz by adrian2001. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
adrian2001

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,155

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2888

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Question 1 of 10

1. Using their ultrasonic echo location abilities, what is the frequency used by most bats? Hint

40-100 kHz

50-90 kHz

20-80 kHz

30-70 kHz

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these animals is the largest rodent? Hint

Wolverine

Capybara

Arctic Squirrel

African Porcupine

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which bird is the fastest on land? Hint

Ostrich

Flamingo

Roadrunner

Condor

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which snake is the fastest known to man? Hint

King Cobra

Black Mamba

Black Racer

Copperhead

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which animal produces the loudest sound of all animals? Hint

Alouatta

Elephant

Blue Whale

Silverback Gorilla

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the fastest land mammal in the United States? Hint

Bison

Cheetah

Pronghorn

Moose

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the world's largest land carnivore? Hint

Polar Bear

Grizzly Bear

Gorilla

Whale

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Question 8 of 10

8. The heaviest and longest dog ever recorded was what breed? Hint

Saint Bernard

Old English Mastiff

German Shepherd

Greyhound

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the highest altitude ever recorded by a bird? Hint

37,000 Feet

24,000 Feet

13,000 Feet

29,000 Feet

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the worlds largest mollusk? Hint

Giant Squid

Deep-Sea Clam

Blue-Ringed Octupus

Baler Conch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Using their ultrasonic echo location abilities, what is the frequency used by most bats?

Answer: 20-80 kHz

Humans can only detect up to 20 kHz.

2. Which one of these animals is the largest rodent?

Answer: Capybara

Its length can get up to 4 and a half feet and it can weigh up to 145 lbs!

3. Which bird is the fastest on land?

Answer: Ostrich

They can run up to 40 miles per hour.

4. Which snake is the fastest known to man?

Answer: Black Mamba

They can reach speeds from 10-12 miles per hour.

5. Which animal produces the loudest sound of all animals?

Answer: Blue Whale

Blue Whales' low-frequency pulses have been measured at up to 188 decibels and can be heard 530 miles away.

6. What is the fastest land mammal in the United States?

Answer: Pronghorn

They have been recorded to run as fast as 55 miles per hour for half a mile.

7. What is the world's largest land carnivore?

Answer: Polar Bear

They can weigh up to 1300 lbs. and be as long as 102 inches.

8. The heaviest and longest dog ever recorded was what breed?

Answer: Old English Mastiff

It weighed 343 pounds and measured 8 ft. 3 in. from head to tip of tail.

9. What was the highest altitude ever recorded by a bird?

Answer: 37,000 Feet

A Ruppell's Vulture collided with a commercial aircraft in 1973 at 37,000 Feet.

10. What is the worlds largest mollusk?

Answer: Giant Squid

Source: Author adrian2001

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