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Test yourself! Take this Weird Animal Names Quiz | Miscellaneous Animal Trivia

Sometimes animal names really make you wonder...here are a few that might be good for a laugh.

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

Author
crisw

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,698

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1960

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is *not* the name of a real bird? Hint

Painted tit

Blue tit

Great tit

Tufted titmouse

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Question 2 of 10

2. What the heck is a superciliaried hemispingus? Hint

A type of hummingbird

A type of snake

A type of insect

A type of songbird

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these is *not* a real primate? Hint

Motmot

Potto

Titi monkey

Sportive lemur

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is *not* a real scientific name for an animal? Hint

Teeni critur

Agra vation

Ba humbugi

Heerz lukenatcha

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1955, Brennan and Beck named a species of chigger "Trombicula doremi." Following this musical pattern, they named their next find "Trombicula __________"

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is *not* the name of a real hoofed animal? Hint

Dik-dik

Reebok

Pudu

Coypu

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which is *not* a real marsupial? Hint

Boodie

Wahoo

Cuscus

Pig-footed bandicoot

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Question 8 of 10

8. Bats often look as strange as their names. Which is *not* a species of bat? Hint

Hollow-faced bat

Little flying cow

Dracula bat

Hammer-headed bat

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a kaka? Hint

A guano-producing seabird

A fish used as fertilizer

A monkey

A New Zealand parrot

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which *isn't* a real bird? Hint

Booby

Tuco-tuco

Goatsucker

Tinkling cisticola

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is *not* the name of a real bird?

Answer: Painted tit

The tits and titmice are a group of small, mainly European, insectivorous birds. Most have crests.

2. What the heck is a superciliaried hemispingus?

Answer: A type of songbird

The superciliaried hemispingus is a tanager, a bird in the songbird family. Tanagers are usually brightly colored. Although I have been unable to find pictures of this species, I'd expect it to have marks above the eyes ("superciliaried") and a half-spined something ("hemispingus")!

3. Which of these is *not* a real primate?

Answer: Motmot

The motmot is a bird. Pottos are primitive primates related to bushbabies. The tit monkey is a small South American monkey. The sportive lemur is a small lemur from Madagascar.

4. Which of these is *not* a real scientific name for an animal?

Answer: Teeni critur

Ba humbugi is a kind of snail. Agra vation is a species of ground beetle. Heerz lukenatcha is a parasitic wasp.

5. In 1955, Brennan and Beck named a species of chigger "Trombicula doremi." Following this musical pattern, they named their next find "Trombicula __________"

Answer: fasola

As far as I know, there is no Trombicula tido. Even scientists have to stop somewhere.

6. Which of the following is *not* the name of a real hoofed animal?

Answer: Coypu

A pudu is a tiny deer; a dik-dik is an even tinier African antelope. No, a reebok isn't just a shoe, it's also a water-loving African antelope. A coypu is an aquatic rodent.

7. Which is *not* a real marsupial?

Answer: Wahoo

The boodie is a type of rat kangaroo. The cuscus is a type of possum. The wahoo is a fish.

8. Bats often look as strange as their names. Which is *not* a species of bat?

Answer: Dracula bat

Unsurprisingly, the hammer-headed bat has a hammer-shaped head. The little flying cow doesn't look anything like a cow to me, but some people have active imaginations. The hollow-faced bat has so much ornamentation around its face that it looks hollow.

9. What is a kaka?

Answer: A New Zealand parrot

The rather-dull-colored kaka is named for its call.

10. Which *isn't* a real bird?

Answer: Tuco-tuco

The booby is a large seabird. The goatsucker is related to the whipporwill. The tinkling cisticola is a small songbird named for its call. The tuco-tuco is a South American rodent.

Source: Author crisw

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